Hyderabad

The X Development Convention

on

Millennium Development Goals:

Performance, Prospects and Challenges
for South India

Under the aegis of the

Indian Council of Social Science Research,
New Delhi

3-4 March 2011

We are happy to bring out

this volume that contains the
highlights of the Convention
and hope this gives not only an
account of its proceedings, but
also stimulate further research
in the performance, prospects
and challenges for India in
achieving the MDGs.

Prof RK Mishra
Convention Chair

Dr Jayasree Raveendran
Convention Convenor
 The Making of the Convention
The Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) takes pride
in having organized and hosted the X Development
Convention on ‘Millennium Development Goals:
Performance, Prospects and Challenges for South
India’ on 3-4 March 2011 at the Institute’s premises,
under the aegis of the Indian Council of Social
Science Research (ICSSR).
In September 2010, when IPE got the opportunity
and decided to host the Development Convention,
the obvious choice of its theme was ‘Millennium
Development Goals’ (MDGs), given the universal
thrust, significance, time, need for an assessment
and the responsibility of an academic institution
to provide a platform for deliberating on topical
issues.
The UN Millennium Declaration has set 2015
as the timeline for achieving most of the MDGs,
which provide quantitative benchmarks for
eradication of extreme poverty, hunger, illiteracy
and diseases apart from achieving gender equality
and empowerment of women, environmental
sustainability and global partnership for
development.
Affirming its commitment to the MDGs, India has
set the following targets for itself, to be achieved by
2015:
• Halve the proportion of population below national
poverty line (Goal 1)
• Halve the proportion of people suffering from
hunger (Goal 1)
• All boys and girls, alike, to complete a full course
of primary education (Goal 2)
• Eliminate gender disparity in all levels of
education (Goal 3)
• Reduce the under-five mortality rate by two-
thirds (Goal 4)
• Reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three-
quarters (Goal 5)
• Reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS (Goal 6)
• Reverse the spread of malaria and other major
diseases (Goal 6)
• Reverse the loss of environmental resources
(Goal 7)
• Halve the proportion of people without access to
safe drinking water and basic sanitation (Goal 7)
• Achieve a significant improvement in the lives of
slum dwellers (Goal 7)
• In cooperation with the private sector, make
available the benefits of new technologies,
especially information and communication (Goal
8)
As South India has made considerably faster
progress than the rest of the country in terms of
achieving the above MDG targets, the Development
Convention was specifically focused on South India.
IPE’s Organizing Committee immediately got
down to disseminating information about the
Convention to a large number of stakeholders, and
began inviting participation from policymakers,
Government departments, researchers,
academicians, corporates and NGOs. The response
was overwhelming, with as many as 91 abstracts of
research papers received from across the globe.
Members of the Steering Committee of the
Convention met on 31 January 2011 and classified
the discussion topics under the following eight
Technical Sessions:
• Health, Poverty and Employment
• Primary Education
• Food Security
• Women’s Empowerment
• Technology & Development
• Sustainable Development
• SHGs & Women’s Empowerment
• Gender Disparity & Social Development
In all, 61 papers were presented over the two days,
where the Technical Session Chairs ably added
value to the discussions.
There was also a Doctoral Colloquium on the
following:
• Development Issues in Health & Education
• Development Issues in Agriculture &
Environment Protection
Select papers were published and two books were
released during the Convention:
• ‘Millennium Development Goals: The Indian
Journey’ deals with the present status and the
proximity to the achievement of MDGs in India.
• ‘Millennium Development Goals and India:
Cases Assessing Performance, Prospects and
Challenges’ documents case studies on various
MDG focus areas with a specific reference to
South Indian states, apart from select studies of
other Indian states.
 The Inaugural Session
The Inauguration Session of the Convention had the esteemed presence of dignitaries
representing the Government, Public Enterprises and academia. Delegates and paper
presenters from all over India participated.
Prof RK Mishra welcoming the invitees. Guest of Honor Prof Datuk Dr Zabid Abdul Rashid addressing the
participants.
Prof RK Mishra (Director, IPE and Convention Chair) welcomed the gathering and Dr Jayasree Raveendran
(Asst Professor, IPE and Convention Convenor) presented the Convention theme and details of the Technical
Sessions.
Prof Datuk Dr Zabid Abdul Rashid (President and
VC, UNIRAZAK, Malaysia and CEO, Tun Abdul
Razak Education Foundation) elaborated the
MDGs in the context of Malaysia, which has shown
commendable progress in moving towards them.
The country’s economy has especially fared well in
reduction of poverty, health care and education. The
Convention also witnessed the signing of an MoU
between IPE and UNIRAZAK.
Dr Prajapati Trivedi (Secretary, Performance
Management, Government of India) spoke on
‘Performance Monitoring and Evaluation System’,
arousing spontaneous excitement coupled with
the realization of the importance and mechanism
of performance monitoring and evaluation in an
objective manner. He observed that India is behind
its MDG timelines due to ineffective delivery of
public services, weak accountability systems, and
gaps in implementation.
Dr Prajapati Trivedi highlighted the following key
points:
• Countries can be classified according to their
ability to implement policies and programs
• Implementation depends on effective follow-up,
Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and Results-
Based Management.
• Effectiveness of follow-up and monitoring
depends on quality and not quantity of M&E.
Effective evaluation requires explicit rankings.
• Degree of Accountability for results is
synonymous with Evaluation.
• Evaluation techniques for management control
in government are different from evaluation
techniques for strategic control.
• The three systems required for performance
improvement are Evaluation, Information and
Incentive systems.
• Accountability for results trickles down.
• Performance Evaluation is different from
Performance Explanation and Performance
Monitoring.
Dr Prajapati Trivedi addressing the participants.
Perceptions that government agencies do not deliver
on what is expected of them have three influencers –
the Results, the Citizens’ Charter and the Grievance
Redress Mechanism. The influencers’ magnitude
is as follows: At the beginning of each financial
year, with the approval of the Minister concerned,
each Department prepares a Results-Framework
Document (RFD) consisting of the priorities set out
by the Ministry, agenda spelt out in the manifesto
if any, President’s Address, and announcements /
agenda spelt out by the Government from time to
time. The Minister decides the inter-se priority among
the departmental objectives. After six months, the
achievements of each Ministry / Department are
reviewed by a Committee on Government Performance
and the goals reset, taking into account the priorities
at that time. This enables factoring in unforeseen
circumstances such as droughts / natural calamities
/ epidemics. At the end of the year, all Ministries
/ Departments list their achievements against the
agreed results in a report, which is finalized by the 1st
of May. Dr Trivedi also highlighted the system design,
capacity building and implementation parameters.

