CONTENTS Preface v List of Contributors xi 1 Economic Empowerment of Rural Community through Panchayath Raj System - A Study 1 Narasimhan.M.S 2 Impact of Women Empowerment Programmes on Rural Women in Hassan District 22 Thimmaiya T.D. 3 Economic Empowerment of Kadu GoIIa Women Through Stree Shakti Programme-A Case Study in Pavagada Taluk 39 K.Sivachithappa 4 Role of Micro-Finance and Its Impact on Socio-Economic Development of Women in Karnataka 50 Shivanand Nari 5 Impact of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies on Rural Community - A Case Study of Mysore District 63 Mahadevaswamy M.S. 6 Dimensions of Female Agricultural Wage Rates in India79 Ziaulla 7 Problems and Prospects of Co operative Sector Underglobalization Regime -A Study in Karnataka 91 Sreenivasaiah, K.N. 8 Social Security Schemes and Socio- Economic Development of Depressed Classes - A Study in Karnataka 108 Umesha, C. 9 Commercial Banking in the Development of Mysore District Economy - With Special Reference to Small Scale Industries 123 Venkatesha, J. N. 10 Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women through NGO Based Micro Finance - A Case Study in Mandya District139 Raghava, D. H. 11 Progress of Self Help Groups in Karnataka- An Analysis 153 Prasad 12 Performance of Agarbathi Industries in the State of Karnataka - A Study 166 Narayanamma, P.N. 13 Livelihood Security of Women Through SHGs - With Special Reference to Mandya District 180 Suresha, A.L. 14 Issues Before Trade Unions in India 190 Divyathejomurthy, V. 15 Dairy Industry in Poverty Alleviation of Rural Areas - A Case Study 208 Lepakshaiah, S.V. 16 People Participation in Community Development Programmes - A Study in Mandya District 216 Chandrakala, K.S. 17 Economic Empowerment of Weaker Sections through Bank Credit - With Special Reference to Mysore District 231 Bhuvanendra, S. K. 18 A Study on the Problem of Non-Performing Assets - With Reference to Canara Bank in Mandya 243 Gule Ariffa 19 Empowering Women through Expansion of School Education in Karnataka 257 Krishnappa Madwala 20 Visveswaraya Grameena Bank and Rural Development - A Study in Mandya District 276 Narayana, N. 21 Role of Information Technology in Economic Growth of India 287 Nagesha 22 Growth in Livestock Population and Its Role in the Development of Karnataka Economy 299 M.Chandm Naik Index 308