East India Human Development Report

by National Council of Applied Economic Research

• ISBN13: 9780195666144
• ISBN10: 0195666143
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-13
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is a comprehensive and authoritative source of micro-level information on economic and social development in several states in East India.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Illustrations	xi
Background Note	xviii
BIHAR	1	(94)
Secondary Data Report for Bihar	3	(39)
Profile of the State	3	(1)
Literacy and Primary Education	4	(5)
Enrolment Rate	5	(1)
Drop-out Rate	5	(1)
Drop-out Rate among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes	5	(1)
Teacher-Student Ratio	6	(1)
Proximity of Primary Schools	7	(1)
Effective Literacy Rate	8	(1)
Literacy among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes	8	(1)
Health Care Facilities and Health Status	9	(3)
Health Care Facilities	10	(1)
Number of Hospitals, Dispensaries, and Health Posts	11	(1)
Sub-centres, Public Health Centres, and Community Health Centres	11	(1)
Family Welfare Centres	11	(1)
Number of Doctors and Paramedical Personnel	11	(1)
Demographic Parameters	12	(4)
Population Density	12	(1)
Sex Ratio	12	(1)
Scheduled Castes	13	(1)
Scheduled Tribess	13	(1)
Level of Urbanization	14	(1)
Pattern of Work Participation	14	(1)
Size of Household	15	(1)
Dependency Ratio	15	(1)
Growth of Population	16	(3)
Proportion of Married Females and Mean Age at Marriage	16	(1)
Death Rate and Child Mortality	16	(2)
Fertility Indices	18	(1)
Material Well-being	19	(1)
Income and Consumption	19	(1)
Government Programmes and Polices	20	(5)
Education---Primary and Adult	20	(1)
Operation Blackboard	20	(1)
Adult Education	21	(1)
Health, Water Supply, and Sanitation	21	(1)
Drinking Water Supply	21	(1)
Sanitation	21	(1)
Housing	22	(1)
Nutrition	22	(1)
Welfare Programmes for Weaker Sections	22	(1)
Scheduled Castes	23	(1)
Scheduled Tribes	23	(1)
Poverty Alleviation Programmes, Land Reforms, and Employment Generation	23	(1)
Rural Development	24	(1)
Integrated Rural Development Programme	24	(1)
Concluding Remarks	25	(17)
Survey Report for Bihar	42	(32)
Major Findings of Survey Data	42	(32)
Household and Individual Income	42	(2)
Asset Ownership	44	(1)
Literacy Rate	44	(1)
Ever Enrolment Rate	45	(1)
Expenditure Data on Morbidity	46	(1)
Immunization	47	(1)
Crude Birth Rate and Death Rate	47	(27)
Village Study in Bihar: Indwas and Raghunandanpur	74	(21)
Introduction	74	(1)
Indwas	74	(10)
Location	74	(1)
Land and Distribution	75	(1)
Total Population	75	(1)
Household by Caste	75	(1)
Housing Pattern	75	(1)
Occupation Pattern	76	(1)
Social Practices	76	(1)
Infrastructural Facilities	77	(1)
Educational Facilities	78	(1)
Health Facilities	78	(1)
Findings from Focus Group Discussions	78	(4)
Children's Drop-out Questionnaire	82	(1)
Free Listing of Illness	83	(1)
Village Raghunandanpur	84	(11)
Profile of District	84	(1)
Location	84	(1)
Land Area Distribution	84	(1)
Distribution of Households by Caste	84	(1)
Occupation Pattern	85	(1)
Social Conditions	85	(1)
Infrastructure Facilities	86	(1)
Quality of Life	86	(1)
Educational Facilities	86	(1)
Health Facilities	87	(1)
Findings from Focus Group Discussions	87	(3)
Findings from Children's Drop-out Questionnaire	90	(1)