In his Presidential address, Mr Rana Som (CMD, National

Prof RK Mishra (IPE) and Prof Zabid Abdul Rashid (UNIRAZAK) Mineral Development Corporation Limited) observed that
signing the MoU.
poverty is the basic reason for distress in communities and
income generation in a systematic, inclusive and sustainable
manner had to be thought of.
Prof Lata Mallikarjun (English and Foreign
Languages University, Hyderabad) and other He reiterated the challenges that a mining company like NMDC
dignitaries released the following publications: faces and how it strives to address issues poverty reduction
and environment protection.
• ‘Millennium Development Goals: The Indian
Journey’. He also highlighted the responsibility of corporates in helping
India achieving the MDGs and paving the way for prosperity.
• ‘Millennium Development Goals and India:
Cases Assessing
Performance,
Prospects and
Mr Rana Som making his Presidential Address.
Challenges’.
• Journal of Governance
Prof Lata Mallikarjun (left) releasing the book on ‘Millennium and Public Policy.
Development Goals: The Indian Journey’.
• Journal of Managerial Ms J Kiranmai (Asst Professor, IPE) proposed the vote of thanks.
Finance and
Prof Lata Mallikarjun addressing
Research. the gathering
 The Technical Sessions
The eight Technical Sessions saw 61 papers being presented by representatives from
various organizations including CESS, CSD, CDS, ISEC, NIRD, NEUPA, IIT-M, University of
Allahabad, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Jammu, Madras, Anna University, Pondicherry University,
Delhi, Kerala, Pune, Mumbai and JBIMS.
The Technical Sessions deliberated on the following issues:
• Health, Poverty and Employment
The session covered issues such as livelihoods,
non-farm sector opportunities, working
children’s health and rights, rational resource
allocation in health planning, and HIV prevalence
in Indian states.
Prof Manoj Panda (Center for Economic & Social
Studies, Hyderabad) and Prof NJ Kurien (Council
for Social Development, Delhi) chaired the
session.
• Primary Education
Issues covered in the session included
universalization of primary education, child
rights, elementary education, abolition of child
labour, effectiveness of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan,
and teacher empowerment.
Ms Chandana Khan, IAS and Prof R Siva Prasad
(Council for Social Development, Hyderabad)
chaired the session.
• Food Security
The session deliberated on issues such as food
security, assessing NREGS, targeted PDS in
India, and food security for the needy through
religious institutions.
Prof Surjit Singh (Institute of Development
Studies, Jaipur) and Prof Kamaiah (University of
Hyderabad) chaired the session.
• Women’s Empowerment
Issues discussed in the session included female
agricultural workers, their economic status and
freedom of movement, women empowerment
strategies, gender gaps and gender budgeting.
The session was chaired by Prof Manju Singh
(Council for Social Development, Hyderabad)
and Prof Meera Lal (BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad
Campus).
• Technology & Development
The session covered issues such as gender
equality in basic education through ICT,
accelerating financial inclusion through
mobile phone technology, role of ICT in women
empowerment, and environmental governance in
India.
Prof Bhanoji Rao (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public
Policy, Singapore) and Prof Khan Masood Ahmad
(Jamia Millia Islamia) chaired the session.
• Sustainable Development
Issues discussed in the session included land
redistribution & economic wellbeing, accounting
for biomass usage in tobacco curing in India,
organic farming for sustainable agriculture
development, and village tourism.
Prof Naresh Kumar Sharma (University of
Hyderabad) chaired the session.
• SHGs & Women’s Empowerment
The session debated on issues such as the role
of micro-finance in women empowerment,
empowering rural women through SHGs, and
self-help marketing.
Prof C Vijayasree (OU Center for International
Programs, Hyderabad) chaired the session.
• Gender Disparity & Social Development
Issues discussed in the session included gender
disparity in education, multi-dimensional poverty
index, increasing access to safe drinking water
with financial viability, and environment &
sociological analysis).
Prof Kousar J Azam (OU Center for International
