Work Life Quality of Agricultural Professionals in Commercial Banks of Kerala
Vagvala Suryaja
Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, India.
Allan Thomas *
Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram-695522, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This communication emphasis on Work Life Quality (WLQ) of agricultural professionals in commercial banks of Kerala with a distinct focus on dimensions of WLQ. Survey was conducted in Thiruvananthapuram district wherein ninety agricultural professionals were randomly selected from both State bank of India and Canara Bank. It was witnessed that more than fifty per cent (53.33%) of agricultural professionals in banks were having high WLQ. The results of the Principal Component Analysis based on Eigen values obtained revealed that all the six dimensions viz., fair compensation and rewards, work life balance, safe and healthy working conditions, career growth and development, social integration and interpersonal relationshipswere the dimensions influencing Work Life Quality.
Keywords: Work life quality, agricultural professionals, commercial banks