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{"title":"Indian National Education Policy: The Knowledge and Understanding of Secondary School Teachers in West Tripura District","authors":"R. Das, S. Ratna","doi":"10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i2699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i2699","url":null,"abstract":"The quality of a nation depends on the quality of its people and the quality of education the people receive. Education is the main structure of the country’s socio-economic development. The development of society and the education system are closely related. A demographic and modern welfare state has considered the responsibility of spreading education as a national task because democracy is based on the development of the education of the people of a country. Different countries provide different education based on tradition and culture and adopt different stages of school and college education to be effective. \u0000India’s National Education Policy (NEP 2020), approved by the Indian Union Cabinet on July 29, 2020 based on the recommendations of an expert committee headed by Dr. Kasthuriranjan, former Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). It replaced the National Policy on Education of 1986. The aim of the policy was to create an education system rooted in Indian values that would directly contribute to the transformation of India by providing quality education to all, thus making India a global educational power. \u0000The current study is conducted in West Tripura District High Schol to analyze the perception of NEP -2020 among teachers. This study will help to increase awareness of NEP-2020 among secondary school teachers and provide teachers NEP 2020 awareness program accordingly for its successful implementation.","PeriodicalId":162253,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129323050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Impact of Quantitative Tools of Monetary Policy on the Performance of Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria (1986-2019)","authors":"J. Okonkwo, Okere Wisdom, J. Okoye","doi":"10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i2698","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i2698","url":null,"abstract":"The goal of this study is to provide empirical evidence about the impact of commercial bank Treasury bill subscription, monetary policy rate, liquidity ratio, and cash reserve ratio on the profitability of Nigerian deposit money banks. The ex post facto research design was adopted for this investigation. Ordinary Least Square was utilized for a regression analysis of the data. According to the results, there is a strong correlation between treasury bills subscription and private sector lending. The research found that the cash reserve ratio correlates highly with private sector lending. The research suggests that the Nigerian government implement measures that would assist deposit money institutions in the country to enhance their lending facilities, particularly for the private sector. To make bank borrowing appealing and inexpensive for investors, the monetary authority must also appropriately handle the quantitative instruments of monetary policy.","PeriodicalId":162253,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134564820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of Rehabilitation Services for Addicts and Victims of Drug Abuse Quality at the National Narcotics Agency of North Sumatra Province, Indonesia","authors":"Regia Christiani Br Ginting, Agung Suharyanto, M. Deliana","doi":"10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i2695","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i2695","url":null,"abstract":"The problem of drug abuse continues to escalate each year, necessitating concerted efforts from the relevant government agencies and all segments of society to address this issue. Rehabilitation has been identified as a crucial approach in combating drug abuse. However, the implementation of rehabilitation programs by the National Narcotics Agency for North Sumatra Province (BNNP-SU) has faced significant challenges due to the lack of supporting facilities. This study aims to assess the quality of rehabilitation services provided by the North Sumatra National Narcotics Agency and identify the obstacles encountered during the implementation process. A qualitative research method was employed to gain insights into the services offered by the BNNP-SU, using observation, interviews, and documentation as data collection techniques. Based on Zeithaml et al.'s theory of service quality, five indicators were utilized: Tangible, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance, and Empathy. The findings reveal that the rehabilitation services at the North Sumatra BNNP have been suboptimal, primarily due to several obstacles. In terms of tangibles, there is a lack of dedicated counseling rooms, inadequate commitment and involvement from both patients and their parents, counselors' failure to utilize counseling tools during consultations, and insufficient supervisory functions. Regarding reliability, the service providers have not fully utilized rehabilitation tools in the counseling process. The study highlights challenges in delivering high-quality rehabilitation services by the North Sumatra National Narcotics Agency. Immediate action is necessary to address obstacles, including improving counseling facilities, fostering commitment from patients and families, providing proper training on counseling tools, and strengthening supervision. By overcoming these challenges, the BNNP-SU can enhance rehabilitation services and improve drug abuse prevention. Adherence to standard operating procedures and continuous evaluation and improvement are essential for ensuring comprehensive and reliable rehabilitation services.","PeriodicalId":162253,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122618396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Qualitative Study on Sustainability of Tea Industry: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities Using PESTEL