A STUDY ON PERFORMANCE OF KRISHI BHAGYA SCHEME AMONG BENEFICIARY FARMERS IN KOLAR DISTRICT
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2023-03-16
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University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
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The present study was conducted in the Kolar district of Karnataka state during the year 2021-2022 to study the performance of Krishi Bhagya Scheme (KBS) beneficiaries. In Kolar district, two taluks were selected. In each taluk six villages and from each village 10 respondents were selected. Total of 120 respondents were selected from two taluks. Majority of the beneficiaries belonged to the middle age group (52.51 %) and had a small size land holding (36.66 %). Around 45.83 per cent of beneficiaries were found to have high level of economic motivation. After the implementation of KBS majority of beneficiaries used farm pond to provide protective irrigation for crops and the diesel pump set utilisation was increased to 94.13 per cent. 95.00 per cent of beneficiaries practiced drip irrigation and 72.50 per cent practiced sprinkler irrigation after the KBS implementation. Majority of the beneficiaries exhibited medium level of overall performance and social performance. After the implementation of KBS, majority (45.83 %) of beneficiaries purchased low-cost implements. Chi-statistics revealed the positive and significant
association of farming experience, achievement motivation, risk orientation, management orientation, extension contact, extension participation with the component wise, social and economic performance of beneficiary farmers. Important constraint faced by the beneficiary farmers is that lengthy time required for completing scheme and the major suggestion given by them was selection process of eligible farmers should be made simple and transparent. The relevant factors brought out by the study could be used by government departments for the upliftment of the farming community through better implementation of scheme.