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{"title":"A Study on the Livelihood Assets and Income of the Plantation-Based Rehabilitated Jhumias of Tripura","authors":"Vanlalrema Kuki, Indraneel Bhowmik","doi":"10.25175/jrd/2022/v41/i2/172909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25175/jrd/2022/v41/i2/172909","url":null,"abstract":"The indigenous tribes of Tripura predominantly practised shifting cultivation. However, efforts at weaning them away have been done through several developmental interventions including plantation-based rehabilitation models. The present paper attempts to examine the status of income and livelihood capital endowments among four different types (rubber, tea, horticulture & multi-croppers) of plantation-based rehabilitated beneficiaries. Using primary survey data from five districts of Tripura, it is seen that multi-croppers and rubber farmers are better placed in terms of income accruals. However, horticulturists are better endowed than rubber growers in terms of livelihood assets. The tea-based rehabilitated beneficiaries are at the bottom in terms of both income as well as livelihood assets.","PeriodicalId":35010,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Development","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82496807","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":"Envisaging Development Through Amrit Sarovars: A Study of Mann Ki Baat Cases for Revamping Water Storage and Conservation","authors":"S. Roy, C. Dheeraja, D. Chimankar, Anuradha Palla, Raj Kumar Pammi, G. Kumar","doi":"10.25175/jrd/2023/v42/i1/172887","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25175/jrd/2023/v42/i1/172887","url":null,"abstract":"With a view to conserving water for the future, the initiative of Mission Amrit Sarovar was launched on 24 th April 2022. The mission aims at developing and rejuvenating 75 water bodies in each district of the country under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. In this paper, the authors studied the cases of four Amrit Sarovars that found mention in Prime Minister’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ (MKB) program, dated 28 th August 2022 (92nd episode). The selected Amrit Sarovars are situated at Lalitpur (Uttar Pradesh), Mandla (Madhya Pradesh), Warangal (Telangana) and Bagalkote (Karnataka). These cases have not been well -documented and analysed and hence this paper attempts to highlight their impact in detail. Literature review indicated that ponds like Amrit Sarovars can be effective in climate -proofing and can help in adaptation to climate change. The authors examine the salient success factors for the development of the Amrit Sarovars, cost incurred and the source of funds, physical features, amenities present, availability of water, and impact on usage, post the mention on MKB program. Also, they assess the impact of Mann ki Baat on expansion of Amrit Sarovar initiative and consequently, impact of Amrit Sarovar on water storage and conservation, change in agricultural production and ecology around Amrit Sarovar and socio-cultural cohesion. The paper illustrates the way in which the mission involves community participation in the form of mobilising local residents to actively participate in the development and management of water bodies and formation of user groups. Lastly, the paper highlights a cross-case analysis for the indicators related to income generated and increase in irrigated area along with way forward for better utilisation of the Amrit Sarovars. It was found that the MKB address contributed substantially to expansion of the Amrit Sarovar initiative with some States coming forward to increase the number of Amrit Sarovars beyond the targets. An increase in enthusiasm was also found among the Amrit Sarovar stakeholders not only to better utilise the existing Amrit Sarovars but to expand their coverage in space and time, post the MKB address.","PeriodicalId":35010,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Development","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84147071","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":"Are Women Empowered in India? A Perspective of Women Participation in Mgnrega From Ladnu Block of Rajasthan, India","authors":"H. Mishra, B. Panda","doi":"10.25175/jrd/2023/v42/i1/172889","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25175/jrd/2023/v42/i1/172889","url":null,"abstract":"Women empowerment is about promoting their sense of self-worth and ability to make choices which may create social influence in society. Moreover, it emphasises sharing equal responsibility in the family as well as society in terms of accessing their choices without any hindrances, contributing economically to the family and society, and representing equally everywhere in the process of development. World’s largest employment guarantee programme, i.e. