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INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS Journal of Rural Development Editor and Chairman: S.M. Vijayanand, Secretary (MoPR) & Director General, NIRD & PR --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vol. 35 January-March 2016 No. 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTICLES 1. Strengthening Rural Livelihoods in Bundelkhand 1 - P. Purushottam and B. Saranga Paani 2. Microfinance: Women from the Margin to the Mainstream 17 - Barnali Maity 3. Impact of Microcredit Dispensation on Economic Empowerment of Women in Kerala 39 - S. Santosh Kumar 4. Employment Generation and Asset Building through MGNREGA: Reflections from West Bengal 51 - Debatra Kumar Dey 5. Impact of MGNREGA Scheduled Tribe Workers on Poverty in Sikkim 77 - Marchang Reimeingam 6. Status of Food Security in Andhra Pradesh – An Economic Analysis 97 - V. Rajendra Prasad, D. Vishnusankar Rao, G. Raghunadha Reddy, G. Sivanarayana and V. Srinivasa Rao 7. Socio-Economic Determinants of Women Leadership in Panchayati Raj in Odisha 115 - Ranjan Kumar Mallick, Saroj Kumar Dash and Gautam Pattnaik 8. Review on Dehydration and Various Application of Biogas Slurry for Environmental and Soil Health 131 - Kalpana Arora and Satyawati Sharma BOOK REVIEWS Subscription Rates Indian Annual Subscription Individuals: Rs.200/- + 160/- (Regd. Post Charges) Institutions: Rs.500/- + 160/- (Regd. Post Charges) Life Membership: Rs.3,500/- Annual Institutional Membership: Rs.1200/- Foreign : Annual for JRD: US $ 50/UK £ 40 Foreign Institutional: $250 (50% discount to developing countries). Orders may be sent through Demand Draft drawn in favour of National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj to the address given below Professor and Head I/C (CDC) National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500 030, India Telefax: 91-040-24008473, E-mail: [email protected],[email protected] / [email protected] Website: http://www.nird.org.in INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS The new issue of the Review of Agrarian Studies is in print! Articles in Volume 5 Number 2 include Food Security in Brazil Sabrina de Cassia Mariano de Souza, Niemeyer Almeida Filho and Henrique Dantas Neder Feature on The Paris Climate Change Conference and Agriculture, with reports, commentary and interviews M. S. Swaminathan with A. A. Nambi, T. Jayaraman in Paris, and Tejal Kanitkar Amalendu Guha: A Tribute with contributions from Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and M. S. Prabhakara Colonialism and the Indian Economy Amiya Kumar Bagchi Peasant Struggles in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Telakapalli Ravi Residential Segregation and Basic Amenities Shamsher Singh Forthcoming issue, Review of Agrarian Studies, Volume 6, no 1 Sajesh, V. K. and Suresh A. on Public-Sector Agricultural Extension in India: A Note For subscriptions and online viewing, visit www.ras.org.in INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ANNOUNCING ISAE FELLOWS The Indian Society of Agricultural Economics has instituted ISAE Fellows for their life time contribution in the field of agriculture and rural development in 2010. The honour of Fellow, to be