S. VIKSHITHA*, M. SATHISH RAHUL, T. LAKSHMI AND A. V. NAGAVANI

Department of Agricultural Extension Education, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502.

ABSTRACT

The present study was conducted in Ananthapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh with a sample of 120 beneficiaries of Annadatha Sukhibhava scheme selected through random sampling. The findings revealed that a majority of the beneficiaries belonged to the middle-aged category (53.33%), had high school education (29.17%), medium landholding (44.16%), medium farming experience (65.83%), medium annual income (43.33%), medium extension contact (60.83%), medium social participation (65.00%), medium achievement motivation (67.50%), medium economic motivation (80.00%), medium credit orientation (50.83%) and medium awareness regarding government schemes (75.83%).

KEYWORDS: Annadatha Sukhibhava Scheme, PM- KISAN, farmer welfare.