Review","authors":"Razia Sultana Sumi","doi":"10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i2694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i2694","url":null,"abstract":"The fundamental value of this study is to examine the sustainability issues of the tea industry in Bangladesh using PESTLE (Political, Economic, Technological, Social, Environmental, and Legal factors) analysis. PESTEL analysis perceived that the macro-environmental factors in the sustainable tea industry of Bangladesh are rather unpromising as a consequence, making it a profitable industry through evaluating its challenges and opportunities. A qualitative research method has been applied to measure the importance of the macro-environmental factors and their level of influence on the tea industry. For the data collection purpose, this study used an interviewing method and the thematic analysis was applied for data analysis purposes. 3o industry experts and stakeholders were interviewed and some major insights are discovered. Lack of governance of public authority, limited awareness of sustainability issues, below-standard labor wages, achieving economies of scale, outdated machineries and technologies and liberal import law are some significant challenges facing the sustainable tea industry of Bangladesh. The findings may provide useful suggestions for the policy-makers, researchers, developers and tea garden owners for decision-making purposes. ","PeriodicalId":162253,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132556523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Defense Budget and Response of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Nigeria: Co-Integration and VECM Approach","authors":"S. Muhammed, Yakubu Hassan Madugbe, Vicent Chuks Okafor, Itodo Christian Itodo","doi":"10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i2693","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i2693","url":null,"abstract":"The research was conducted on the topic: Defense Budget and Response of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Nigeria: Co-integration and Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) Approach. It investigated how Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) move in response to defence budget considering the insecurity problem faced by Nigeria during the period of the study. Time series data which spanned from 1981 to 2019 was sourced from CBN. The data collected was subjected to unit root test, co-integration test and vector error correction estimation. The results showed long run equilibrium among variables. It was found also that there existed short-run relationship among variables or ran from GDP, MNFO, INF and LFP to FDI and recommended improvement in output, inflation control, enhancement of labour force performance, economic diversification and improved security spending and sincere intention in the approach to finding lasting solutions to insecurity among others.","PeriodicalId":162253,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125656151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Risk Perception and Drivers’ Characteristic among Haulage Companies in Rivers State, Nigeria","authors":"S. O. Asomaku, S. Arokoyu, O. Lawal","doi":"10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i2692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i2692","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined the relationship between risk perception and driver characteristics among haulage companies' drivers in River State, Nigeria. A total of 210 copies of the questionnaire were administered among 20 haulage companies, and the retrieved questionnaire was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency counts, percentage and spearman rank. On the drivers’ characteristics, the outcome showed that respondents were driving haulage vehicles in the last 6-10 years (62.9%) and driving 13-16 hours (67.6%) in one trip (86.2%). The analysis revealed that most respondents disagreed with various risk perceptions, such as the skills required for handling haulage vehicles are similar to that of other vehicles (91.9%), and anyone with driving experience can handle haulage vehicles (86.7%). The Spearman Rank analysis revealed that there was no significant relationship between risk perception index and years of driving haulage vehicle (where p-value > 0.05, p= 0.069), duration of driving for the current company (where p-value > 0.05, p= 0.488) and numbers of hours driving daily (where p-value > 0.05, p= 0.094). However, the analysis showed a significant relationship between the risk perception index and the number of trips per day (where p-value < 0.05, p=0.000). The correlation coefficient (r) of the relationship between risk perception and drivers' characteristics was weak and negative (where r = -0.126, -0.048, -0.117 and -0.374, respectively). It was concluded that drivers of the haulage showed positive risk perceptions towards the safety and handling activities related to haulage activities, and how these drivers perceived risk in their activities can influence their driving behaviour.","PeriodicalId":162253,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131768339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Acacia Shrubs and Trees for Climate Change Mitigation and Economic Growth: An Imperative towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Yobe, Nigeria","authors":"I. Mohammed, A. Sule, Y. Muhammad, K. Salami","doi":"10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i1691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i1691","url":null,"abstract":"The need to mitigate the effect of climate change arising from over exploitation of natural resources and to improve the economic wellbeing of the common populace in Sub -Saharan Africa particularly the northern Sahelian state of Yobe. Acacia is one of the trees adapted to the Sahelian climate of Yobe that provides a lot of social and economic benefits, and it’s exploited in wild state. This paper highlights the domestication of the tree using silvicultural practices and silvics of the tree by elucidating the origin, climatic