INVESTIGATING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTRIBUTES, JOB PERFORMANCE AND JOB SATISFACTION OF RURAL AGRICULTURE EXTENSION OFFICERS IN UJJAIN DISTRICT OF MADHYA PRADESH

A.K. SAXENA¹, CHANDRIKA SHARMA²*
¹Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Ganj Basoda, 464221, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh
²Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Ganj Basoda, 464221, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh
* Corresponding Author : chandrikasharma1991@gmail.com

Received : 01-02-2018     Accepted : 13-02-2018     Published : 15-02-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 3       Pages : 5127 - 5128
Int J Agr Sci 10.3 (2018):5127-5128
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0975-3710.10.3.5127-5128

Keywords : Age group, Correlation, Education, Job performance, Job satisfaction, RAEOs, Transfer of technology
Academic Editor : Dr Avtar Singh Bimbraw, Aparna Jaiswal, Aradhana Kumari
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author are thankful to College of Agriculture, Ganj Basoda, 464221, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Adhartal, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh. Also, thanks to Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh 455001 for providing support and response to carry out the research
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The study has been conducted by the KVK Ujjain with 72 respondents to know the attributes of Rural Agriculture Extension Officers (RAEOs), job performance, job satisfaction and training needs of RAEOs. Correlation between attributes, job performance and job satisfaction of RAEOs has also been worked along with the involvement of RAEOs in other work than transfer of technology. The major findings were as majority of respondents belongs to 46-50 years of age group, had higher secondary to post graduation level of education and possess 25-29 years of work experience. Most of them performed both related and allotted work, change work according to instructions from the authority and work as per instructions of the department. Regarding job satisfaction, majority of them were satisfied with allotted and transfer of technology work and were highly satisfied in perception during the field work among the farmer community. Education was found negatively correlated with job satisfaction and had positive correlation with job performance. Age and experience were positively correlated with job satisfaction and negatively correlated with job performance. Among training needs of RAEOs priorities were given to rainfed production technique and organic farming by the RAEOs. Hundred per cent of the respondents agreed on their involvement in election work/photo identity work among the works other than transfer of technology.

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