Programs, Hyderabad) chaired the session.
The Session Chairs steered the deliberations
very systematically, highlighting methodological
and implementation challenges in research in
MDGs. The sessions comprehensively covered
various facets of MDGs, critically assessing the
performance, prospects and challenges before
India. The paper presenters cited instances of
problems faced in reality, case studies, empirical
evidences and analysis of the reports of various
agencies concerned with MDG monitoring and
evaluation.
Significant observations that emerged at the
Technical Sessions included:
• Mechanism of supply of staple food grains and
other essential items at subsidized prices.
• Employment in hazardous areas which needed a
re-look on sustaining livelihoods.
• Persistence of excess of rural over urban infant
mortality in India.
• Need for state-specific policies and interventions
to arrest the spread of HIV/AIDS.
• Some regional cultures promote practices that
deter empowerment, especially of women.
• The main problems are with implementation, and
not the policy.
• Rampant corruption and political interference.
• Need for technology to reach rural India, in order
to promote inclusive growth.
Doctoral Colloquium
Doctoral students interacting with Dr Suresh Deman.
A Technical Session in Progress
A common hindrance pointed out was the lack
of availability of updated macro-economic data
where research agencies had a crucial role to play.
Social science research still suffers from funding
problems and resultant constraints in the quality
and coverage of the issues, especially the ones
pertaining to analysis of MDGs where the scope is
vast and issues are deep. Methodological rigor was
also felt to be the need of the day to enhance the
intrinsic quality of research work. Measurement
parameters had to be in place to make monitoring
and evaluation more effective.
Requirements for Achieving MDGs:
• Implementation mechanisms
• Performance consciousness
• Accountability framework
• Result orientation
• Need for objectivity in various activities
• CSR activities by private firms can aid
significantly in the achievement of the MDGs.
Spread over two sessions, the Doctoral Colloquium
covered the following issues:
Development Issues in Health & Education
Chaired by Dr Suresh Deman (Centre for Economics
and Finance, UK).
Development Issues in Agriculture
& Environment Protection
Chaired by Dr Stephen D’Silva (JBIMS, Mumbai).
 The Valedictory Session
The Convention ended on a high note, with the
Valedictory Session being held in the presence of
eminent personalities from India and abroad.
The Session started with a Welcome Address by
Dr Jayasree Raveendran (Asst Professor, IPE and
Convention Convener). The Convention Report was
presented by Dr Shubhra Hajela (Asst Professor,
IPE).
Dr Vijaya Sree (Director, OUCIP, Hyderabad)
highlighted that issues like language and
communication contribute significantly to the
success of MDGs.
Ms Shalini Mishra Iyer, IAS, spoke about the
missing links between the current development and
MDGs in achieving goals.
Dr Suresh Deman (Center for Economics and
Finance, UK) spoke about the importance of ‘Game
Theory’ in income generation.
Mr Shekhar Agarwal delivering his Chief Guest Address.
Feedback
The convention was well received by the participants, who found the deliberations very useful. Indian Express
- Edex was the ‘Media Partner’ for the Convention, which received wide press coverage in several national
publications and news channels including The Hindu, Business Standard, Business Line, Andhra Jyoti,
Andhra Prabha, Hindi Milap, Eenadu, Sakshi, Vaartha and Raj News.
Award Winning Papers
The following three best papers presented at the Convention received special awards:
HIV Prevalence in High HIV Prevalence States in India: Patterns & Distribution
Mr Saravana Kumar (CDS, Thiruvananthapuram)
Way to Women Entrepreneurship: A Model of Marketing and Distribution
Prof RK Mishra making his Concluding Remarks.
of Eveready LED Torches by Rural Women
Ms Kavita Laghate and Dr Stephen D’Silva (JBIMS)
Prof Datuk Dr Md Zabid Abdul Rashid (President Area-Based vs. People-Based Targeting: Bringing Optimal Results from Rational Resource Allocation
and VC, UNIRAZAK, Malaysia) stressed upon priority in Health Planning
issues and resource management in India, for Mr Dipin Gupta and Mr Sony Pellisery (IRMA, Gujarat)
