HIREMATH, UMA SMASALI, KAVITA C2019-02-202019-02-202004-01-20Th-6929http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810095957The present study was conducted in the year 2001-2002 in Dharwad district with a sample size of 120 beneficiaries of selected NGO Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation (BAIF) under the Jana Uthan and Shakti Schemes who had taken income generating activity as a venture and collected data on socio-personal characteristics, knowledge and opinion towards the programme, economic benefits derived, problems faced and suggestions for improvement of the programme, with the help of pre- tested structured schedule. The results of the study revealed that majority of the beneficiaries were young age, illiterates, single, landless, above poverty line group, belonged to forward caste, nuclear family with small family size and Ihing in mixed type of house. Majority were possessing radio. A sizeable percentage of the beneficiaries had medium level of social participation, extension participation and mass media participation. Majority of the beneficiaries (48.33%) had medium level of knowledge and exhibited highly favourable opinion (35.83%) towards the programme. Knowledge about the programme was positively and significantly related. Opinion towards the programme was positively and significantly related with education, social participation and extension participation. Dairy enterprise was most preferred subsidiary occupation followed by nursery raising. Higher cost benefit ratio was obtained from vermi composting (1:4.30) followed by dairy enterprise (1:3.60) and tailoring (1:3.20).C-nt percent of the beneficiaries were in the habit of saving money, the purpose to expand the financial base, for education of children and to expand their business activity in order of preference. Major constraints faced by the beneficiaries were difficulty in starting new activities (35.00%) and insufficient credits (31.67%). Important suggestions were to provide additional loan, supply of animal feeds at low cost and adequate training for effective implementation of income generating activities through Poverty Alleviation Programmes.ennullThesis