Rural Development of Orissa
Subtitle: Problems and Potentials
By: Chitrasen Pasayat
Publisher: Mohit Publications, 4675/21, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi-110002, INDIA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 8174452451
Subjects: Development-Tribal-Rural; Sociology
First sentence: This book contains essays on wide range of topics which attempts to examine socio-economic and regional problems in a tribal dominated backward state like Orissa. At one level, this study could be seen as a continuation of the studies of rural, tribal and backward areas undertaken in 1950s. At the second level, this study could be seen  as the first socio-economic study of the weaker sections of populations in terms of their weak resource base, their low position in social hierarchy, their relative lack of access to facilities provided by developmental programmes and their inadequate participation in institutions. Most of the weaker sections belong to the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, Backward Castes and women residing in the rural, tribal and backward regions of Orissa. The materials being published have relevance today because the problems of the weaker sections and backward regions are still with us. While our weaker sections and backward regions continue to suffer from any disability, there has been change in the socio-economic environment and many of them have been able to assert themselves and moved forward.
Description: The essays included in this book are published during 1995-2003 in various edited books and social sciences journals like Yojana, Kurukshetra, Social Welfare, Orissa Review, Urban India, Man and Development, Adivasi, Banaja and the like. Some of these articles are written in response to specific invitation to contribute. These essays are on a wide variety of topics and these are written over a period of about one decade.
Notes: CONTENTS: Preface (v); Chapter-I: Development Scenario of Orissa Districts - A Temporal Analysis (1-43); Chapter-II: Coffee Plantation in Machhkund (44-48);  Chapter-III: Cashew Plantation in Orissa: Potential for Growth and Rural Development (49-61); Chapter-IV: Octroi: Experience of Sambalpur Municipality (62-68); Chapter-V: Trend and Level of Urbanisation in Orissa (69-95); Chapter-VI: Strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions (96-102); Chapter-VII: Perspective on Child Marriage (103-110); Chapter-VIII: Primary Education among Girls in Orissa: A Sociological Perspective (111-125); Chapter-IX: Low Literacy of Tribal Women in Orissa (126-133); Chapter-X: Social Forestry and the Tribes of Orissa (134-143); Chapter-XI: Rehabilitation and Development for Hirakud Oustees (144-158); Index (159-160).
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