Author(s):

Palwinder Singh, Sarvpriya Singh, APS Dhaliwal, JK Brar and Vinay Singh

Abstract: Krishi Vigyan Kendra designs different kinds of training courses for the farmers/ farm women/rural youth. A study was conducted to assess the impact of youth oriented skill development programmes on adoption level of various enterprises in Bathinda district of Punjab. Different vocational trainings programmes for four enterprises were imparted by the KVK, Bathinda i.e. bee keeping, poultry farming, mushroom cultivation, value addition & processing. The data was collected and analysed from 474 trainees with the help of well structured interview schedule cum questionnaire. The results of the study revealed that 207 farmers (43.67%) establish their own enterprise after acquiring the training. Vocational trainings played an important role in developing the skills among the rural youths and also benefiting them for income generation. Skill development training programmes very useful to the rural youth to earn their livelihood through subsidiary occupations and improve agriculture income with the supplementation of this income.

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