Findings from Free Listing of Illness	91	(1)
Summary and Conclusions	92	(3)
NORTH EASTERN REGION	95	(78)
Secondary Data Report for North Eastern Region	97	(31)
Poor Database	97	(1)
Profile of the Region	97	(2)
Population	99	(2)
Primary Education and Literacy	101	(3)
Effective Literacy Rate	101	(1)
Primary School Enrolment	102	(1)
Drop-out Rates and Mean Years of Schooling	103	(1)
Distance of School from Habitations	104	(1)
Health Status and Related Demographic Parameters	104	(4)
Life Expectancy at Birth	104	(1)
Health Care Services: Infrastructural and Personnel	105	(1)
Density of Population and Sex Ratio	106	(1)
Urban Population	106	(1)
Size of Household and Dependency Ratio	106	(1)
Work Participation Rates	107	(1)
Factors Affecting Fertility and Child Mortality	108	(1)
Mean Age at Marriage	108	(1)
Infant and Child Mortality	108	(1)
Fertility Indices	108	(1)
Material Well-being	109	(1)
Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure	109	(1)
Population below Poverty Line in Rural North East	110	(1)
Concluding Remarks	110	(18)
Survey Report for North Eastern Region	128	(32)
Rural Sample	128	(1)
Major Findings	128	(8)
Household and Per Capita Income	128	(1)
Ownership of Assets	129	(3)
Literacy Rate	132	(1)
Enrolment Rate	132	(1)
Expenditure on Morbidity	133	(1)
Crude Birth and Death Rates	134	(1)
Immunization	134	(2)
Conclusion	136	(24)
Village Level Study in Assam: Panitema and Bongaligaon	160	(13)
Introduction	160	(1)
Village Panitema	160	(6)
Profile of District Kamrup	160	(1)
Location and Landscape	160	(1)
Household Distribution by Caste	161	(1)
Occupations	161	(1)
Infrastructural Facilities	161	(1)
Medical Facilities	162	(1)
School Facilities	162	(2)
Summary of Focus Group Discussions	164	(1)
Findings of the Focus Group Discussions	165	(1)
Village Bongaligaon	166	(7)
Profile of District	166	(1)
Location	166	(1)
Historical Background	166	(1)
Type of House by Caste	167	(1)
Occupation	167	(1)
Infrastructural Facilities	167	(1)
Educational Facilities	167	(1)
Medical Facilities	168	(1)
Other Government Schemes	168	(1)
Summary of Focus Group Discussions	168	(1)
Findings of Focus Group Discussions	169	(1)
Reasons for Children's Drop-out	170	(1)
Free Listing of Illness	170	(1)
Conclusion	171	(2)
ORISSA	173	(82)
Secondary Data Report for Orissa	175	(28)
Introduction	175	(1)
General Characteristics	175	(1)
Population	175	(1)
Educational Characteristics	176	(6)
Enrolment and Drop-out Rates	176	(2)
Mean Years of Schooling	178	(1)
Teacher-Student Ratio	178	(1)
Literacy	179	(3)
Health Care Infrastructure	182	(1)
Demographic Characteristics	183	(6)
Population Density and Sex Ratio	183	(1)
Scheduled Castes and Tribes	184	(1)
Urban Population	184	(1)
Workforce Distribution	185	(1)
Dependency Ratio and Size of Household	186	(1)
Age at Marriage	187	(1)
Crude Birth Rate	187	(1)
Fertility Indices	187	(1)
Couple Protection	188	(1)
Inquiry in Consumption Expenditure and Land Distribution	189	(1)
Conclusions	189	(14)
Survey Report for Orissa	203	(34)
Major Findings	203	(7)
Household and Per Capita Income	203	(1)
Asset Ownership	203	(3)
Literacy Rate	206	(1)
Enrolment Rate	206	(1)
Prevalence of Morbidity and Expenditure	206	(2)
Immunization	208	(1)
Crude Birth and Death Rates	208	(2)
Conclusion	210	(27)
