SUFFiciENcy EcONOMy ANd GRASSROOtS DEvElOPMENt
SUFFiciENcy EcONOMy ANd GRASSROOtS DEvElOPMENt
SUFFiciENcy EcONOMy ANd GRASSROOtS DEvElOPMENt
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The Meaning of Sufficiency Economy <br />
International Conference<br />
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Sufficiency Economy Practices in Hill Area of India: <br />
Case of Uttarakhand <br />
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Abstract <br />
Uttarakhand is a state which has witnessed big difference in the development<br />
of its plain and hill region. People of hill region were suffering from lack of various<br />
facilities like education, employment, health facilities, credit facilities and skill<br />
development. Due to which migration of male population has increased to other<br />
areas in the search of livelihood. Burden of female has increased due to dual<br />
responsibility of house and field. For putting halt on the migration government and<br />
local communities has launched various schemes like Joint Forest Management,<br />
NREGA, National Rural health Mission, Right to Education and others. This paper<br />
analyzed the impact of these schemes on the tendency of migration of local male<br />
population. The role of these schemes in creating self sufficiency of the region has<br />
been analyzed with the help of questionnaire survey. The study limitation and future<br />
scope has been proposed in the end of study. <br />
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Introduction <br />
Uttarakhand is a Province of India formed on November 9, 1999. The state’s<br />
vision is to include both human and economic development (Dewan and Bahadur,<br />
2005), and economic development should be supported with environmental<br />
conservation. Most of its part is distributed over Himalaya hills and divided in to<br />
two parts Garhwal and Kumaon. Uttarakhand covers an area of 53 485 km2, of<br />
which about 68% is nominally under forest cover (Sati, 2005). It consists of 13<br />
districts namely, Chamoli, Pauri, Tehri, Uttarkashi, Dehradun, Haridwar and<br />
Rudraprayag in the Garhwal region and Nainital, Almora, Pithoragarh, Udham<br />
Singh Nagar, Champawat and Bageshwar in the Kumaon region.