Constraints Faced by the Gram Panchayat Members in Performing their Roles in Agricultural Development and Solution Perceived by them to Overcome the Constraints in Uttar Pradesh

The present study was conducted in Azamgarh and Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. Two blocks were selected from each district, thus total total four blocks selected. Five gram panchayats were selected from each block. In this way total 20 villages selected randomly. For secting the gram panchayat members, a list of members from 20 selected gram panchayats were prepared with the help of gram panchayat secretary. All the members of selected 20 gram panchayats were included in the sample. Finally, total 200 gram panchayat members were selected for the present study from all 20 gram panchayats. The information was collected with the help of structured interview schedule by interviewing personally to the respondents. It was found that lack of training to gram panchayat members was found as the main constraints for agricultural development, therefore, frequent training should be organized to introduce gram panchayat members with their role and responsibilities.