A STUDY ON PEOPLE’S PERCEPTION
TOWARDS ELECTRIC VEHICLE AT
ERODE DISTRICT
PROJECT WORK
SUBMITTED BY
FEATHERSTONE.M
Register No:
in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree
of
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
ERODE SENGUNTHAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(AUTONOMOUS)
PERUNDUARI, ERODE - 638 057.
ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI - 600 025.
AUG – 2021
A STUDY ON WORK LIFE BALANCE AT
RAJSRIYA PVT LTD
PROJECT WORK
SUBMITTED BY
FEATHERSTONE.M
Register No: 19631010
in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree
of
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
ERODE SENGUNTHAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(AUTONOMOUS)
PERUNDUARI, ERODE - 638 057.
ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI - 600 025.
AUG – 2021
ERODE SENGUNTHAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(AUTONOMOUS)
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
PROJECT WORK - AUG – 2021
This is to certify that the Project report at
A STUDY ON WORK LIFE BALANCE AT
RAJSRIYA PVT LTD
Is the bonafide record of work done by
FEATHERSTONE.M
Register No: 19631010
Of Master of Business Administration during the year 2020-2021.
Project Guide Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. A. RAVISANKAR. M.B.A.,(Ph.D) Seal:
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I hereby acknowledge my since gratitude to THIRU. G.
KAMALAMURUGAN, Correspondent and President, Erode Sengunthar
Engineering College for giving me an opportunity to undergo Master of Business
Administration degree course and to undertake this summer training.
I express my sincere regards to Dr. V. VENKATACHALAM. B.E., M.S.,
M.E., Ph.D., Principal, Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, for supporting me to
undergo this project work.
I owe my sincere thanks to Prof. Dr. A. RAVISANKAR. M.B.A.,(Ph.D)
Head of the Department of Management Studies, whose guidance made this summer
training report an enlightening educational experience.
I express my deep sense of gratitude to Prof. Dr. A. RAVISANKAR.
M.B.A.,(Ph.D) Head of the Department of Management Studies for his extraordinary
guidance which helped me to complete his study successfully.
I also would like to thank our respondents for giving us their valuable time and
providing us with the information needed to carry out the research successfully. Last
but not least we wish to avail our self of this opportunity, express a sense of gratitude
and love to our friends and our friends and our beloved parents for their manual
support, strength, and help and for everything.
Finally I extend my personal thanks to my family and friends for helping me
to complete this project work successfully.
FEATHERSTONE.M
DECLARATION
I affirm that the project report titled “A STUDY ON WORK LIFE
BALANCE AT RAJSRIYA PVT LTD” being submitted in partial fulfillment for
the award of degree of Master of Business Administration is the original work carried
out by me. It has not formed the part of any other work project report submitted for
award of any degree or diploma, either in this or any other University.
FEATHERSTONE.M
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Prof. D. NIDHYANANTH. M.B.A., [Link].,
(Ph.D)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER CONTENTS PAGE NO.
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF CHARTS
ABSTRACT
I INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION ABOUT AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY 1
1.2 INTRODUCTION ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLE 8
1.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 15
1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 16
1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 17
1.6 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 18
II REVIEW OF LITERATURE 19
III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 22
IV DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 26
4.1 PERCENTAGE ANALYSIS 26
4.2 CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS 72
V FINDINGS, SUGGESTIONS AND CONCLUSION
5.1 FINDINGS 109
5.2 SUGGESTIONS 112
5.3 CONCLUSIONS 113
ANNEXURE
BIBLIOGRAPHY 114
WEBLIOGRAPHY 114
QUESTIONNAIRE 115
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE PAGE
NO. CONTENTS NO.
4.1.1 GENDER OF THE RESPONDENTS 26
4.1.2 AGE OF THE RESPONDENTS 28
4.1.3 MARITAL STATUS OF THE RESPONDENTS 30
4.1.4 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS 32
4.1.5 FAMILY SIZE OF THE RESPONDENTS 34
4.1.6 OCCUPATION OF THE RESPONDENTS 36
4.1.7 MONTHLY INCOME OF THE RESPONDENTS 38
4.1.8 VEHICLE ARE YOU USING PRESENTLY 40
4.1.9 TYPE OF VEHICLE THE RESPONDENTS USING PRESENTLY 42
4.1.10 TYPE OF FUEL USED FOR THE VEHICLE 44
4.1.11 FUEL EXPENSES IN PER MONTH 46
4.1.12 SATISFACTION ON CONVENTIONAL VEHICLE MILEAGE 48
4.1.13 UTILIZATION OF VEHICLE 50
4.1.14 PRICE OF CONVENTIONAL VEHICLE 52
4.1.15 SATISFACTION ON CONVENTIONAL VEHICLE SERVICES 54
4.1.16 FACTORS INFLUENCE TO BUY CONVENTIONAL VEHICLE 56
4.1.17 RESPONDENTS’ LIKE TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE 58
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
4.1.18 AWARENESS LEVEL AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF 72
THE RESPONDENTS
4.1.19 RESPONDENTS’ SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT ELECTRIC 60
VEHICLE
4.1.20 PRICE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE 62
4.1.21 LOWER MARKET SHARE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE AS COMPARED 64
TO CONVENTIONAL VEHICLES
4.1.22 RESPONDENTS’ CONVINCED ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLE 66
BENEFITS
4.1.23 RECOMMENDATION ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLE TO FRIENDS 68
4.1.24 RESPONDENTS’ READINESS TO CHANGE FROM 70
CONVENTIONAL VEHICLE INTO ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
4.2.25.I EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 75
E-VEHICLE IS CHEAPER TO MAINTAIN
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
[Link] EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 78
E-VEHICLE ARE SIMPLE AND VERY STRONG
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
[Link] EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 81
E-VEHICLE REDUCE AIR POLLUTIONS
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
[Link] EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 84
REDUCE THE FUEL EXPENSES
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
4.2.25.V EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 87
THEY CAN SHORTEN YOUR TRAVEL TIME
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
[Link] EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 90
E-VEHICLE WILL BE ECONOMICAL ONE
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
4.2.25. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 93
VII E-VEHICLE SAVES ENVIRONMENT
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
4.2.25. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 96
VIII THEY CAN REDUCE EMISSIONS AND SAVE YOU MONEY
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
[Link] EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 99
E-VEHICLE WILL BE CREATE ECONOMICAL GROWTH
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
4.2.25.X EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 102
BETTER ENERGY EFFICIENCY
4.2.26 TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLE 105
4.2.27 WILLING TO PURCHASE IT IN FUTURE 107
LIST OF CHARTS
TABLE PAGE
NO. CONTENTS NO.
