ISBN: - 978-93-88936-09-5 Note: Figures in parentheses indicate the percentage to total The Table 4.16shows that, A five point questionnaire was framed to assess the opinion regarding the Government support to the NR tappers. It was found that the majority of 28 per cent of the tappers have expressed satisfied on its Government support. 20 per cent of the tappers feel their Government support have moderate. 18 per cent of have expressed poor and very poor of the Government support. Only 16 per cent of the tappers have expressed as an excellent of the Government support to the NR tappers. Nature of assistance received from the Rubber Board The Indian Rubber Board was constituted under the Rubber (production and marketing) act, 1947. The function of the rubber board is to promote by such measures as it thinks fit the development of the rubber industry. It is also supported to the NR tappers like providing subsidy for new planting and re-planting, providing advice and extension services, Supplying technical advices, Training for rubber tapping and cultivation, Proper education and motivation, and Improving marketing of rubber. The following table explain that the Nature of assistance received from the Rubber Board by the tapper in Kanyakumari district. Table 4.17 Nature of assistance Excellent Satisfied Moderate Poor Very poor Total Kalkulam taluk 11 27 12 10 70 14.3 15.7 38.6 17.1 14.3 100.0 Nature of assistance Vilavancode taluk Respondent Percentage Respondent percentage 10 20 7 8 7 8 50 40 14 16 14 16 100 Thovalai taluk Respon dent 5 6 7 7 5 30 Percentage 16.7 20.0 23.3 23.3 16.7 Total Percentage 35 24 42 26 23 100.0 150 23 16 28 17 16 100 Source: Computed from Primary data Note: Figures in parentheses indicate the percentage to total. From the table 4.17 inferred that opinion regarding Nature of assistance received from the Rubber Board to the tappers in Kanyakumari district. Out of 150 respondents, 28 per cent of the tappers are feel as moderate , 23 per cent of the tappers are feel as an excellent, 17 per cent of the tappers are feel poor and remaining 16 per cent of the tappers are feel as satisfied and very poor in the nature of the assistance of rubber board in Kanyakumari. Year of experience Old is gold. Like that experienced tappers have more knowledge and expertise in the field of tapping than the younger generation. For the present study experienced of tappers are classified 125
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