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    Women work issues in rural development: a case of m.g.nrega implementation in west Bengal, India
    (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015) Sarmistha saha
    Based on gender and development (GAD) approach, this paper explores how M.G.NREGA is opening a new window for the ease of livelihood for rural women in India. M.G.NREGA is the first right based and demand driven employment generating scheme of the country which ensures some special provisions for rural women. The focus of these provisions is to mainstream the rural women into the contemporary discourses of economic development. The paper keeps an inner look about the expectations from this scheme for the development of women livelihood in rural areas and the challenges in ground level implementation. The problem addressed in the paper is the women work issues generating through the successful implementation of the scheme. It is important to find out how the full benefits of the scheme can be explored. This exploration is needed for a large section of the societal benefit and improved livelihood. For the entire study, a twofold approach is taken. First, analysis of available literatures to understand the possible outcomes of the scheme with current discourses of economic development. Second, analysis of primary and secondary data for revealing the characteristics of the problem based on gender dynamics of the region. The study relates findings from the field survey of 210 samples in the state of West Bengal, India. Intensive field study has identified several positive outcomes like saving of time for domestic works, mainstreaming of women labour, generation of income and livelihood security for village women, reorganization of women‟s work etc., with wide regional variations. The study has identified major challenges to get these benefits. The result drawn from the study is general and regionally applicable.
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    Decency movement (Sovaniya Andolan): timeless movement from Odisha, India
    (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2014) Dash, B.B.
    Odisha is a coastal state in the eastern part of India. Several pioneering movements have hitherto spread over Odisha through the eras and Decency Movement is one of them, which began in Odisha in 1962. From the last five decades, the movement continues with the mission to bring a blissful reform, to set up global peace in the society and to establish a decent world. This study tries to know the genesis of the movement, its objectives and activities, the process of mass mobilization and its institutionalization, and its need of the hour and acceptance. History gives an account of the mission of the movement, the nobility of the mission, and its timelessness. After bereavement of Kumar Bhai, the founder-leader, the movement still continues. This qualitative study is based on the historiography method. Going through the old records of the movement and diaries of Kumar Bhai, it is found that the very essence of decency movement i.e. Atma-Suddhi Sangha (Self-Purification Society) has slowed down and Sovaniya Sikshyashram (School of Decency) has been geared up.
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    Democratic system and good governance in Indian perspective
    (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2014) Sharma, Anupam
    Modern democratic system is the most appropriate system from the point of view of good governance. With reference to western democracies, it may be opined that they are very near the models of good governance, but in developing countries like India they are still far from the goal of good governance. Indian democratic structure of governance, which is the largest democracy of the world, achieved good level during the last six and half decades. People have got the right to participate in governance directly as well as indirectly, To make this goal more practicable, what steps are required at the administration level so that objective of good governance can be achieved. The objective of the paper is to ascertain as to the extent in which decentralization process has been realized to achieve the goal of good governance. In this perspective the hypothetical question is whether an effective administrative system is necessary for maximum participation of the common people. good governance? -Governmental Organizations and Community Based Organizations can play effective role for the realization of good governance? The above hypothetical questions have been examined in the Indian context. Indian democracy has been running successfully for the last 65 years continuously in the multi-cultural, multi-racial, multi-ethnic society. In this context it has been observed that if decentralization process would take place properly the goal of good governance could be achieved which would help in achieving a good quality of life of the citizens in the country. The results of the study will help to achieve the goal of good governance in other countries especially in Asian perspective.