Village Level Study in Orissa: Katabaga and Chhuriana	237	(18)
Introduction	237	(1)
Village Katabaga	237	(7)
Location and Topography	237	(1)
Historical Background	237	(1)
General Environment	237	(1)
Land and Cultivation	238	(1)
Social Practices	239	(1)
Education	240	(1)
Concept of Illness	240	(1)
Government Schemes in the Village	240	(1)
Role of Non-governmental Organizations in the Village	240	(1)
An Overview of Focus Group Discussions	241	(2)
Free Listing of Illness, Katabaga	243	(1)
Conclusions	243	(1)
Chhuriana Village	244	(8)
Location	244	(1)
Historical Background	244	(1)
Flora and Fauna	244	(1)
Demographic Profile	245	(1)
Occupation	245	(2)
Infrastructure	247	(1)
Type of Houses	247	(1)
Government Schemes/Programmes	248	(1)
Society	248	(1)
Focus Group Discussions	249	(3)
Free Listing of Illness: Chhuriana	252	(1)
Note on Drop-outs, Chhuriana	252	(1)
Conclusion	252	(3)
WEST BENGAL	255	(79)
Secondary Data Report for West Bengal	257	(32)
General Characteristics	257	(1)
Issues, Policies, and Progress	258	(3)
Education	258	(2)
Health Care Facilities	260	(1)
Disparity among Population Groups	260	(1)
Poverty Alleviation	260	(1)
Literacy and Education	261	(5)
Enrolment and Drop-out Rates	261	(1)
Mean Years of Schooling	262	(1)
Teacher-student Ratio	262	(1)
Effective Literacy Rates	262	(1)
Literacy among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes	263	(3)
Proximity of Primary Schools	266	(1)
Health Care Facilities, Health Status, and Related Demographic Parameters	266	(1)
Health Care Facilities	266	(1)
Demographic Dimensions	267	(6)
Population Size, Sex Ratio, and Density	267	(1)
Urbanization	268	(1)
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Population	268	(1)
Work Participation Rates	268	(2)
Household Size and Dependency Ratio	270	(1)
Population Stabilization	270	(1)
Marital Status	271	(1)
Death Rate and Child Mortality Rate	271	(1)
Fertility in West Bengal	272	(1)
Material Well-Being	273	(1)
Income and Consumption	273	(1)
Distribution of Landholdings	273	(1)
Concluding Remarks	274	(15)
Survey Report for West Bengal	289	(33)
Major Findings of Survey Data	289	(33)
Household and Per Capita Income	289	(1)
Asset Ownership	289	(1)
Land and Livestock Ownership	290	(1)
Literacy Rate	291	(1)
Enrolment Rates	291	(1)
Expenditure Data on Morbidity	291	(2)
Immunization	293	(1)
Crude Birth Rate	293	(1)
Crude Death Rate	293	(29)
Village Level Study in West Bengal: Belpur and Sahapur	322	(12)
Introduction	322	(1)
Belpur Village	322	(6)
Profile of the District	322	(1)
Location of Belpur	322	(1)
Origin of Village	322	(1)
Caste Composition and Size of the Village	323	(1)
Housing Pattern	323	(1)
Occupation by Caste	323	(1)
Infrastructure	323	(1)
Medical Facilities	323	(1)
Education	323	(1)
Focus Group Discussions	324	(1)
Overview of Focus Group Discussions	325	(1)
Children's Drop-out Questionnaire	326	(2)
Free Listing of Illness	328	(1)
Village Shahpur	328	(6)
Profile of the District	328	(1)
General Characteristics	328	(1)
Area Population and Households	329	(1)
Housing Pattern	329	(1)
Occupation by Religion	329	(1)
Infrastructure Facilities	330	(1)
Education	330	(1)
An Overview of Focus Group Discussions	331	(1)
Findings of Focus Group Discussions	332	(1)
Free Listing of Illness	333	(1)
Children's Drop-out Questionnaire	333	(1)
Conclusion	334