CONSTRAINTS IN ICT UTILIZATION AMONG FIELD VETERINARIANS OF ANDHRA PRADESH

An ex-post-facto research study was conducted to identify the constraints faced by field veterinarians in ICT utilization in their day-to-day life. The major findings of the study depicted that the field veterinarians were lacking knowledge in using ICT tools, lack of formal training programmes for ICTs at field level, insufficient number of ICTs in Veterinary Dispensaries, interrupted power supply and internet connectivity problems. To overcome these constraints, field veterinarians had suggested conducting training programmes and provision of ICT tools along with power backup devices and high speed internet connectivity at individual Veterinary Dispensaries. Based on the results, practically implementable strategies were developed in order to improve the ICT utilization among field veterinarians.