International Journal of Social Science : Vol. 3. No. 4, 483-494, Dec 2014

DOI No. 10.5958/2321-5771.2014.00023.4

Human research development:

A case study of an NGO in Assam

Aditi Nath 1 and Samir Kanti Nath 2

1 Department of Social Work , Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India.

2 Centre for Action Research and Development (NGO), Silchar. Distt.Cachar, Assam, India

Corresponding author: aditinath1@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The present paper discusses about development followed by human development.

Concept like human research development has also got due importance in the

paper citing its need in context to present day condition. The paper has further

highlighted the contribution of an NGO named “Society for North East Handmade

Paper Development (SNEHPAD)” of Assam, India in the field of Human Research

Development through a case study. The paper has been concluded with few

suggestions made by the authors on the basis of the data collected through case

study.

Keywords: Development, human research development, NGOs.

Introduction

Development is a multi-dimensional process involving reorganization and

reorientation of entire economic and social system for improving the quality of

all human lives with three equally important aspects. These are: raising peoples’

living standards, creating conditions conducive to the growth of peoples’ self-

esteem and increasing peoples’ freedom to choose by enlarging the range of their

choice variables. The real wealth of the Nation is its people and the basic purpose

of development is to create an environment for the people to enjoy long, healthy

and creative lives. But it is often forgotten in the pursuit of material and financial

gain. The liberalization process of our economy has helped to reach a higher

growth rate in 1990s and it is through the development of agriculture and industry

where maximum of our manpower is engaged. But this has not developed in our

country equitably. As a result human development has suffered. The UNDP has

laid emphasis for the development of human being so it has introduced a broad

approach to improve human well-being covering all aspects of human life for both