IMPACT OF ANDHRA PRADESH GRAMEENA VIKAS BANK (APGVB) ON AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT OF BENEFICIARIES IN PADERU BLOCK OF VISHAKAPATNAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH

LONJA BHAVIGNA¹*, SYED H MAZHAR², JAHANARA^3
1Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, 211007, India
²Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, 211007, India
³Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, 211007, India
* Corresponding Author : bhavi.nilu@gmail.com

Received : 20-06-2018     Accepted : 11-07-2018     Published : 15-07-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 13       Pages : 6644 - 6645
Int J Agr Sci 10.13 (2018):6644-6645

Keywords : Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank, Impact, Socio-Economic Status, Agriculture Development, Significant
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, 211007, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The present investigation was undertaken on Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB) in Paderu block of Vishakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh State A total of 120 members were selected as respondents out of which 60 respondents were beneficiaries and 60 respondents were non-beneficiaries. The primary data was collected from respondents through pre-tested interview schedule. It was found that 52.37 per cent beneficiaries had medium level of agriculture development while in non-beneficiaries 46.60 per cent respondents had lowest level of agriculture development. The result clearly indicates that the beneficiaries are having more levels of agriculture development than the non-beneficiaries. This shows that the bank shows a positive and significant impact on the agriculture development of the respondents.

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