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

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. A Technical Session in Progress

The Technical Sessions deliberated on the following issues:

• Health, Poverty and Employment • Technology & Development The Session Chairs steered the deliberations A common hindrance pointed out was the lack
The session covered issues such as livelihoods, The session covered issues such as gender very systematically, highlighting methodological of availability of updated macro-economic data
non-farm sector opportunities, working equality in basic education through ICT, and implementation challenges in research in where research agencies had a crucial role to play.
children’s health and rights, rational resource accelerating financial inclusion through MDGs. The sessions comprehensively covered Social science research still suffers from funding
allocation in health planning, and HIV prevalence mobile phone technology, role of ICT in women various facets of MDGs, critically assessing the problems and resultant constraints in the quality
in Indian states. empowerment, and environmental governance in performance, prospects and challenges before and coverage of the issues, especially the ones
India. India. The paper presenters cited instances of pertaining to analysis of MDGs where the scope is
Prof Manoj Panda (Center for Economic & Social
Studies, Hyderabad) and Prof NJ Kurien (Council Prof Bhanoji Rao (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public problems faced in reality, case studies, empirical vast and issues are deep. Methodological rigor was
for Social Development, Delhi) chaired the Policy, Singapore) and Prof Khan Masood Ahmad evidences and analysis of the reports of various also felt to be the need of the day to enhance the
session. (Jamia Millia Islamia) chaired the session. agencies concerned with MDG monitoring and intrinsic quality of research work. Measurement
evaluation. parameters had to be in place to make monitoring
• Primary Education • Sustainable Development and evaluation more effective.
Significant observations that emerged at the
Issues covered in the session included Issues discussed in the session included land Technical Sessions included: Requirements for Achieving MDGs:
universalization of primary education, child redistribution & economic wellbeing, accounting • Mechanism of supply of staple food grains and • Implementation mechanisms
rights, elementary education, abolition of child for biomass usage in tobacco curing in India, other essential items at subsidized prices.
labour, effectiveness of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, organic farming for sustainable agriculture • Performance consciousness
and teacher empowerment. development, and village tourism. • Employment in hazardous areas which needed a • Accountability framework
re-look on sustaining livelihoods.
Ms Chandana Khan, IAS and Prof R Siva Prasad Prof Naresh Kumar Sharma (University of • Result orientation
• Persistence of excess of rural over urban infant
(Council for Social Development, Hyderabad) Hyderabad) chaired the session. • Need for objectivity in various activities
mortality in India.
chaired the session.
• SHGs & Women’s Empowerment • Need for state-specific policies and interventions • CSR activities by private firms can aid
• Food Security to arrest the spread of HIV/AIDS. significantly in the achievement of the MDGs.
The session debated on issues such as the role
The session deliberated on issues such as food of micro-finance in women empowerment, • Some regional cultures promote practices that
security, assessing NREGS, targeted PDS in empowering rural women through SHGs, and deter empowerment, especially of women.
India, and food security for the needy through self-help marketing.
• The main problems are with implementation, and
religious institutions.
Prof C Vijayasree (OU Center for International not the policy.
Prof Surjit Singh (Institute of Development Programs, Hyderabad) chaired the session. • Rampant corruption and political interference.
Studies, Jaipur) and Prof Kamaiah (University of
Hyderabad) chaired the session. • Gender Disparity & Social Development • Need for technology to reach rural India, in order
to promote inclusive growth.
Issues discussed in the session included gender
• Women’s Empowerment disparity in education, multi-dimensional poverty
Issues discussed in the session included female index, increasing access to safe drinking water
agricultural workers, their economic status and with financial viability, and environment &
freedom of movement, women empowerment sociological analysis). Doctoral Colloquium
strategies, gender gaps and gender budgeting.
Prof Kousar J Azam (OU Center for International
Spread over two sessions, the Doctoral Colloquium
The session was chaired by Prof Manju Singh Programs, Hyderabad) chaired the session.
covered the following issues:
(Council for Social Development, Hyderabad)
and Prof Meera Lal (BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Development Issues in Health & Education
Campus).
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).