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has provisioned providing 100 days of jobs to one-third of women in the country to ensure livelihood security and asset creation. The current paper tries to highlight the experiences of the beneficiaries from Ladnu block of Rajasthan about their improved lifestyles in terms of qualitative research and suggests ways to bridge the existing gaps to achieve the goal. In other words, it tries to explore whether women, as a beneficiary of the MGNREGA, are contributing to the programme or not, and creating assets for maintaining a better lifestyle. To answer this question, a blended methodology was implemented in two villages of Ladnu block of Rajasthan with 97 respondents. The results are positive from the numbers; however, to achieve the real goal of the Act, the government must actively mull over creating awareness among the community through Gram Panchayat (GP), orient the GP members towards implementing the Act with transparency, timely payment, increase the wage as per the inflation rate and converge different schemes with MGNREGA .","PeriodicalId":35010,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Development","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82230704","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":"What Works: Gender Equality by Design by Iris Bohnet, 2016, Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press","authors":"Anuradha Palla","doi":"10.25175/jrd/2023/v42/i1/172893","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25175/jrd/2023/v42/i1/172893","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract.","PeriodicalId":35010,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Development","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84599472","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 Entrepreneurial Propensity: A Study on The Adivasi Entrepreneurs In Assam","authors":"Binita Topno, R. Syngkon","doi":"10.25175/jrd/2023/v42/i1/172891","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25175/jrd/2023/v42/i1/172891","url":null,"abstract":"Several social scientists have extended entrepreneurship to be the key variable that links the sociocultural milieu with economic development. Entrepreneurship development is seen as a way to solve the imbalances, particularly in a rural society. Realising the significance of entrepreneurship in economic development, the process would not stand strong if it is not taken up by individuals from backward communities (tribes). Adivasis have been undergoing many changes whose consequences and implications have been seriously misunderstood. Against all odds, a change is being observed where the Adivasi society is enhancing its acceptability towards the creation of an enterprise. With this observation, the study aims to determine the degree of inclination towards entrepreneurship (entrepreneurial propensity) among the Adivasis of Assam, and in the process examines the socio -economic profile that motivates them to plunge into the field of entrepreneurship. The study is based on a semi-structured interview with 120 Adivasi entrepreneurs spread across the tea estates, villages and towns of Dibrugarh, Sonitpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts of Assam. The results suggest that the entrepreneurs possess minimum qualifications which limit their employment opportunities. Despite a few opportunities, they willingly took up entrepreneurship with a strong pull motivation. Further, the entrepreneurs display high entrepreneurial propensity with a strong disposition of personal resourcefulness.","PeriodicalId":35010,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Development","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83903977","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":"Measuring Women Self-Help Groups and Their Enterprises Sustainability in Odisha","authors":"N. Rajpal, Sharmila Tamang","doi":"10.25175/jrd/2023/v42/i1/172892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25175/jrd/2023/v42/i1/172892","url":null,"abstract":"The SHG programme has successfully transformed the lives of rural and urban poor by providing financial and non-financial assistance. The effectiveness of the programme is evident from the gradually increasing enrolment. By targeting women as their major priority, the promoting agencies/government is trying to assure the recurrence of the programme. The SHG programme in India has widespread coverage with due effort from NABARD and specialised State agencies with the highest coverage in the southern region. Even the eastern region also holds a significant share with a major presence in West Bengal and Odisha. The present study attempts to examine the sustainability position of WSHGs of Odisha with the help of a multidimensional sustainability index. Two-way analysis was made to evaluate the actual status of SHGs and their enterprises. Initially, the evaluation was done at the SHG level and later enterprise-level analysis was made to conclude the overall sustainability status. Though many studies reported successful implementation and effectiveness of the programme, the actual scenario is quite different. Group-level analysis reveals that financial assistance alone will not break the multi -dimensional poverty. Therefore, the study suggests active participation of government and non-government agencies for developing the required skills.","PeriodicalId":35010,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Development","volume":"79 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74806177","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":"MGNREGA Implementation In Uttarakhand – A Multidimensional Spatial Analysis","authors":"Stutee Gupta, Shikha G. Anand, Ponnam Lakshmi