EXTENSION EDUCATION INSTITUTE, ANAND - AN IMPORTANT TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR EXTENSION PERSONNEL

Abstract

The Govt. of India has established four Extension Education Institutes in India viz. one at Anand (Gujarat) for western states, Second at Hisar (Haryana) for northern states, Third at Jorhat (Assam) for eastern states and fourth at Hyderabad (AP) for southern states. The Extension Education Institute, Anand cater the extension training needs of Western Zone States viz., Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Goa, and Union territories of Dadra Nagarhaveli, Div and Daman by conducting on campus, off campus, collaborative and consultancy training programmes. The study on “Extension Education Institute, Anand - An Important Training Institute for Extension Personnel” was presented here. In all, EEI, Anand has conducted 1284 training programmes for extension functionaries where in 26550 participants were trained after the establishment of EEI, Anand in the year 1962-63 to the year 2013-14. Majority of the participants have rated training programmes conducted by EEI, Anand as “Excellent”, followed by “Very Good”. They also expressed that their expectations were fulfilled at great extent. It is also observed that gain in knowledge during the training was very high.