B.S. Vasudeva Rao
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The articles deal with the right to education in India and programmes on literacy including the Saakshar Bharat Programme, particularly the challenges faced by field functionaries working in the programme and the nature of vocational skill and life skill development in the programme, e-literacy in it and the programme in relation to concept of lifelong learning and extension of the university system. The focus is on vocational education and training particularly ...
The present volume is a collection of studies based on field experiences of tribal nature. In present situation there is a need to focus strengths and weakness of the development programmes for further planning and implementation. The studies incorporated in the volume will throws light on social reality rather than assessment reports. In addition to provide a representative cross section of thoughts on tribal development. The insights generated would form ...
Though India is the largest democracy in the world yet it is unfortunate find unequal access to development among different social and economic groups whether it is scheduled castes, Tribes or women and so on. Efforts were on for quite sometime to provide needful opportunities to weaker sections to access development avenues yet the results were not quite encouraging. However, it is heartening to observe that the recent past has been witnessing a sea change in ...
Rural development in India, ever since the concept of Five Year Plan had been introduced, has undergone many a change in terms of the very concept, strategies and programmes. The changes have been in tune with development that has already been taken up and cropping up of new issues and challenges. Almost, for every decade, new issues and challenges have been emerging requiring new insights and initiatives. Thus, stay of issues, innovations and initiatives that ...
The vast stretch of geographical area in rural India assumes greater importance in supporting rural economy and alleviating poverty. For a development functionary it is quite important to have contemporary initiatives being undertaken through out the country so that appropriate measures can be identified and implemented. For a scholar, it is important to browse through structural issues and interventions there of to development comprehensive understanding on ...
The government of India recognizes the importance of literacy. After the formation of popular governments since independence, a number of literacy programmes were launched with an interest eradicate illiteracy and bring the people in to the mainstream of developing society. But these efforts have not yield expected results because the planners over looked the past experience of the on going programmes. The volume consists of 28 papers and is a documentation of ...