given annually, to an Indian scholar who has made outstanding contribution in the field of agriculture and rural development. The award will consist of a citation and the designation of Indian Society of Agricultural Economics Fellow. The fellow selection committee will select the Fellow. The maximum number of new fellows in any year would be not more than three members selected from the nominations received by the Fellow Selection Committee. The Fellows Recognition Ceremony will be held as part of the Society’s Annual Conferences. Any ISAE Past Conference President may nominate any living member who has been a member of the Society for minimum 10 years and who has been actively involved with the Society and the age limit is 50 years and above. The Indian Society of Agricultural Economics Fellow Selection Committee is inviting nominations for the 2016 ISAE Fellow Awards. The deadline for submission of nominations and the supporting documentation is extended to August 31, 2016. Nominations received beyond this date will not be entertained. Besides any person who has been subject to official inquiry for any irregularities is not eligible for the Award. Nominations of President(s) and Conference President(s) (ex- and current) should not be made as they are deemed to be Honorary Fellows. Nominations should be sent by email before August 31, 2016 to: The Hon. Secretary and Treasurer by Email at: [email protected] INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ISAE Fellows 2015 Dr. Bina Agarwal 2014 Dr. Uma Lele Dr. N. Nagaraj Dr. Rajinder S. Sidhu 2013 Dr. Praduman Kumar Dr. M.G. Chandrakanth Dr. R.P. Singh 2012 Dr. P.K. Joshi Dr. Ramesh Chand Dr. Mruthyunjaya 2011 Dr. Yoginder K Alagh Dr. R.S. Deshpande INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS PAST OFFICE-BEARERS OF THE SOCIETY PRESIDENTS OF THE SOCIETY Sir Malcolm Lyall Darling (1939-40) Dr. C.H. Hanumantha Rao (1989) Dr. (Mrs.) Tara Shukla (1975-79, Sir T. Vijayaraghavacharya (1941-42) Dr. D.S. Sidhu (1990) 1993-98) Sir Manilal B. Nanavati (1943-59) Dr. V.M. Rao (1991) Dr. J.N. Barmeda (1979-92) Professor D.G. Karve (1960-62, 1964-66) Dr. R.K. Patel (1992) Shri T.R. Sundaram (1999-2002) Professor M.L. Dantwala (1963-64, 1966-85) Dr. V. Rajagopalan (1993) Dr. V.G. Mutalik-Desai (2003-2006) Professor V.M. Dandekar (1985-1994) Dr. G.S. Bhalla (1994) Dr. C.L. Dadhich (-2007 onwards) Dr. A. Vaidyanathan (1995-2003) Dr. M.V. Nadkarni (1995) Dr. S.S. Johl (2004-2009) Dr. S.S. Acharya (1997) HON. JT. SECRETARIES Dr. C. Ramasamy (2010-2015) Dr. B.D. Dhawan (1997) Shri Sardar Katar Singh (1940-41) Dr. Abhijit Sen (-2016 onwards) Dr. Katar Singh (1998) Dr. M.B. Desai (1948-52) Dr. P.S. George (1999) Dr. K.N. Naik (1953-55) PRESIDENTS OF THE CONFERENCE Dr. Dayanatha Jha (2001) Dr. N.A. Mujumdar (1958-60) Sir Malcolm Lyall Darling (1940) Dr. Bhupat M. Desai (2001) Dr. C.H. Shah (1961-66) Diwan Bahadur Sir T. Vijayaraghavacharya Dr. G.K. Chadha (2002) Dr. W.C. Shrishrimal (1967) (1941) Dr. C. Ramasamy (2003) Dr. Jai Krishna (1968) Diwan Bahadur Sir T. Vijayaraghavacharya Dr. (Mrs.) Kanchan Chopra (2004) Dr. V.M. Rao (1969-71) (1941) Shri Y.S.P. Thorat (2005) Dr. (Mrs.) Tara Shukla (1972-75) Sir Manilal B. Nanavati (1943) Dr. Abhijit Sen (2006) Dr. (Ms.) S.D. Sawant (1979-1993) Sir Manilal B. Nanavati (1944) Dr. (Mrs.) Isher Judge Ahluwalia (2007) Shri T.R. Sundaram (1994-1998) Sir Manilal B. Nanavati (1945) Dr. N.S. Jodha (2008) Dr. V.G. Mutalik Desai (1999-2002) Sir Manilal B. Nanavati (1946) Dr. Dinesh K. Marothia (2009) Dr. C.L. Dadhich (2003-2006) Shri V.L. Mehta (1947) Dr. Sukhadeo Thorat (2010) Mrs. Vijaya Venkatesh (2007 onwards) Sir S.V. Ramamurthy (1948) Dr. N.A. Mujumdar (2011) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1950) Dr. P.G. Chengappa (2012) Shri R.K. Patil (1951) Dr. Karam Singh (2013) Professor C.N. Vakil (1952) Dr. P.K. Joshi (2014) Shri V.T. Krishnamachari (1953) Dr. R. S. Deshpande (2015) Professor D.R. Gadgil (1954) Dr. Ramesh Chand (2016) Shri J.J. Anjaria (1955) Professor D.G. Karve (1956) CHAIRMAN OF THE EDITORIAL Dr. B.K. Madan (1957) BOARD Dr. S.R. Sen (1959) Professor J.J. Anjaria (1949-53) Professor M.L. Dantwala (1960) Professor M.L. Dantwala (1954-57, Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao (1961) 1963-1990) Shri Tarlok Singh (1962) Dr. Nilakantha Rath (1991-1999) Dr. B.N. Ganguli (1963) Professor V.M. Rao (2000-2004) Shri Asoka Mehta (1964) Professor M.V. Nadkarni (2005-2007) Dr. J.P. Bhattacharjee (1965) Professor C. Ramasamy (2008-09) Professor V.M. Dandekar (1967) Dr. Dinesh K. Marothia (2010-14) Shri S.C. Chaudhari (1967) Dr. Vasant P. Gandhi (2015 onwards) Dr. A.M. Khusro (1968) Shri V.M. Jakhade (1969) EDITORS Dr. A.S. Kahlon (1970) Professor M.L. Dantwala (1956-57) Dr. P.V. Sukhatme (1972) Shri V.M. Jakhade (1967-86) Dr. Raj Krishna (1972) Dr. C.H. Shah (1987) Shri J.S. Sarma (1973) Dr. N.A. Mujumdar (1987-2014) Dr. K.N. Raj (1974) Dr. M.H. Suryanarayana (2015) Dr. D.T. Lakdawala (1975) Dr. C.L. Dadhich (2016 onwards) Dr. B.S. Minhas (1976) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (1977) HON. SECRETARIES Dr. V.S. Vyas (1978) Dr. T.G. Shirmane (January-June 1939) Dr. C.H. Shah (1979) Shri S.K. Bedekar (June 1939-41) Dr. Daroga Singh (1980) Professor J.J. Anjaria (1942-46) Dr. S.L. Shah (1981) Professor M.L. Dantwala (1947-54) Dr. D.K. Desai (1982) Dr. M.B. Desai (1955, 1958-60) Dr. S.S. Johl (1983) Dr. K.N. Naik (1956-57) Dr. A.S. Sirohi (1985) Shri V.M. Jakhade (1963-67) Dr. N. Rath (1985) Professor G.B. Kulkarni (1968-71) Dr. G. Parthasarathy (1986) Dr. C.H. Shah (1968-71) Dr. A. Vaidyanathan (1987) Dr. V.M. Rao (1972-75) Dr. I.J. Singh (1988) STATEMENT ABOUT OWNERSHIP AND OTHER PARTICULARS OF THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS [In Terms of Rule 8 of the Registration of Newspapers (Central) Rules 1966] FORM IV 1. Place of Publication : The Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, C-104, First Floor, Sadguru Complex I, Near Vageshwari, Gen. A.K. Vaidya Marg, Goregoan (East), Mumbai-400 063 2. Periodicity of Publication : Quarterly 3. Printer’s Name : Mrs. Vijaya Venkatesh Nationality : Indian Address :Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, C-104, First Floor, Sadguru Complex I, Near Vageshwari, Gen. A.K. Vaidya Marg, Goregoan (East), Mumbai-400 063 4. Publisher’s Name : Mrs. Vijaya Venkatesh Nationality : Indian Address : Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, C-104, First Floor, Sadguru Complex I, Near Vageshwari, Gen. A.K.