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This book attempts to examine the different aspects of migrants in urban informal sector in India, with special reference to Orissa. Analyzing the determinants of rural-urban migration, it describes in detail the factors responsible for the process of urbanization in Orissa.
Evaluating the socio-economic status of the migrants, it discusses at length the various aspects of growth of informal sector and its policy implications. It also examines how geographical ...
This book is an outcome of a project 'Freedom from Hunger' launched for the first time by the government of Orissa with the following aims: conceptualisation and identification of people who are hungry, measures adopted by the state government for removing poverty and hunger under five year plans, identification of critical gaps and missing links in the governmental measures targeted for removing hunger and poverty, locating catalysts of growth or growth inducing ...
Orissa has been quite vulnerable to natural disasters like flood, drought and cyclone in almost all the years since 1965. These have not only affected the human beings adversely but has also caused a great loss to property. The book, State, NGOs and Disaster Management analyses the impact of 1999 Super Cyclone in Orissa, on the livelihood of poor and vulnerable groups and the response of outside agencies including government and NGOs in relief, construction, ...