and soil requirement, product they produce diseases and control methods. Findings reveal the following information based on cited literatures. The plant grows in drier Sahelian climates of Africa, parts of Arabia and parts of India and Pakistan. It produces gum Arabic, fodder for livestock and other medicinal products. Findings implies that Acacia Senegal is suitable for agro forestry based on the fact that Acacia is a nitrogen fixer and produce no thick canopy making it possible for crops to thrive well underneath their canopy.","PeriodicalId":162253,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics","volume":"193 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116102299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Disaster Rehabilitation and Restoration Program towards Oil Spill Impacted Communities in Selected States in Niger Delta Region, Nigeria","authors":"I. B. Olawuyi, A. Obafemi, O. Eludoyin","doi":"10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i1690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i1690","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined the disaster rehabilitation and restoration program towards oil spill impacted communities in selected states in Niger Delta Region, Nigeria. The study was carried  out from six (6) LGAs from three (3) states, that is, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Delta while questionnaire was administered among 400 respondents with return rate of 94% amounting to 375 valid questionnaires. The returned questionnaires were analysed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA for the study hypotheses. The outcome of the study indicated that repair of damaged community infrastructure (31.7%) and community arrest of the vandals (27.5%) are the most adopted disaster rehabilitation practices while application of fertilizer to improve the soil quality (35.2%) as the major restoration practices. Statistically, there was no significant difference in various rehabilitation programs among selected communities (where p > 0.05, p= 0.336); however, restoration programs showed a significant different among the selected community (where p > 0.05, p= 0.003). Deployment of capable hands for post disaster activities and stricter monitoring of activities during and after remediation, to ensure that the activities they have implemented are in accordance with regulatory standards was recommended.","PeriodicalId":162253,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132532926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Forecasting Currency in Circulation in Nigeria Using Holt-Winters Exponential Smoothing Method","authors":"S. B. Atoyebi, Matthew Femi Olayiwola, James Olasunkanmi Oladapo, D. I. Oladapo","doi":"10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i1689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i1689","url":null,"abstract":"Nigeria is a country located in West Africa. It is the most populous country in Africa, with a population of about 211 million. Nigeria is a federal republic with three tiers of government: federal, state, and local. Nigeria is a diverse country, with over 250 ethnic groups. This study aims to investigate the forecasting of currencies in circulation (CIC) in Nigeria using the Holt-Winters exponential smoothing method (Additive Holt–Winters Model and Multiplicative Holt–Winters Method). The forecasting data are collected from January 1960 to December 2022. The focus of the study is primarily to determine the optimal forecasting approach while considering the pertinent smoothing parameters and determine which of the forecasting method, either the multiplicative Holt–Winters or additive Holt–Winters is best in forecasting CIC in Nigeria. Furthermore, the study offers prognostic insights regarding CIC in Nigeria. Three experiments were conducted with different parameters (α= 0.2, γ= 0.2, δ= 0.5; α= 0.4, γ= 0.3, δ= 0.1; α= 0.1, γ= 0.1, δ= 0.3) that were randomly generated. The experiment with α= 0.4, γ= 0.3, and δ= 0.1 parameters was the best model for forecasting the variable using both the Additive Holt-Winters model and the Multiplicative Holt-Winters method. Based on the comparison of the accuracy measures, this study concluded that the multiplicative Holt-Winters method outperforms the additive Holt-Winters model in all three measures: MAPE, MAD, and MSD. The multiplicative Holt-Winters method has a significantly lower MAPE (5.97894E+00) compared to the additive Holt-Winters model (9.55758E+02). The forecast of CIC in Nigeria was conducted using the multiplicative Holt-Winters method, and it found that currency in circulation in Nigeria continues to increase as it shows the upper trend.","PeriodicalId":162253,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128174436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Public Perception on the Effects of Demonetization in Indian Economy - an Analytical Study","authors":"J. Balamurugan, S. Saravanan","doi":"10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i1688","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/sajsse/2023/v20i1688","url":null,"abstract":"The move which was taken by the Indian government to demonetize notes of the high denomination was undertaken on 8th November 2016. This study aims to analyze the impact of this change on the general Indian demographic. This study also brings out important psychosocial trends and patterns in an important segment of society with policy implications and it attempts to analyze the reasons behind the observed social behavior. The finding was that the majority of the people believed that the move was in favor of the nation and had public support but somewhere there also seemed to be an apparent lack of planning on implementation of the scheme. Hence, this study has focused the public opinion on the demonetization of Indian currency, its influence and consequences among the Indian population in all aspects including socio-economic effects.","PeriodicalId":162253,"journal":{"name":"South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134440509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}