2023, Vol. 8, Special Issue 6

The current study was conducted to evaluate the constraints faced by the extension personnel in implementation of the Agricultural Technology Management Agency programme (ATMA). The study used the Ex-post-facto research design. Keeping this in view the present study was under taken to study the perception and constraints faced by extension personnel in ATMA the findings of the study revealed that more than half per cent (55.00%) of Assistant Technology Managers (ATMs) belonged to medium perceived usefulness category followed by nearly one third per cent (32.50%) of ATMs belonged high perceived usefulness category. Whereas, 42.50 per cent of Block Technology Managers (BTMs) belonged to high perceived usefulness category followed by medium perceived usefulness category (40.00%). With respect to agricultural officers (AOs) majority (67.50%) of the AOs belonged to medium perceived usefulness category and more than sixty per cent (63.75%) of Assistant Agricultural officers (AAOs) belonged to medium perceived usefulness category. The co-efficient of determination (R2) was 0.605 which revealed that 60.50 per cent of the variation in perception of usefulness of ATMA by extension personnel was together explained by all the independent variables. The study also revealed that majority (84.64%) of extension personnel expressed that multiplicity of schemes and programmes hinder the systematic implementation of programme was the major constraint and lack of interest among the farming community to participate in different activities of ATMA (78.21%). Further, delay in the release of funds (76.43%). Whereas, 75.36 per cent and 73.57 per cent of extension personnel expressed that lack of coordination among different developmental departments and lack of extension functionaries to conduct the activities are major constraints faced by the extension personnel in implementation of ATMA programme.