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The Government of India created a historic Act, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 2005, to address the twin challenges of reducing Poverty and Creating Employment, which guarantees employment of every... more
The Government of India created a historic Act, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 2005, to address the twin challenges of reducing Poverty and Creating Employment, which guarantees employment of every rural household of the country for 100 days, the largest employment-generating programme in the world, ensuring the right to work This paper focuses on an in-depth primary survey in two villages in Prakasham district of Andhra Pradesh, and evaluation of the effectiveness of MGNREGS in creating individual and community level assets, and the financial and economic sustainability of these assets created under the programme in the selected study sites. The study finds that participants spent the additional wage earnings from MGNREGS mostly on procurement of the basic household materials, food security by purchasing of food items required for the family, and livelihood intervention as few able to purchase buffalos from the saving out of MGNREGS work. Some ...
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The dissemination of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in developing countries provides much opportunity to transfer knowledge and information by private companies and government department. Last many years’ mobile phone... more
The dissemination of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in developing countries provides much opportunity to transfer knowledge and information by private companies and government department. Last many years’ mobile phone coverage has been spread fast in Asian, African and Latin American countries. It was indicated that more than sixty per cent of the population of sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America had access to mobile phone coverage in 2009. In the past the adoption of the mobile phones was primarily by rich people residing in urban areas. Jain et al., (2012) observed that the extent of the farm women’s access to ICT depicted a direct relationship with farm size. Radio and TV is accessible to nearly one-third of women ICTs (Information and Communication Technology) usage in third world countries is playing a vital role for the enhancement of farmer’s business towards agriculture. Recently, communication through ICTs is considered very important in enhancing ...
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Mahatma Gandhi urged the nation, that in the moments of doubt, to recall the face of the poorest person and ask oneself, whether the step that are contemplating is likely to be of any use to him or her. It is in this spirit that the... more
Mahatma Gandhi urged the nation, that in the moments of doubt, to recall the face of the poorest person and ask oneself, whether the step that are contemplating is likely to be of any use to him or her. It is in this spirit that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was launched in February 2006. It is an Indian law that aims to guarantee the ' right to work ' and ensure livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, (MGNREGA) was enacted on 7th September 2005 as “ An Act to provide for the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural areas of the country by providing at least one hundred days of Guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household”. Factually majority of women collect their own wages, bro...
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The single greatest challenge, which the world faces today, is eliminating poverty from the globe. In the world nearly one out of four persons lives in absolute poverty and seventy per cent of these people are women .The poor women do not... more
The single greatest challenge, which the world faces today, is eliminating poverty from the globe. In the world nearly one out of four persons lives in absolute poverty and seventy per cent of these people are women .The poor women do not have enough capital to take up business enterprise on an individual basis. Self Help Groups (SHGs) have become significant institutions for poverty eradication and rural development by creating self-employment opportunities through microcredit which enhances the income level of women and improve their standard of living. The group approach of SHG makes the available collective wisdom and combined resources to harvest collective strength for poverty alleviation. The investigation was carried in the regions of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India. A total of 1341 Office Bearers and 4858 Members data was studied for the status of Income Generating Activities, from 447 SHGs covering 264 villages from 228 Blocks (Mandals). Findings revealed that, more th...
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The empowerment of rural women is an imperative for development of economy of a country and also has significant role in creating a base for social transformation and change. In order to enhance the socioeconomic status of people in any... more
The empowerment of rural women is an imperative for development of economy of a country and also has significant role in creating a base for social transformation and change. In order to enhance the socioeconomic status of people in any country, it is a precondition to empower rural women by increasing and creating their participation to the best possible ways. If women are regarded as equal partners in development with men in rural areas, then only holistic and pleasant development of any nation would be achieved. Therefore, freedom to rural women is a prerequisite for economic development and International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 10 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com
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Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy, out of which 56.6 per cent of the Indian population are dependents on agriculture (GoI, 2011b), agricultural growth is, therefore, crucial for raising economic development and feeding the... more
Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy, out of which 56.6 per cent of the Indian population are dependents on agriculture (GoI, 2011b), agricultural growth is, therefore, crucial for raising economic development and feeding the growing population (Datt and Ravallion, 1996). However, one section that can be able to enhance agricultural production is the influence of information and knowledge. ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) are a varied set of technological tools and assets to generate, stockpile, produce value and manage information. It may consist of radio, television broadcasting, computer hardware, software services and electronic media. The ICTs in current years have been observed main changes and are evolving as an International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 11 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com
Diabetes is the increasingly growing metabolic threat and a leading global public health concern, especially in developing countries. India ranks second in prevalence of diabetes after China. Many people who suffer from diabetes have poor... more
Diabetes is the increasingly growing metabolic threat and a leading global public health concern, especially in developing countries. India ranks second in prevalence of diabetes after China. Many people who suffer from diabetes have poor quality of life, as a result of less attention to their self-care and disease management. When self-care is diminished in diabetes, it in turn leads to poor glycaemic control and increased risk of complications. Hence assessment of diabetes management practices is very crucial for health and well being in the long run. It is also important to understand the impact of religion on management practices of diabetes. The study used purposive sampling technique to select 180 subjects taking 60 from each religion aged 30-60 years, having type 2 diabetes for more than 2 years from various hospitals, diabetes centres/clinics, colonies, religious places, friends, family and relatives among Muslim, Hindu and Christian communities in Hyderabad. The results sho...
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Indian women who are handicapped by social customs, traditions and social evils need special attention so that, they can play their full and proper role in national life. To improve the status of women, it becomes essential to make them... more
Indian women who are handicapped by social customs, traditions and social evils need special attention so that, they can play their full and proper role in national life. To improve the status of women, it becomes essential to make them understand their role in the process of their development and consequently of their society. Non Governmental Organisations are under- taking
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Women's contribution to national development is crucial. The process of development would be incomplete and lopsided, unless women are fully involved in it. Emancipation of women is an essential... more
Women's contribution to national development is crucial. The process of development would be incomplete and lopsided, unless women are fully involved in it. Emancipation of women is an essential pre-requisite for economic development and social progress of the nation. If any programme has to be implemented successfully, so that certain modifications if any needed for the improvement of the programme