4.1.1 GENDER OF THE RESPONDENTS 27
4.1.2 AGE OF THE RESPONDENTS 29
4.1.3 MARITAL STATUS OF THE RESPONDENTS 31
4.1.4 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS 33
4.1.5 FAMILY SIZE OF THE RESPONDENTS 35
4.1.6 OCCUPATION OF THE RESPONDENTS 37
4.1.7 MONTHLY INCOME OF THE RESPONDENTS 39
4.1.8 VEHICLE ARE YOU USING PRESENTLY 41
4.1.9 TYPE OF VEHICLE THE RESPONDENTS USING PRESENTLY 43
4.1.10 TYPE OF FUEL USED FOR THE VEHICLE 45
4.1.11 FUEL EXPENSES IN PER MONTH 47
4.1.12 SATISFACTION ON CONVENTIONAL VEHICLE MILEAGE 49
4.1.13 UTILIZATION OF VEHICLE 51
4.1.14 PRICE OF CONVENTIONAL VEHICLE 53
4.1.15 SATISFACTION ON CONVENTIONAL VEHICLE SERVICES 55
4.1.16 FACTORS INFLUENCE TO BUY CONVENTIONAL VEHICLE 57
4.1.17 RESPONDENTS’ LIKE TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE 59
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
4.1.18 AWARENESS LEVEL AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF 74
THE RESPONDENTS
4.1.19 RESPONDENTS’ SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT ELECTRIC
VEHICLE 61
4.1.20 PRICE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE 63
4.1.21 LOWER MARKET SHARE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE AS COMPARED 65
TO CONVENTIONAL VEHICLES
4.1.22 RESPONDENTS’ CONVINCED ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLE
BENEFITS 67
4.1.23 RECOMMENDATION ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLE TO FRIENDS 69
4.1.24 RESPONDENTS’ READINESS TO CHANGE FROM 71
CONVENTIONAL VEHICLE INTO ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
4.2.25.I EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 77
E-VEHICLE IS CHEAPER TO MAINTAIN
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
[Link] EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 80
E-VEHICLE ARE SIMPLE AND VERY STRONG
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
[Link] EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 83
E-VEHICLE REDUCE AIR POLLUTIONS
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
[Link] EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 86
REDUCE THE FUEL EXPENSES
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
4.2.25.V EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 89
THEY CAN SHORTEN YOUR TRAVEL TIME
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
[Link] EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 92
E-VEHICLE WILL BE ECONOMICAL ONE
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
4.2.25. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 95
VII E-VEHICLE SAVES ENVIRONMENT
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
4.2.25. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 98
VIII THEY CAN REDUCE EMISSIONS AND SAVE YOU MONEY
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
[Link] EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND
E-VEHICLE WILL BE CREATE ECONOMICAL GROWTH 101
CHI-SQUARE ANALYSIS ON DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
4.2.25.X EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OF THE RESPONDENTS AND 104
BETTER ENERGY EFFICIENCY
4.2.26 TO KNOW MORE ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLE 106
4.2.27 WILLING TO PURCHASE IT IN FUTURE 108
ABSTRACT
Every day we come across so many topics and articles which states the
importance of E-Vehicles and how Government around the world are implementing
policies to promote E-Vehicles to reduce the dependences on oil, decrease green
house gasses and improve air quality. As of 2018-08-30, The Indian Automobile
Industry registered a record sale of 24.6% growth in commercial vehicles, these
figures are sufficient to pull our sleeves up and do something about it. A major
pollutant comes from Metropolitan cities and hence it is important for people living in
these cities to understand and do their bit to reduce the consumption of life
threatening gasses and pollutants.
This paper is aimed to capture the views, sentiments and perception on the
awareness and likeliness to buy the vehicles so that sustainability in environment can
be maintained. Data is collected from people's in Erode city. The sample size of
(n=150) is taken and the responses are fed into SPSS Version 25 for analysis and
validation of the statements. Chi-Square analysis is used to analyze the relationship
between awareness levels of people's and their likelihood to E-vehicles. The study
also analyses the awareness levels of people's on government initiatives for E-
transportation in India.
Key factors: People’s perception, opinion about conventional vehicle, Benefits,
Electric vehicles (EV’s) and awareness level.