Journal of Social Welfare and Management

Since the on set of industrial revaluation, rapid urbanization, migration and development of public and private transport network has impetus to economic development at the cost of environment. Although such development is integral to economic growth the problem lies in their unfettered proliferation, leading to severe environmental degeneration and pollution particularly since 1970. Hence, there is an urgent need to address and assess the problem of air quality. In this paper an attempt has been made to study and discuss the impact of air pollution on human health. 

India, for long remained as vertically frozen hierarchy of castes with differential levels of education and economic standing. Planning, in the post-independent India, tried to forge an egalitarian, secular, democratic society, by providing various measures of protective discrimination to the underprivileged, disadvantaged groups to catch up with the mainstream society. The dawn of 21st century has ushered in an era of sweeping changes even in a country like India, known for its multifarious, groups based on, language, caste, creed, and color. The forces of change swaying the world is that of Globalization, which while sweeping the developing countries, is forcing them to make structural adjustments to catch up with the pace and degree of modernization, with concomitants of liberalization, privatization to cope up with the new forces of change. Societies, loaded with various forms of inequalities are caught up in a dilemma of whether to remain committed to establishing egalitarian society to ensure social justice or to catch up with excellence to compete worldwide competition in the new economic world order based on market forces. The present paper examines the educational progress of Dalits in Higher education vis-à-vis the context of globalization enumerating their educational attainments, perceptions, attitudes. The paper also examines to what extent they are equipped to face changing scenario in education brought forth by Globalization.

Key Words: Disadvantaged, Globalization, Global Village, Global Mobility, Information, Communication Technology, Modernization

Millennium Development Goals recognize the importance of women’s empowerment and gender equality. In this regard, Participatory Irrigation Management is viewed as an opportunity that creates a context for mainstreaming women’s participation and gender equity in irrigation management. Therefore, promoting the participation of women-farmers in water user associations is a prerequisite for improving Participatory Irrigation Management all over in India. In this scenario, this paper endeavors to evaluate the provisions of Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Management of Irrigation Systems (TNFMIS Act 2000) based on the empirical evidences about Exclusion vs. inclusion of women-farmers in Participatory Irrigation Management in Tamil Nadu. This article examines membership, participation and representation of women farmers in water user associations in one major and one medium irrigation system in this state. It identifies passive membership, nominal participation, notional participation and non-representation of women-farmers in water user associations as factors impeding women participation in Participatory Irrigation Management. Based on these empirical findings, this article propounds that the patriarchal social structure and institutions engender gender discrimination in land ownership and women’s exclusion in participation in decision making and representation in positions of authority in Participatory Irrigation Management.Concomitantly it argues that although the TNFMIS Act envisions participation of women and men farmers, it has been to a greater extent less instrumental in bringing about gender equity in Participatory Irrigation Management. Therefore, it propounds Gender mainstreaming in Participatory Irrigation Management as the agenda of inclusive legislation to bring about enhanced.

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In Andhra Pradesh State, according to 2001 Census, 35.0 percent of the population belongs to the category of youth. It is felt that there is a need to evolve a comprehensive policy encompassing socio-economic empowerment of the youth. Government of Andhra Pradesh has been striving hard to mitigate the problem of unemployment in a phased manner. Efforts have been made to empower youth with the up gradation of skills and access to investment in potential sectors to widen the employment opportunities. The major efforts of Rajiv Yuva Shakthi programme are to involve youth actively in community development and rural reconstruction works through personality development and reorientation of the existing education and training needs to meet the requirements of the modern economy. Rajiv Yuva Shakthi programme is a micro-credit Programme targeting unemployed youth, both individuals as well as groups. Students of vocational schools, colleges and engineering colleges will also be the beneficiaries under this programme Government facilitates active participation of the educated youth in rejuvenating rural areas. The Major Schemes under Rajiv Yuva Shakthi Programme are Rajiv Yuva Shakthi (Schemes for Individuals)5,000 educated unemployed youth can be considered under this programme for financial assistance and preference would be given to vocationally qualified individuals with minimum educational qualifications of 10th Pass or fail / Vocational etc. A maximum subsidy amount of Rs 20,000/- will be offered to each individual whose Project cost is Rs. 1, 00,000/-. Rajiv Yuva Shakthi (Schemes for Petty Business) he Uneducated unemployed youth (No minimum educational qualification) are eligible for getting financial assistance under this Programme. 20,000 groups will be financed every year. A maximum subsidy amount of Rs10,000/- will be provided to each beneficiary whose Project cost isRs. 1, 00,000/- The schemes like vegetable vendors; coffee machine, mango juice machine etc. can be encouraged under this programme. Rajiv Yuva Shakthi (Schemes for Group of beneficiaries) The educated unemployed youth consisting of 5 members have to form into groups for financial assistance to take up self- employment schemes. 5,000 groups (25,000 nos) will be financed every year. The educational Qualification of any one of the members is 10th pass. A maximum subsidy limit for Industry Sector Rs 60,000, for Service Sector Rs 40,000 and for Business Sector Rs 30,000 whose Project cost is Rs.3, 00,000/-.

Key Words: Yuva Shakhty Programme, DYWO, ANSET, SETKUR, SETVEN, STEP