which income is required.
Padmabhushan Mr K Padmanabhaiah, IAS (Retd),
spoke on reducing poverty by devising MDG policies
and strategies. He emphasized that implementation
plays a vital role after the policies are devised, and
that research should focus more on implementation
challenges and issues.
Mr Shekhar Agarwal (President, FAPCCI) focused
on the essential factors in ensuring India’s growth,
for which discipline is a crucial factor. He observed
that South India has high potential in terms of
literacy, income levels and infrastructure. To Mr Saravana Kumar receiving an award for his paper ‘HIV Ms Kavita Laghate and Dr Stephen D‘Silva receiving an award for
Prevalence in High HIV Prevalence States in India: Patterns and their paper ‘Way to Women Entrepreneurship: A Model of Marketing
facilitate this, government money should reach the
Distribution’. and Distribution of Eveready LED Torches by Rural Women’.
stakeholders.
Prof RK Mishra (Director, IPE and Convention Chair)
gave the concluding remarks, and Ms Punam Singh
(Asst Professor, IPE) proposed the vote of thanks. Acknowledgements
ICSSR Organizing Committee
• Dr Resmi Ann Thomas
Steering Committee • Dr Shubhra Hajela
• Dr Lakshmanan (MIDS, Chennai) • Ms J Kiranmai
• Dr R Siva Prasad (CSD, Hyderabad) • Ms Punam Singh
• Dr Vijayamohanan Pillai • Ms Lalitha Shanthkumar
(CDS, Thiruvananthapuram) • Mr K Srinivas
• Prof Manoj Panda (CESS, Hyderabad)
• Prof KS James (ISEC, Bengaluru) Administrative Support
• Mr Ch Upender
Sponsor • Mr Gokul Goverdhan
GAIL Ltd.
• Other faculty and staff of IPE
Padmabhushan Mr K Padmanabhaiah, IAS (Retd), addressing the Media Partner • IPE Publication Division
gathering.
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The Student Organizing Committee with Prof RK Mishra (Director, IPE)
 Papers presented during the Convention
Livelihoods Issues & Concerns in the Bauxite Mining Area of AP
Prajna Paramita Mishra
Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Hyderabad
Prof M Gopinath Reddy
Research Unit for Livelihoods & Natural Resources, CESS, Hyderabad
Can Non-Farm Sector Contribute More for Rural India?
Opportunities and Choices
D Swati Jain
Guest Faculty, Department of Economics, University of Allahabad
Working Children’s Health and Rights
C Balaramalingam
Research Scholar, Department of Sociology, Pondicherry University
Dr C Aruna
Asst Professor, Department of Sociology, Pondicherry University
Area-Based vs. People-Based Targeting: Bringing Optimal Results
from Rational Resource Allocation in Health Planning
Mr Dipin Gupta
Institute of Rural Management, Anand, Gujarat
Mr Sony Pellissery
Institute of Rural Management, Anand, Gujarat
HIV Prevalence in High HIV Prevalence States in India:
Patterns & Distribution
R Saravana Kumar
Research Scholar, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram
Maternity & Employment Policy Issues & Challenges
Dr Soumya Vinayan
Asst Professor, Council for Social Development, Hyderabad
Child Rights and Elementary Education: Chances and Challenges
Ajay Kumar Singh
Senior Program Coordinator, PHRN, Patna
Abolition of Child Labour & Universalization of Primary Education
through Gram Panchayat: Case Study of Village Patha (Suryapet, AP)
Dr CS Singhal
Professor of Psychology & Head, National Institute of Rural Development
Provision of Affordable Quality Elementary Education
for all under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan in Tamil Nadu
P Geetha Rani
Associate Professor, National University of Educational Planning and Administration
S Kannappan
Joint Director, Sarva Sikhsa Abhiyan, Chennai
Primary Education in All Southern States by 2015:
Comparative Perspective
Application of NREGA in Paddy Field for Improving Food Security in Implications of Cosmopolitanism & Rights-Based Approach Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index:
Kerala: A Theoretical Analysis on MDGs: Ensuring Gender Equality in Basic Education through ICT Relevance and Application in the Indian Context
AD Manikandan A Josephine A Dr P Sivakumar
Research Associate, Centre for Wage Employment & Poverty Alleviation, NIRD PhD Scholar, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT-Madras Asst Professor, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Chennai
Dr MB Dhanya
Food Insecurity in India: Problems & Remedies Review of Environmental Governance in India:
Cataloguing of the Current Initiatives Asst Professor, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Chennai
Dr K Vidyasagar Reddy
Ramakrishna Nallathiga Environment & Dange Dhangars: A Sociological Analysis
Research Associate, Department of Political Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad
Knowledge Manager - Infrastructure & Environment, Centre for Good Governance,
Prabhakar Draxe
Hyderabad
Food Security: The Contemporary Multi-Dimensional Issue Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Dr Ghali College, Maharashtra
Kulkarni Sharad Raghunath Accelerating Financial Inclusion through Mobile Phone Technology:
Eliminating Gender Disparity in Primary Education:
Faculty of Management, Sanjay Bhokare Group of Institutes, Miraj Opportunities, Challenges & Policy Options for India
Performance, Prospects & Challenges in AP and Tamil Nadu
Dr Sumanjeet
Issues of Food Security & Targeted Public Distribution System in India: Asst Professor, Department of Commerce, University of Delhi Prof SN Tripathy
A Review GIPE, Pune
Role of ICT in Women Empowerment in India
L Reddeppa Improving PHC Performance: The Key to Meet MDGs Primary Health
Asst Professor, Council for Social Development, Hyderabad Dr T Satyanarayana Chary
Head - Department of Commerce, Telangana University, Nizamabad Care in South India: Role of Health Care Professionals
A Concept Note on Food Security for the Needy Through Religious Neelakantam Tatikonda Sumathi GN, TJ Kamalanabhan and M Thenmozhi
Institutions: With Special Reference to Sri Jagannath Temple, Puri Associate Professor, SV College of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad IIT-Madras
Dr Abhijit Dutta A Conceptual Framework for Assessing Quality
Rethinking Development-Globalization Dichotomy
Professor of Finance and Dean of Mahendra Institute of Management and Technical of Emergency Obstetric Care
Tanvir Aeijaz
Studies, Bhubaneswar
Former Head - Department of Political Science), Ramjas College, Delhi University S Rajasulochana
Dr Usha Jumani IIT-Madras
Independent Management Consultant and an Alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad Sustainable Urban Development: The Case of Hyderabad
Dr P Padmanabha Rao Policy Implications on Horizontal Inequalities: Case Analysis of
Millenium Development Goals (India – Far Away from the Goals) Associate Professor, Center for Economic & Social Studies, Hyderabad ‘Universalisation of Primary Education’ Among Muslim Women in India
Pujari Sudharsana Reddy K Venkatesh Josephine A
Dr G Praveen Kumar Associate Professor, Centre for Economic & Social Studies, Hyderabad IIT-Madras
Velangini Institute of Management, Bhogaram Land Redistribution & Economic Wellbeing: CSR in Education of the Under-Privileged: A Study of Top Companies in
Evidence from South Indian States
Female Agricultural Workers in Dry Lands of South India IT / ITES, Manufacturing and Banking Sectors in Tamil Nadu
Gurpreet Singh
P Aparna Nimmu Vasanth JSN and Prof MV Supriya
M Phil Scholar, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram Anna University
Visiting Fellow, Research Unit for Livelihoods & Natural Resources, CESS, Hyderabad
Rajeev Sharma
PhD Scholar, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram Health, Education and Social Development at Intra-State
Is Economic Status Influencing Freedom of Movement and
and Inter-State Level in India
Women Empowerment in Karnataka? Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture Development in Karnataka:
Policy Perspective Kalyany Shankar
R Mutharayappa CDS
Associate Professor, Population Research Centre, Institute for Social & Economic GB Lokesh
Change, Bengaluru Asst Professor, Institute for Social & Economic Change, Bengaluru The Subsistence Mode of Consumption and Deforestation:
GT Maradi A Case Study of Deogarh District of Odisha
Women Empowerment Strategies in Kerala: A Critical Analysis Research Associate, Institute for Social & Economic Change, Bengaluru
Sandeep Kumar Kujur
MG Mallika CDS
Village Tourism: A Way to Sustainable Development & Global
Asst Professor, Zamorin’s Guruvayurappan College, Kerala
Partnership Agricultural Changes under Population Pressure: A Case Study of Assam
Way to Women Entrepreneurship: A Model of Marketing & Shipra R Upadhyay Ashapurna Baruah
Distribution of Eveready LED Torches by Rural Women Research Fellow, Department of Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune CDS

