The study was conducted on 110 extension scientists working under the Directorate of Extension Education, CCS, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. The study revealed that majority of the extension scientists (65.45%) had perceived moderate level of constraints affecting their job productivity followed by high (18.18%) and low (16.36%). The difficulty in getting funds in time, step motherly treatment to extension scientists and the adulterated inputs influenced adversely the credibility of the extension scientists, although, university credibility was high yet not able to meet farmers’ requirements of input particularly improved seeds and late reporting about attack of diseases, insect-pests etc. by farmers, lack of conveyance/transportation facility, lack of motivation and incentives for extension work and limited financial allocation for extension activities were the major constraints affecting the productivity of extension scientists. The partial regression coefficients indicated that education, job satisfaction, organisational health, job stress and supervisory style contributed significantly to variance in constraints affecting the productivity of extension scientists.
Productivity constraints, Extension scientists, Improved technology