Thanmai, K. M. Reddy, T. Ravisankar","doi":"10.25175/jrd/2023/v42/i1/172888","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25175/jrd/2023/v42/i1/172888","url":null,"abstract":"Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is the world’s most extensive social safety programme widely studied for its contribution to achieving poverty alleviation and strengthening the natural base in the country. However, there is a gap in research linking the programme implementation with the national and sub-national development goals, which are crucial to achieving the global goals of sustainable development. This study thus aims to derive district-level insights into MGNREGA implementation, taking Uttarakhand State as an example using spatial analysis tools. Getis-Ord statistic was used to obtain spatial clustering of the works implemented under the programme until 2017. Overlay analysis was synergistically applied on satellite images-based thematic envelopes, viz. land use land cover (LULC) and the terrain, which exerts a latent control on the overall programme implementation besides shaping the local development and planning efforts. The LULC and topography demonstrated a profound impact on the distribution of works in the State. Results obtained show a marked variation in work preference and their spatial clustering in various districts, thus, on the one hand, indicating the demand-driven nature of the programme and, on the other, its alignment with the local developmental needs of the State. The findings might help design fine -tuned plans for the State towards attaining far-reaching social-economic and environmental dividends.","PeriodicalId":35010,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Development","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75198552","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":"In Search of Excellence in Rural Transformation: The Mann Ki Baat Cases of Self-Help Group Entrepreneurs","authors":"Vanishree Joseph, G. Kumar, N. Madhuri, Aruna Jayamani, L. Singh, Pratyusna Patnaik, Ratna Bhuyan, Venkatamallu Thadaboina","doi":"10.25175/jrd/2023/v42/i1/172886","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25175/jrd/2023/v42/i1/172886","url":null,"abstract":"The Prime Minister of India in various episodes of his Mann Ki Baat (MKB) addresses, recognised the entrepreneurial spirit of the SHG members, their commitment to the community and the innovations they made. Movement of SHG women groups from thrift to microenterprise provides them access to capital, shared resources, and pooled knowledge. In this research study an attempt is made to arrive at factors behind successful entrepreneurial activities of six SHGs which found mention in the Prime Minister’s MKB address. SWOT analysis of these SHG enterprises is presented. Also, the paper examines the impact of MKB in strengthening micro-enterprises. Cross-case comparison is done to bring out the commonalities, variations and success factors of the SHG micro-enterprises that were studied. From this study, it is found that cluster-based SHG enterprises with multiple groups are more successful than individual enterprises. These enterprises have often organized their activities around a cluster of products, some of which are developed from traditional skill, as distinct from single products. Most SHG enterprises have to carry on end-to-end operations on their own and derive little support from aggregators. Those SHG enterprises which could plug into established marketing platforms could do well. Capacities are a key ingredient of success. It is better if capacities are based on traditional professions, and if such capacities are not available, other unique production capacities need to be acquired. The case studies found an increase in the level of motivation among SHG members after the MKB address. The social recognition and support base of the SHG members increased substantially. The SHG members experienced financial strengthening individually and in the group after the Mann Ki Baat address. This has led to a multiplier effect in the activities of some SHGs especially those which were functioning in a cluster, thus helping in reaching the unreached.","PeriodicalId":35010,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Development","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90367884","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":"An Overview of Social Entrepreneurs and Enterprises for Rural India","authors":"M. Joshi","doi":"10.25175/jrd/2021/v40/i4/146456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25175/jrd/2021/v40/i4/146456","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35010,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Development","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75117670","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":"Does Child Immunisation Depend on The Mother's Health? Ground-Level Investigation from Assam, India","authors":"Shrabanti Maity, Ummey Rummana Barlaskar","doi":"10.25175/jrd/2021/v40/i4/153124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25175/jrd/2021/v40/i4/153124","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35010,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Development","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84902992","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}