Doctoral students interacting with Dr Suresh Deman.

 The Valedictory Session 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)
The Convention ended on a high note, with the Prof Datuk Dr Md Zabid Abdul Rashid (President Area-Based vs. People-Based Targeting: Bringing Optimal Results from Rational Resource Allocation
Valedictory Session being held in the presence of and VC, UNIRAZAK, Malaysia) stressed upon priority in Health Planning
eminent personalities from India and abroad. issues and resource management in India, for Mr Dipin Gupta and Mr Sony Pellisery (IRMA, Gujarat)
which income is required.
The Session started with a Welcome Address by
Dr Jayasree Raveendran (Asst Professor, IPE and Padmabhushan Mr K Padmanabhaiah, IAS (Retd),
Convention Convener). The Convention Report was spoke on reducing poverty by devising MDG policies
presented by Dr Shubhra Hajela (Asst Professor, and strategies. He emphasized that implementation
IPE). plays a vital role after the policies are devised, and
that research should focus more on implementation
Dr Vijaya Sree (Director, OUCIP, Hyderabad)
challenges and issues.
highlighted that issues like language and
communication contribute significantly to the Mr Shekhar Agarwal (President, FAPCCI) focused
success of MDGs. on the essential factors in ensuring India’s growth,
for which discipline is a crucial factor. He observed
Ms Shalini Mishra Iyer, IAS, spoke about the
that South India has high potential in terms of
missing links between the current development and
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
MDGs in achieving goals. 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’.
Dr Suresh Deman (Center for Economics and stakeholders.
Finance, UK) spoke about the importance of ‘Game
Prof RK Mishra (Director, IPE and Convention Chair)
Theory’ in income generation.
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
Mr Shekhar Agarwal delivering his Chief Guest Address. Padmabhushan Mr K Padmanabhaiah, IAS (Retd), addressing the Media Partner • IPE Publication Division
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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 Application of NREGA in Paddy Field for Improving Food Security in Implications of Cosmopolitanism & Rights-Based Approach Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index:
Prajna Paramita Mishra Kerala: A Theoretical Analysis on MDGs: Ensuring Gender Equality in Basic Education through ICT Relevance and Application in the Indian Context
Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Hyderabad AD Manikandan A Josephine A Dr P Sivakumar
Prof M Gopinath Reddy 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
Research Unit for Livelihoods & Natural Resources, CESS, Hyderabad Dr MB Dhanya
Food Insecurity in India: Problems & Remedies Review of Environmental Governance in India:
Can Non-Farm Sector Contribute More for Rural India? Cataloguing of the Current Initiatives Asst Professor, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Chennai
Opportunities and Choices Dr K Vidyasagar Reddy
Ramakrishna Nallathiga Environment & Dange Dhangars: A Sociological Analysis
Research Associate, Department of Political Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad
D Swati Jain Knowledge Manager - Infrastructure & Environment, Centre for Good Governance,
Prabhakar Draxe
Guest Faculty, Department of Economics, University of Allahabad Hyderabad
Food Security: The Contemporary Multi-Dimensional Issue Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Dr Ghali College, Maharashtra
Working Children’s Health and Rights Kulkarni Sharad Raghunath Accelerating Financial Inclusion through Mobile Phone Technology:
Eliminating Gender Disparity in Primary Education:
C Balaramalingam Faculty of Management, Sanjay Bhokare Group of Institutes, Miraj Opportunities, Challenges & Policy Options for India
Performance, Prospects & Challenges in AP and Tamil Nadu
Research Scholar, Department of Sociology, Pondicherry University Dr Sumanjeet
Issues of Food Security & Targeted Public Distribution System in India: Asst Professor, Department of Commerce, University of Delhi Prof SN Tripathy
Dr C Aruna
Asst Professor, Department of Sociology, Pondicherry University A Review GIPE, Pune
