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MANAGERIAL ABILITY OF VETERINARY OFFICERS WORKING UNDER PANCHAYAT IN SAURASHTRA REGION OF GUJARAT STATE

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Title MANAGERIAL ABILITY OF VETERINARY OFFICERS WORKING UNDER PANCHAYAT IN SAURASHTRA REGION OF GUJARAT STATE
 
Creator GARDHARIA HEMATLAL BAVANJI
 
Contributor Popat M.N.
 
Subject EXTENSION EDUCATION
 
Description Development of animal husbandry is envisages in our national plans as an integral part of a sound system of diversified agriculture. Emphasis on integration of farming with animal husbandry is essential for making an efficient use of land, labour and capital. These two activities are needed to be dovetailed for fuller utilization of farm by-products, maintenance of soil fertility, meeting energy requirement and for generating additional income and employment in rural areas.
The economy of India is predominantly agrarian economy with more than 70 per cent of its population living in villages and depending on agriculture and allied activities for their livelihood. Land and cattle have traditionally been two basic income-yielding assets of Indian farmers.
In Gujarat State the Department of Animal Husbandry providing an animal health care and services upto village level through systematic organizational set-up. In this organizational set-up systematic chain of
workers from top level to grass root level are involved in successful implementation of policies and development programme. The Veterinary Officers are important link in the hierarchy of different workers in the organization. They are the backbone to implement the different programmes as they work as a bridge between the Livestock Inspectors (LIs), cattle owners and higher authorities. Thus, the success of Animal Husbandry Department depends upon the managerial ability of VOs.
Present study was designed to measure “MANAGERIAL ABILITY OF VETERINARY OFFICERS WORKING UNDER PANCHAYAT IN SAURASHTRA REGION OF GUJARAT STATE” with following specific objectives:
(1) To develop and standardize managerial ability scale for Veterinary Officers.
(2) To measure the managerial ability of Veterinary Officers.
(3) To study the personal, socio-economics, situational and psychological characteristics of Veterinary Officers.
(4) To explore the relational analysis of dependent and selected independent variables of Veterinary Officers.
(5) To study the constraints faced by Veterinary Officers in performing their job.
(6) To elicit the suggestions to overcome the constraints to improve the managerial ability of Veterinary Officers.
In order to achieve the above objectives, a list of functioning veterinary dispensary centers were obtained from the office of all Deputy
Directors of Animal Husbandry working under respective district of Saurashtra region. Total 100 VOs post were filled up at the time of study. Thus, all the 100 Veterinary Officers were selected as respondents for the study. To measure managerial ability of Veterinary Officers, a scale was developed and standardized. The structured interview schedule was used for data collection. The data were collected from the VOs at the time of monthly meeting and analyzed in terms of the specific objectives. The findings of the study are summarized as below.
1. The main indicators of managerial ability scale in descending order as; planning, communicating, organizing, human relation, controlling, leading, coordinating, supervising, directing and decision making.
2. The managerial ability of Veterinary Officers under study was found predominantly medium (57.00 per cent).
3. Two out of five (46.00 per cent) of the Veterinary Officers belonged to middle age group, most (94.00 per cent) of the Veterinary Officers possessed bachelor degree, more than three-fourth (84.00 per cent) of the Veterinary Officers belonged to medium family size. As regard to job related characteristics, majority (58.00 per cent) of the Veterinary Officers were in medium level of total experience, 53.00 per cent of the Veterinary Officers were in medium level of experience on VD centre, 67.00 per cent of the Veterinary Officers were in medium level of total training received, 58.00 per cent of the Veterinary Officers had medium level training in management aspects.
The majority of the Veterinary Officers were found in medium level of span of control (52.00 per cent) and interpersonal
communication (55.00 per cent). Great majority (65.00 per cent), of Veterinary Officers were found in medium level of extension activities staff facility (63.00 per cent), infrastructural facility (66.00 per cent) and departmental climate (61.00 per cent). Majority (60.00 per cent) of the Veterinary Officers exhibited extrovert personality. Slightly less then one-half (48.00 per cent) of the Veterinary Officers possessed favourable attitude towards delegation of authority. Majority (61.00 per cent) of the Veterinary Officers had perceived heavy workload, 55.00 per cent of the Veterinary Officers had sufficient area of jurisdiction. Great majority (70.00 percent) of the Veterinary Officers had medium level of job satisfaction, (69.00 per cent) job stress, (62.00 per cent) achievement motivation and (73.00 per cent) job involvement. Majority (51.00 per cent) of the Veterinary Officers were found developmental style of supervision.
4. Interpersonal communication, departmental climate, job satisfaction, achievement motivation, job involvement, experience on VD centre, management training received, personality and area of jurisdiction were found significant and positive relationships with managerial ability. While, academic qualification and job stress were negative and significant relationships with managerial ability.
5. All the 22 selected independent variables put together explained 61.68 per cent total variation in managerial ability.
6. Achievement motivation alone accounted 26.70 per cent variation in managerial ability. Achievement motivation, departmental climate, job satisfaction, job stress, family size and staff facility put together explained 53.49 per cent variation in managerial ability.
7. The highest positive direct effects on managerial ability were exerted by total service experience followed by departmental climate and job satisfaction. While, highest indirect effects on managerial ability were exerted by age followed by interpersonal communication. The first substantial indirect effect was exerted by great number of the variables through the variable, total service experience.
8. Major constraints faced by Veterinary Officers were: insufficient technical staff facility, more reporting work, deteriorate quality of work due to excessive workload, lack of laboratory and laboratory equipments facility at VD centers, lack of latest instruments for diagnosis and treatment such as X-ray and sonography instrument, inadequate and non availability of vehicle facility, insufficient supply of medicines, materials and other facility, lack of supporting staff like peon, a clerk and a dresser, lack of administrative staff facility, paucity of fund and excessive administrative work.
9. The suggestions offered by Veterinary Officers to overcome the constraints faced were; all the vacant post should be filled up, minimize the reporting work, one post of vaccinator at VD center should be filled up, supply of medicine should be timely and sufficient for better performance, the facility of latest instrument and material should be provided for diagnosis and emergency treatments, sufficient vehicle facility should be provided for emergency treatment and other extension work, modern laboratory facility should be provided for diseases investigation and treatment of animal is a risky work so that all the veterinarian should be provided insurance facility by the government.
 
Date 2016-09-08T15:47:25Z
2016-09-08T15:47:25Z
2006-03
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/76139
 
Language en
 
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