Type : Other Article
Babu Lal Dhayal, Rajeev Bairathi and Ashok Kumar Sharma
Looking to the importance of insurance scheme, the present study entitled “ Perception of Farmers towards Pradhan<br />Mantri Crop Insurance Scheme in Udaipur district of Rajasthan †was conducted in the purposely selected Salumber <br />and Sarada tehsils of Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Five villages from each selected tehsils were taken on the basis<br />of maximum number of beneficiary farmers. Thus, total ten villages were selected for the study. Out of the prepared<br />list, 10 farmers were selected from each village on the basis of random sampling technique. Thus, total 100 farmers<br />were selected for present investigation. Data were collected through pre structured interview schedule. The study<br />indicated that majority of respondents fell in medium level constraint group. The study revealed that illiteracy of<br />farmers was most severe constraints by majority of the insured famers and strongly suggested that unit area may be<br />of individual or village level.
Keyword: Pradhan Mantri Crop Insurance Scheme; Beneficiary; Constraints; Suggestion