Role of ICT in Women Empowerment in India
L Reddeppa Improving PHC Performance: The Key to Meet MDGs Primary Health
Area-Based vs. People-Based Targeting: Bringing Optimal Results Asst Professor, Council for Social Development, Hyderabad Dr T Satyanarayana Chary
from Rational Resource Allocation in Health Planning Head - Department of Commerce, Telangana University, Nizamabad Care in South India: Role of Health Care Professionals
Mr Dipin Gupta A Concept Note on Food Security for the Needy Through Religious Neelakantam Tatikonda Sumathi GN, TJ Kamalanabhan and M Thenmozhi
Institute of Rural Management, Anand, Gujarat Institutions: With Special Reference to Sri Jagannath Temple, Puri Associate Professor, SV College of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad IIT-Madras
Mr Sony Pellissery Dr Abhijit Dutta A Conceptual Framework for Assessing Quality
Institute of Rural Management, Anand, Gujarat Rethinking Development-Globalization Dichotomy
Professor of Finance and Dean of Mahendra Institute of Management and Technical of Emergency Obstetric Care
Tanvir Aeijaz
HIV Prevalence in High HIV Prevalence States in India: Studies, Bhubaneswar
Former Head - Department of Political Science), Ramjas College, Delhi University S Rajasulochana
Patterns & Distribution Dr Usha Jumani IIT-Madras
Independent Management Consultant and an Alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad Sustainable Urban Development: The Case of Hyderabad
R Saravana Kumar
Research Scholar, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram 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
Maternity & Employment Policy Issues & Challenges Pujari Sudharsana Reddy K Venkatesh Josephine A
Dr Soumya Vinayan Dr G Praveen Kumar Associate Professor, Centre for Economic & Social Studies, Hyderabad IIT-Madras
Asst Professor, Council for Social Development, Hyderabad
Velangini Institute of Management, Bhogaram Land Redistribution & Economic Wellbeing: CSR in Education of the Under-Privileged: A Study of Top Companies in
Child Rights and Elementary Education: Chances and Challenges Evidence from South Indian States
Female Agricultural Workers in Dry Lands of South India IT / ITES, Manufacturing and Banking Sectors in Tamil Nadu
Ajay Kumar Singh Gurpreet Singh
P Aparna Nimmu Vasanth JSN and Prof MV Supriya
Senior Program Coordinator, PHRN, Patna M Phil Scholar, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram Anna University
Visiting Fellow, Research Unit for Livelihoods & Natural Resources, CESS, Hyderabad
Abolition of Child Labour & Universalization of Primary Education Rajeev Sharma
PhD Scholar, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram Health, Education and Social Development at Intra-State
through Gram Panchayat: Case Study of Village Patha (Suryapet, AP) Is Economic Status Influencing Freedom of Movement and
and Inter-State Level in India
Dr CS Singhal Women Empowerment in Karnataka? Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture Development in Karnataka:
Professor of Psychology & Head, National Institute of Rural Development Policy Perspective Kalyany Shankar
R Mutharayappa CDS
Provision of Affordable Quality Elementary Education Associate Professor, Population Research Centre, Institute for Social & Economic GB Lokesh
for all under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan in Tamil Nadu Change, Bengaluru Asst Professor, Institute for Social & Economic Change, Bengaluru The Subsistence Mode of Consumption and Deforestation:
P Geetha Rani 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
Associate Professor, National University of Educational Planning and Administration Sandeep Kumar Kujur
MG Mallika CDS
S Kannappan Village Tourism: A Way to Sustainable Development & Global
Asst Professor, Zamorin’s Guruvayurappan College, Kerala
Joint Director, Sarva Sikhsa Abhiyan, Chennai Partnership Agricultural Changes under Population Pressure: A Case Study of Assam
Primary Education in All Southern States by 2015: Way to Women Entrepreneurship: A Model of Marketing & Shipra R Upadhyay Ashapurna Baruah
Comparative Perspective 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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