~ 1158 ~ International Journal of Chemical Studies 2019; 7(5): 1158-1161 P-ISSN: 2349–8528 E-ISSN: 2321–4902 IJCS 2019; 7(5): 1158-1161 © 2019 IJCS Received: 13-07-2019 Accepted: 15-08-2019 Sachin VR PhD Scholar, Dept. of Extension Education, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India Irshad Hussain PhD Scholar, Dept. of Extension Education, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India Shridevi SV Asst. Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Extension, MSSSoA - Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi, Odisha, India Shivananda P Yarazari PhD Scholar, Dept. of Extension Education, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Correspondence Sachin VR PhD Scholar, Dept. of Extension Education, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India Comparison study of perceived organizational climate by grade A, grade B and grade C employees of district agricultural offices in Meghalaya Sachin VR, Irshad Hussain, Shridevi SV and Shivananda P Yarazari Abstract The research was taken to study and compare the perceived organizational climate among the grade A, grade B and grade C employees in the district agricultural offices of Meghalaya during 2017-18. The total sample size was made of 80 respondents (27, 25 and 28 employees from grade A, B and C respectively) from the different levels of the organisation. Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used while selecting the sample of convenient size. The study revealed that majority (46.43%) of the grade A employees perceived their organizational climate at medium level followed by high, very high and low levels. While near about half of the (40.74%) of the grade B employees perceived their organizational climate at medium level followed by high, very high and low levels and majority of the grade B employees perceived their organizational climate at medium, high and very high levels at equal per cent i.e., 32.00 per cent followed very few at low level. Keywords: District agricultural offices, perceived organizational climate, meghalaya, grade A, B and C employees Introduction The performance of the employees and the output of any organization whether it is service or good, is significantly affected by an essential factor called organizational climate. Litwin and Stringer (1968) [1] defines the organizational climate as a “set of measurable properties of the work environment perceived by the people in it, and these properties are assumed to influence motivation and behaviour.” The study was made to compare among the grade A, grade B and grade C employees with their perceived organizational climate in District Agricultural Offices. These offices are the nodal institutions at the district level. These play a significant role in delivering public extension services to the farmers in the field of agriculture and allied sectors in the state. The different services provided by these institutions includes technical information, updated innovations of farming, subsidies, different schemes and programmes required for the improvement of sustainable agricultural productivity and production. Main mottos of these services are to bring the socio-economic development of farming community and the rural mass, particularly tribal community as they are predominant in Meghalaya. The study was taken with the following specific objectives: 1. To compare the perceived organizational climate among grade A, grade B and grade C employees of District Agricultural Offices in Meghalaya. 2. To find the relationship between the background variables of the respondents and the perceived organizational climate. Materials and Methods In Meghalaya, there are eleven districts viz., South West Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, North Garo Hills, East Garo Hills, South Garo Hills, West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills, Ri- Bhoi, East Khasi Hills, West Jaintia Hills and East Jaintia Hills. Four District Agricultural Offices were selected with purposive sampling with the criteria of highest filled organizational hierarchy as per the secondary data of Directorate of Agriculture, Meghalaya. The total sample sizes of study were 80 respondents (27, 25 and 28 employees from grade A, B and C employees respectively) and were selected.