Contents Preface vii 1.Agricultural Food Security 1 Equitable Distribution and Access; Food Security; Awareness and Education Activities; Value of Agricultural Biodiversity; Create Favourable Economic Climate; Protection of Rights 2.Socially Disadvantaged Groups 16 Constitutional Safeguards; Policies and Programmes; Social Justice and Empowerment; Scheduled Castes; Approach to the Tenth Plan 3.Labour Welfare and Social Security 73 Tenth Plan Objectives; Labour Policy and the Smaller Establishments; Development of Vocational Skills; Reform of the Vocational Training System; Improving Linkage Of Training; Capacity For Training; Skill Building and the Informal Sector; Attracting Investment into Skill Building; Training By Governments at Centre and States; Policies and Programmes; Training Of Youth in Rural Areas; Training of Women; Regions Requiring Particular Attention; Occupational Safety and Heath of Workers; Agricultural Operations; Small Establishments; Review of Labour Laws; Small Establishments and Labour Laws; Need For Making Changes in Certain Laws; Social Security of Workers; Pension System for Unorganised Sector; Vulnerable Groups In Labour Force; Path Ahead vi Rural Diversity and Community Development 4. Food and Nutrition Security 111 Initiatives in the Tenth Plan; Sustainable Food Production to Meet Nutritional Needs; Equitable Distribution of Foodstuffs; Transient Food Scarcity Due to Drought; Nutritional Status of Tribal Population; Energy Requirements of Indians; Assessment of Nutritional Status 5. Enhancing Electricity Access in Rural Areas 157 Electrification of Remote Villages; Distributed Generation (DG) Option 6. Communication j7g Postal System; Path Ahead; Telecommunications; Path Ahead 7. Biotechnlogy Development Strategy 216 Biotechnology is Important to India; Policy Recommendations and Interventions; Infrastructure Development and Manufacturing; Promotion of Industry and Trade; Establishing Biotechnology Parks; Regulatory Mechanisms; Public Communication and Participation; Agriculture and Food Biotechnology; Principles; Bioresources; Plant Resources; Environment; Industrial Biotechnology; Preventive and Therapeutic Medical Biotechnology; Regenerative and Genomic Medicine; Diagnostics for Emerging Medical Paradigm; Bio-engineering and Nano Biotechnology; Bio-informatics and IT; Clinical Biotechnology; Bibliography 275 Index 277