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Difference in Role Performance of Subject Matter Specialists ofSelected Krishi Vigyan Kendras of Northern India

Pankaj Kumar and Prabhjot Kaur

Abstract

Difference in role performance of Subject Matter Specialists was studied in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. A total of twenty KVKs from these states selected proportionally while taking all of the subject matter specialists (Male-63, Female-34) as respondents. Scale developed by Kumar and Kaur (2014) was used to measure the role performance of SMSs of KVKs. Findings revealed that male to female SMS ratio was highest (50.00%) in Punjab and least in Haryana (16.13%). In most of the dimensions of role, no significant difference was found in performance of male and female SMSs except front line demonstrations, programme planning and execution, Services and Supplies and supporting activities. In case of overall role performance of the male and female respondents, equal number of the males respondents (49.21%) were having high as well as medium role performance and only one of the respondents was having low performance. Majority of the female respondents (55.88%) were having high role performance, 35.29 percent having medium and only 8.82 per cent were having low role performance. In comparison, female SMSs have apparently high role performance than males. But output of the statistical tests revealed no difference between male and female SMSs as far the overall role performance was concerned.

Keyword: Subject Matter Specialists; Krishi Vigyan Kendra; Front Line Demonstrations; Performance;

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