D. A. Nithya ShreePratibha Salutagimath2017-03-062017-03-06http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810004030The research study was conducted in four villages of Dharwad district of Karnataka state during 2012-13 to know the “Knowledge and opinion of stakeholders and beneficiaries about supplementary food provided in anganwadis.” Ex-post facto research design was employed in the present research study. From each village 40 stakeholders and 40 beneficiaries were randomly selected. Stakeholders were community people, parents and anganwadi teachers. Beneficiaries were adolescent girls, pregnant women, lactating mothers and anganwadi children. Thus the total sample selected for the study was 320. The data was collected from the selected sample through personal interview with the help of pretested structured interview schedule. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed by using suitable stastical tools. The results showed that comparison of knowledge of beneficiaries, stakeholders and anganwadi teachers about supplementary food provided in anganwadis. There was significant difference observed between these three groups on knowledge about supplementary food provided in anganwadis. On the whole anganwadi teachers had high knowledge when compared to stakeholders and beneficiaries. In case of opinion 45 per cent of the beneficiaries had favourable opinion, 40.84 per cent of stakeholders had highly favourable opinion and 60 per cent of anganwadi teachers had favourable opinion about supplementary food provided in anganwadis. In case of beneficiaries age, education level, land holding, organizational participation and cosmopoliteness were positively and significantly related to knowledge level. In case of stakeholders education level, organizational participation, extension participation and scientific orientation were positively and significantly related to knowledge level. Organizational participation was negatively and significantly related to opinion of beneficiaries. Education level, extension participation and scientific orientation were positively and significantly related to the opinion of respondents. Majority of the respondents had medium level of knowledge about anganwadi activities, food and health facilities provided in anganwadis. Hence concerned functionaries should take adequate steps to create awareness by organizing camps and trainings to increase the knowledge level of beneficiaries and stakeholders about the programme.ennullThesis