This book has been a collaborative effort between the A.K.Dasgupta Centre for Planning and Development (a centre sponsored and funded by the Planning Commission, Government of India) and the authors of the papers based on the field studies conducted by them.

 

Contents as Follow :

 

1. Institutional Delivery, Maternal Mortality and Child Health: A Study of Purulia District in West-Bengal

 2. Towards Birth, Risking Death Medicine and Treatment during Pregnancy and Childbirth in Colonial Malabar

3. A Commentary on Health Insecurity in Bolpur-Sriniketan Community Development Block, Birbhum, West Bengal  

4. Inter-District Discrepancy in Agricultural Growth and Economic Development in West Bengal, India  

5. Primary Education in North East India: Exploring the Status and Challenges  

6. A Study of Food Security in India  

7. Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (erstwhile Total Sanitation Campaign) Programme Status Report Reflecting its Impact of Last three Years in Rural areas of Siliguri Sub-division under Darjeeling District

8. Media Exposure in Early Childhood Years and the Role of Parents  

9. Need for a second Green Revolution  

10. Tracing the Restructuring of Urban Governance and Finance in India: The Case of JNNURM  

11. Encashment Of People’s Ignorance As Alternative Earning : A Dangerous Deal  

12. A Study on Grassroots Women Leaders in Development  

13. Importance of Agriculture and Rural Development in India 

14. Constraints of Farm Women in Rice based Farming System: An Empirical Assessment  

15. Diversification and Competitiveness of Indian Agricultural Exports During Liberalized Regime  

16. Rural Infrastructure Opportunities: Entitlement to Development  

17. Fish Based Integrated Farming System – A New Approach to Farming in the Red Lateritic Zone of Birbhum District, West Bengal  

18. Applied General Equilibrium Analysis of Food Security in India: A CGE Modelling Approach  

19. Influence of the Socio-Personal Traits of the Vegetable Growers on their Knowledge Index regarding the Judicious Use of Pesticides in Brinjal Cultivation  

20. Participation of Elementary School Activities of Tribal Children in India  

21. Growth of Information Technology In Rural Area  

22. Impact of BGREI Programme on the Adoption of Improved Rice Production Technology in Coastal Districts of Odisha  

23. Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in the context of Agricultural Research and Extension System – An Assessment

24. Groundwater Quality in West Bengal: Challenges for Drinking Water Security  

25. A Pestle Approach To Integrated Water Management System In Kurseong Town Of Darjeeling District  

26. SHGs and Women Empowerment: A Village Study   

27. Infants and HIV/AIDS  

28. Socio-economic Condition of Rural people of Aloobari, Darjeeling: A Case Study  

29. Present Scenario and Future Prospect of Ecotourism –A Case Study of Ramdhura, Kalimpong  

30. Rural-Urban Labour Migration; A case study of Darjeeling Town