Perception of Educated Unemployed Rural Youth towards Entrepreneurial Activities for Self-employment
Md. Asif Parvez *
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, FAS, SOADU, India.
Aditya Prasad Kanungo
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, FAS, SOADU, India.
Sweta Sahoo
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, FAS, SOADU, India.
Smaranika Mohanty
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, FAS, SOADU, India.
Karishma Sahu
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, FAS, SOADU, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
For establishing any enterprise, the perception of respondents towards various aspects regarding the entrepreneurial activities plays an important role to establish positive thoughts and approaches to be an entrepreneur. Therefore, perception study pays a significant role in this regard. In this study an attempt has been made to understand the perception of respondents regarding socio cultural environment, family support, fear to engage in entrepreneurship. The current study was carried in Khordha district of Odisha covering 2 blocks namely Banpur and Tangi, 16 villages were selected and a total of 120 respondent’s response were recorded based on a pre-tested interview schedule. The respondents were selected by proportionate random sampling method.
Keywords: Perception, unemployed, entrepreneurship, educated, youth, entrepreneurial activities, self-employment