Training Willingness of Beneficiaries under Mini Kamdhenu Dairy Scheme in Lucknow Mandal of Uttar Pradesh

The study was conducted over 93 beneficiaries in Lucknow Mandal of Uttar Pradesh under Mini Kamdhenu Dairy Scheme (MKDS) to find out willingness of beneficiaries concerned to training in the areas of dairy farming. In order to identify perceived willingness of beneficiaries, the responses of individual beneficiary were recorded on four point continuum as most preferred, preferred, least preferred and not preferred with respective scores 4, 3, 2 and 1 by pre tested structured interview schedule of MKDS beneficiaries. Total weighted mean was calculated for each aspect by adding up frequencies and multiplied with respective continuum scores and ranked accordingly. The study revealed that majority of MKDS beneficiaries (73.1%) perceived most preferred off-campus training, lecture followed by question-answer and practical (59.1%), frequency of training (one to three month) by (61.30%), duration of training (1–3 d) by (60.4%) and organization of training in rainy session by 61.3 per cent.