Dr L Krishnaveni Kavita Laghate Role of Micro-Finance in Empowerment of Self-Employed Women Violence in Odisha: Impacting Communities, Cause and Effect:
Associate Professor, Siva Sivani Institute of Management, Secunderabad Associate Professor, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, University of in India A Critical Review
Mumbai
An Evaluation of Programmes for Universalization Dr Arvind Kumar Prof Ashok Rathore
of Primary Education in India Dr Stephen D’Silva Senior Faculty, Department of Commerce, LSR College, New Delhi
Director, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, University of Mumbai V Ravi Efficacy of National Policy on Land Acquisition Act
Manoj Kumar Mishra
Economic Officer, Program Evaluation Organization, Planning Commission, Kolkata Senior Faculty, Department of Statistics, LSR College, New Delhi and Resettlement and Rehabilitation
Family Limitation & Women’s Empowerment
Subhashree Banerjee
Persuasive Path Towards Non-Formal Primary Education in the Context of Development Empowerment of Rural Women through SHGs: A Study of South Odisha
CDS
– Case Study in Tamil Nadu Dr TN Bhat Dr Krishna Chandra Pradhan
JSN Nimmu Vasanth Asst Professor, Population Research Centre, Institute for Social & Economic Change, Senior Lecturer - Economics, Khemundi College, Ganjam, Odisha Labour Market Dynamics of Kerala: A Gender Perspective
Research Scholar, Department of Management Studies, Anna University, Chennai Bengaluru A Study on Women Empowerment through SHGs Mallika MB
Zamorin’s Guruvayurappan College, Kerala
NREGA to Bridge the Missing Link for Food Security: Empowerment of Women: A Challenge to the Corporate World in Karaikudi Taluk (Tamil Nadu)
Improving the Natural Resource Access for Small Land Holders A Oswalt The Performance and Prospects of Micro-Finance in India
Dr PVL Ramana
S Sanju and Sony Pellissery Head - Institute of Social Work, Adaikalamatha College, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Plot 4, Survey No 752, Dharmapuri Colony, Uppal, Hyderabad - 500039 Krishna Reddy Chittedi
Institute of Rural Management, Anand, Gujarat CDS
Gender Disparity in Education: The Indian Experience
Women Empowerment Through Micro Finance:
Food Insecurity in India: Reality or Myth – A Critical Review T Neelakantam Sheep Rearing as a Strategy of Environmental Protection
An Evidence From Andhra Pradesh SV College of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad
Ashok Rathore and Sustainable Development
Emeritus Professor & Foundation Director - Animal Welfare & Veterinary Science Gundeti Ramesh Anket Doshi
Faculty, Department of Economics, Satavahana University, Karimnagar, AP Padmanabha Rao and Srinivas
Institute, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences SV College of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad
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