TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ashokvardhan, C. Ed.
AU  - Vachhani, Ashish Ed.
TI  - Socio-economic profile of rural India. (Series II) Vol.4. Eastern India (Orissa, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh)
SN  - 8180697231
U1  - 307.14120954 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Concept Pub. Co.
N1  - CONTENTS Foreword by Mr. Padamvir Singh, IAS  v Preface  vii List of Tables  xxxiii List of the Contributors  xi Introduction 1 1 Orissa  68 Ashish Vachhani, S. Tripathy and Varunendra Vikram Singh The State at a Glance / 68 Demographic Features / 80 Rural Infrastructure and Basic Amenities / 85 Education and Literacy / 91 Health and Sanitation / 96 Agriculture and Agrarian Relationships in Orissa/100 Land Use Pattern of Various Villages / 104 Land Reforms-Agrarian Relationship, Land Ownership, Land Size, etc. / 117 Unemployment and Poverty / 136 Conclusion / 171 2 Jharkhand / 176 Dr. C. Ashokvardhan, IAS Social Organization / 177 The Sub-National Movement in Jharkhand / 178 Tribal Economy in Jharkhand / 179 Study by the IAS Probationers / 181 Social System and Cultural Practices / 182 Impact of the Ram Krishna Mission / 183 Demography / 185 Land Use Pattern / 189 Livestock / 205 Village Industries / 208 Education / 209 Health and Sanitation / 210 Credit Facilities and Household Income / 211 Migration / 214 Status of Women / 215 Rural Development Programmes / 216 Land Reforms / 223 Conclusion / 225 3 West Bengal 231 S.K. Bhaumik Introduction / 231 Purpose of the Study / 233 Information Base for the Study / 233 Economic Activities / 233 Rural Infrastructure / 259 Rural Health / 270 Education/281 Panchayati Raj System / 305 Agrarian Relations / 331 Anti-Poverty and Rural Development Schemes / 352 Social Structure / 360 Gender Empowerment / 365 Summary and Conclusions / 367 4 Bihar 395 Praveen Jha and Atul K. Singh Introduction / 395 An Evaluation Based on Field Reports / 399 A Brief Exploration into Political Economy of Bihar's Backwardness / 409 A Concluding Remark / 413 5 Uttar Pradesh 418 Bimal Kumar 419 Introduction / 419 Conditions in Social Development / 423 Resource Base of Villages / 446 Sources of Livelihood / 465 Impact of Land Reforms / 474 Impact of Poverty Alleviation Programmes / 489 Panchayati Raj and People's Participation / 509 Conclusion / 518 Summing Up / 533 Index / 551
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