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Glossary
Adivasi: The term used to refer to the indigenous or tribal
population of India (Sanskrit language adi=beginning;
vasi=dweller).
Anganwadis: A government sponsored child care and mother
care centre in India. It caters to children in the 0–6 age group.
The word means ‘courtyard shelter’ in the Hindi language.
They These were started by the Indian government as a
part of the ICDS programme to combat child hunger and
malnutrition.
Artisanal mining: An artisanal or small-scale miner is
not officially employed by a mining company, but rather
works independently, mining or panning using his/her own
resources. Artisanal miners often undertake the activity of
mining seasonally
Assessment Survey Evaluation Report (ASER): Facilitated
by Pratham, a NGO, ASER (meaning impact in Hindi) is
the largest household survey undertaken in India by people
outside the government. It annually measures the enrolment
as well as the reading and arithmetic levels of children in the
age group of 6–14 years.
Below Poverty Line (BPL): An economic benchmark and
poverty threshold used by the Government of India to
indicate economic disadvantage and to identify individuals
and households in need of government assistance and aid. It
is determined using various parameters which vary from state
to state and within states.
Block: Block is a district sub-division in India.
Cent: Unit of measure of land commonly used in southern
India and equals 1⁄100 acre (40.468 sq m).
Central Empowered Committee (CEC): Constituted on 17
September 2002 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Government of India, the CEC’s broad task is to monitor and
ensure the compliance of the orders of the Supreme Court
(apex court of India) concerning the subject matter of forests
and wildlife and other issues regarding environment.
Crore: Unit in Indian numbering (1 crore=10 million).
Dal: Dhal (also spelled Dahl, Dal, or Daal) is a dish made of
lentils commonly eaten in several parts of India.
Dalit: This is a self-designation for a group of people
traditionally regarded as low caste. Dalits are a mixed
population of numerous caste groups all over South Asia,
and speak various languages. The word ‘Dalit’ comes from the
Marathi language, and means ‘ground’, ‘suppressed’, ‘crushed’, or
‘broken to pieces’.
Dhaba: Small local restaurants usually found on roadsides
and frequented my truck drivers.
District Information System for Education (DISE):
Developed as a monitoring tool of the governments flagship
education programme, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, for all the
districts of the country.
District: Local administrative units that generally form the
tier of local government immediately below that of India's
sub-national states and territories.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): In India a major
legislative measures for the purpose of environmental clearance
was in 1994 when specific notification was issued under the
Environment Protection Act 1986 called the ‘Environment
Impact Assessment Notification 1994’. The legislation called
for the assessment of long term and short term impacts of
major projects undertaken and to evaluate beneficial and
adverse impacts on the environment.
Fifth Schedule: The Fifth Schedule [under Article 244 (1)
of the Constitution of India] essentially provides a historic
guarantee to the adivasi people in the country on the right over
their lands. The Fifth Schedule deals with the administration
and control of specified areas (termed Scheduled Areas) and
the adivasis living in these areas.
Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC): Exercise of the
right to FPIC derives from indigenous peoples’ (tribals/
adivasis) right to self-determination and is closely linked
to peoples’ rights to their lands and territories based on the
customary and historical connections with them. As most
commonly interpreted, the right to FPIC is meant to allow
for indigenous peoples to reach consensus and make decisions
according to their customary systems of decision-making.
Gram panchayat: Local governments at the village or small
town level in India that can be set up in villages with minimum
population of 300.
Greenfield area: Term used to describe a piece of previously
undeveloped land, in a city or rural area, either currently used
for agriculture or landscape design, or just left to nature.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): A basic measure of a
country's overall economic output. It is the market value of all
final goods and services made within the borders of a country
in a year.
Gutka: Gutka (also spelled gutkha, guttkha, guthka) is a
preparation of crushed betel nut, tobacco, catechu, lime and
sweet or savory flavorings. It is consumed much like chewing
tobacco, and like chewing tobacco it is considered responsible
for oral cancer and other severe negative health effects.
Hectare (ha): A unit of area commonly used for measuring
land area (1 ha = 10,000 sq m).