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 Practices in Uttarakhand <br />
Bisht (2006) found that in order to provide employment and raise socioeconomic<br />
standards of local and poor people, Uttarakhand state has to sustain its<br />
forestry and ecological areas. Uttarakhand is known for its natural beauty, it have<br />
many places as world heritage. It is the first state which formed Tourism<br />
Development Board by legislation. Many policies have been introduced to develop<br />
agriculture and agriculture base system for making the path to the growth.<br />
Government is promoting organic farming in the state and promoting Uttarakhnd as<br />
a organic state. Government providing seeds to the farmers which are suitable for<br />
the hill agriculture and which are also good in the yield. There are enormous<br />
opportunities lies in the state as the multi-cropping system combined with animal<br />
husbandry through cattle rearing, poultry, fishing, bee keeping, etc (Shekhar, 2007).<br />
The processing of fruits and vegetables, vocational training for youths, and banking<br />
and insurance in the service sector can provide livelihood security and support.<br />
Development of all these areas along with infrastructure development and better<br />
education facilities can be a direction for sustainable development of the hill regions<br />
for better quality of life to the inhabitants and to help halt migration from villages.<br />
Agricultural productivity and movement from a traditional to a modern system are<br />
crucial for growth and development of the state and districts <br />
Following practices has been adopted by the people and government of<br />
Uttarakhand to develop a sufficiency economy. <br />
1) Joint Forest Management Program (JFM) <br />
Uttarakhand is known for its bio diversity and natural habitats, so the<br />
government is very keen to preserve it. For this, government developed Joint forest<br />
management program. JFM is a concept for protecting and developing forest by the<br />
partnership between fringe forest user groups and forest department on the basis of<br />
mutual role and responsibilities. The root objective is to protect forest with the help<br />
of peoples. This concept is emerging as a sustainable forestry in the forest regime,<br />
which includes adaptation to the changes in the need and want of the people and<br />
their capabilities to protect the forest, as they are closely related to the forest. JFM<br />
includes rehabilitation of degraded forest areas with the help of forest committees<br />
and peoples organizations. It also provides a source of livelihood to the local<br />
peoples. <br />
Many approaches have been integrated in the JFM like: <br />
a) Village resource development <br />
b) Micro-watershed development <br />
c) water and soil conservation <br />
d) Rural infrastructure development