Attitude of the farmers towards Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna in Handia tehsil of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

Research study entitled "Attitude of the Farmers towards Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna in Handia Tehsil of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh" was under taken to study the profile characteristics of farmers, knowledge and adoption of the respondents towards PMKSY technique and aims to analyze the constraints in PMKSY.The study was taken up in Handia tehsil, Prayagraj district. 120 farmers are taken as respondents as size sample. The respondents interviewed personally by a well-structured interview schedule. The data was coded, tabulated and analyzed using suitable statistical tools.The profile of the respondents reveals that the majority of the PMKSY farmers belonged to medium age, OBC caste, high school & higher secondary level of education, nuclear family, agriculture and allied occupational status, medium level of annual income, medium level of economic motivation and risk orientation.It was revealed that majority of farmers had medium level of knowledge regarding PMKSY and majority of farmers had medium level of adoption regarding PMKSY. There is significant increase in the socio- economic status of the PMKSY after undergone various development of entrepreneurial qualities in farmers, the social freedom of farmers had increased they are allowed to mix with friends, their self- confidence increases, they joined social organization and literacy rate also improved. Majority of them had their own bank account, income increased, now they changes her social status and as well as improved yourself.While analyzing overall constraints given by the PMKSY for respondents are presented in table 1. Delay in sanctioning of equipment's and fund Low premium paying capacity of member farmers of gram Panchayat 76.67 percent ranked first followed by Sometimes the equipments supplied by Lack of awareness regarding PMKSY (75.00%), More time required forgetting compensation (73.33%), Distance of commercial bank from village 69.17 percent, Individual assessment is not followed in the scheme (65.00%), Involvement of corruption while settling claims (70.00%), Procedural formalities are very difficult in availing PMKSY (63.33%), Subsidy amount of premium is very low and need to be Increased (60.83%), Lack of irrigation resources in the area(48.33%), Compulsory nature of PMKSY even though farmers are not Interested (40.00%), Inadequate payment of compensation (27.50%).