Factors contributing to sustainable livelihood of sgsy beneficiaries

The study was carried out in Tikamgarh block of Tikamgarh districtto analyze factors influencing sustainable livelihood of SGSY beneficiaries. Total 120 SGSY beneficiaries undertaken dairying as income generating activities were selected from 10 villages using simple random sampling method. Data was collected with the aid of structured interview schedule and analyzed using descriptive statistical tools namely; mean, frequency, percentages and correlation coefficient. The findings of the study shows that variables education, land holding, social participation, achievement motivation and source of information were found to be positive and significantly associated with sustainable livelihood of SGSY beneficiaries, the extension agencies should therefore, aim at manipulating these variables to their advantage for promoting income generating activities in rural areas.