Workplace Facilities: A Correlated Parameter of Satisfaction of Polyhouse Workers of Ludhiana District

Polyhouse is a new technique in agriculture, where farmers can cultivate crops by giving favorable atmospheric conditions to plants. Polyhouse farming is advanced methods of farming, where farmers give full care to the plants. The Government is also supporting farmers for lifting up of polyhouses by providing them various types of facilities. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to analyze job profile and satisfaction regarding various aspects i.e. wage satisfaction and facilities provided at workplace. The results revealed that (55.00%) were working on permanent basis and 45.00 per cent were employed on contractual basis. Regarding facilities provided by the owners at workplace maximum mean score (4.56) was obtained with regards to general facilities, followed by medical facilities (2.30) and gender specific facilities (1.78). Low mean score was obtained for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (1.20). Regarding wage satisfaction perceived by respondents, it was found that maximum number of respondents (68.33%) were not satisfied with amount they got from owners. It can be conclude that working in polyhouses requiring highest manual involvement and less focus on the human factors of the workers. The main motive of polyhouses was high productivity and workers comfort was highly neglected.