Constraints and Suggestions Encountered by the Gram Panchayat Members in Performing their Roles in Agricultural Development in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

The study was conducted in role performance of gram panchayat members in agricultural
development in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. The analysis showed that the most important constraint
according to the gram panchayat members were ‘Ground water level going down day by day’ secured 1st rank
with Mean Percent Score of 86.99, followed by ‘Unavailability of improved seeds and other inputs in the village
itself’ (85.32), ‘Lack of training’ (83.64), ‘Due to personal work there is less time for agricultural
developmental work’ (80.53), ‘Low support prices for cereal crops’ (76.46), ‘Lack of finance’ (74.64), ‘Noninvolvement of women members in panchayat meetings and disregarding the view-point of those who attend’
(72.30), ‘Lack of co-operation from officials in providing loan to the poor people’ (68.79).