Agriculture Update

Rupatai D. Kadte ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, N. S. Pote ¹, B. M. Gonshetwad ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Amravati district of Maharashtra state. The sample was drawn from the three takula viz., Chandur bazaar, Morshi, Chandur Railway. Thus, 80 SHG member’s were selected which constituted the sample respondents for the present study. Data were collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of pre-tested structured interview schedule in face to face situation. Collected data were tabulated. Correlation and regression analysis for interpretation of the findings were calculated. Two hypotheses were set for the study and were tested for acceptance or rejection. Results obtained after analysis are summaries as below. In case of personal profile of the SHG members revealed that majority (53.75%) of the respondents were middle in age, over 37.5% were from higher secondary school. Majority (70.00%) of respondents belonged to medium category of family income. Majority of (53.75%) respondents belonged to nuclear family type. Majority (46.25%) of the respondents had high level of experience and 52.5% of respondents belonged to medium level of training received category. Majority (60.00%) of respondents had medium extension contact. Over half of the (63.75%) of the respondents had medium social participation. The findings revealed that majority (71.25%) of the respondents had medium knowledge about working of the self-help group. Results of the relational analysis revealed that age, education, family income, family type, experience, training received, extension contact showed significant relationship with knowledge and only social participation showed non-significant relationship with knowledge of the SHG member’s about working of the self-help group.

Keywords

Knowledge, SHGs, SHG Member’s, Working, Meeting, Extension Contact.

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Rupatai D. Kadte ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, D. G. Padekar ¹, V. K. Dere ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agricultural College, Amravati (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present study on difficulties faced by the members about working of the self-help groups was conducted in Amravati district of Maharashtra state. The sample was drawn from the three talukas viz., Chandur bazaar, Morshi, and Chandur Railway with the specific objective. Thus, 80 SHG members were selected which constituted the sample respondents for the present study. Data were collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of pre-tested structured interview schedule in face to face situation. Thereafter, collected data were tabulated. The difficulties faced by the members while working in SHG were identified by eliciting the response of SHG members through an open-end question. The difficulties were recorded and presented in term of frequencies and percentages. Findings indicate that in the self help groups difficulties which influence the knowledge of members about working of SHGs were lack of time for meeting and training (62.50%), improper utilization of finance (65.00%), poor economic conditions (76.25%), improper guidance by the trainers and managing staff (50.00%), ignorance of members (65.00%), non co-operative attitude among the members (72.50%), inadequate financial assistance (56.25%), lack of unity (75.00%), inadequate training facilities (68.75%) and conflict among the members (43.75%).

Keywords

Difficulties, SHGs, SHG Members, Meeting, Membership, Loan, Finance, Self Help.

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