ISBN: - 978-93-88936-09-5 smallholdings are given advance money to the tappers for the purpose of tapping trees in their garden permanently. The following table explains that the mode of repayment by the tappers in Kanyakumari district. Table 4.11 Mode of repayment Mode of repayment Monthly Weekly B i-Monthly Others Total Kalkulam taluk 17 23 9 8 30.0 40.0 17.1 12.9 Vilavancode taluk 10 8 6 3 36.0 30.0 22.0 12.0 Thovalai taluk Respondent Percentage Respondent Percentage Respondent Percentage 5 6 4 3 57 100.0 27 100.0 17 30.0 36.7 20.0 13.3 100.0 Source: Computed from Primary data Note: Figures indicate the percentage to total The above table stated that the mode of repayment by the tappers include monthly basis, weekly basis, Bi-monthly basis, and others. Out of the 150 sample respondents 36 per cent of the tappers are repayment of the advance money on weekly basis, nearly 32 per cent of the tappers are received payment on monthly basis, 18 per cent of the tappers have received payment on bimonthly basis, and remaining 14 per cent of the tappers are received payment on both the basis. It signifies that the majority of the NR tappers have repaid of their advance money weekly, because they are received remuneration based on piece per tree tapping, in Kanyakumari district. Table 4.12 Function of the government support Government support Excellent Satisfied Moderate Poor Very poor Total Kalkulam taluk Resp ondent Perc entage 12 17.1 13 18.6 14 20.0 20 28.6 11 15.7 Vilavancode taluk Resp ondent 9 7 9 16 9 Resp ondent 18.0 14.0 18.0 32.0 18.0 Thovalai taluk Resp Perc ondent 4 7 6 7 6 entage 13.3 25 23.3 27 20.0 29 23.3 43 20.0 26 70 100.0 50 100.0 30 100.0 150 16 18 20 28 18 100 Source: Computed from Primary data Note: Figures indicate the percentage to total The above table shows that 34 per cent of the respondents have expressed that the functioning of the government support to the tappers is satisfied. Among them 25 are in Kalkulam taluk, 16 are in Vilavancode taluk and 11 are in Thovalai taluk. Out of the total 20 per cent of the respondents felt that the functioning of the Government support is moderate. Among them 14 are in Kalkulam taluk, 9are in Vilavancodetaluk and 6 are in Thovalai taluk. And only 46 per cent of the 121 Total Perc entage Total 48 54 29 19 150
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