Mapping Determinants of Beneficiary Knowledge in TSP: Evidence for Targeted Extension Strategies

Authors

  • Smaranika Mohanty Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Santosh Kumar Rout Professor and Dean, Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Debi Kalyan Jayasingh Ph.D. in Agriculture Science (Extension Education), OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/IJEE.2026.621RN04

Keywords:

Knowledge level, Socio-personal factors, Tribal Sub Plan, Tribals, Correlation, Regression

Abstract

The study was conducted in 2024 to map the determinants of the knowledge levels of tribal beneficiaries enrolled under the Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) programme. A sample of 240 tribal farmers was considered as respondents under multi-stage random sampling, followed by a personal interview with a structured questionnaire for executing the process of data collection. More than half of the factors expressed a significant relationship with the knowledge level of TSP programme. Factors like education, cosmopoliteness, training participation and extension contact were prominently contributing towards knowledge level, as these, along with other factors, in total managed to elucidate about fifty-six per cent of the variation caused in knowledge level. 

 

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2025-12-29

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Vol. 62 No. 1 (2026): Indian Journal of Extension Education (Jan–Mar) 2026

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Research Note

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Mapping Determinants of Beneficiary Knowledge in TSP: Evidence for Targeted Extension Strategies (S. Mohanty, S. K. Rout, & D. K. Jayasingh, Trans.). (2025). Indian Journal of Extension Education, 62(1), 205-209. https://doi.org/10.48165/IJEE.2026.621RN04