Perception of women beneficiaries about home science training programmes of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sriganganagar (Rajasthan)

In agricultural history of India, the first landmark came in 1960, when the agricultural university concept was came into existence while the second landmark came in 1974 when the first Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) was established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) at Pondicherry in Tamilnadu. The KVK has been conceived as a vocational training institution of practicing farmers, village youth, farm women and girls. The principle of training of KVK is “Learning by Doing”. The “skill training” and “need based training” are the two important components of KVK training programmes. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra's are grass root level institutions designed to bridge the gap between the available technology and actions for achieving high production. The success of these KVK's depends upon the quality of its teaching and training which win the people's self confidence and maximizing their inherent ability and efforts. The staff of KVK also provides free advisory services and vocational training for farmers, rural youth, school dropouts and farm women. The institutional linkage with temple of learning for solving their problems may be one of the motivating factor for drawing them to the centre of training.