Prime University Journal of Multidisciplinary Quest 1 Prime University 2 PUJMQ Prime University Journal of Multidisciplinary Quest Editor Profulla C. Sarker Prime University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Associate Editor M. Abul Hossain Sikder Prime University Dhaka, Bangladesh Book Review Editor P. Dash Sharma Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University Ranchi, India Managing Editor Mohammad Arshad Ali Prime University Dhaka, Bangladesh Published by Centre for Research, Human Resource Development and Publications Prime University 2A/1 North East of Darus Salam Road Section-1, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh Cover Design Amal Das Printed by Color Line, 01715812345 Price : Tk. 250.00 / US $ 5.00 3 Editorial Board Bong Joo Lee Gareth Davey Seoul National University University of Chester South Korea UK Sarah Safdar Durgadas Bhattacharjee Peshwar University Dhaka University Pakistan Bangladesh Antonio Fiori A. Renaweera University of Bolonga Colombo University Italy Sri Lanka Manohar Pawar Tiong Tan Charles Sturt University Singapore National University New South Wales, Australia Singapore Cecillia Chan Margarita Frederico HongKong University Latrobe University HongKong Australia M.A. Sobhan Desa Shankwan Independent University Thamasat University Bangladesh Thailand Edoardo Monaco Paul Olson HKBU-BNU, UIC Toronto University China Canada M. Shahidullah Sarkar Ali Akkas Rajshahi University Jagannath University Bangladesh Bangladesh Desmond P. Fleming Surindir Nath Institute of Hospitality Management Delhi University Ireland India Cassie Landers Heinz Theisen Columbia University Catholic University of Köln USA Germany 4 5 Editorial Note Prime University Journal of Multidisciplinary Quest (PUJMQ) is an international journal published twice in a year (January-June and July- December). It is a referred journal designed to promote multidisciplinary inquiry on research, education and development. PUJMQ encompasses all scientific academic fields dealing with life, society, culture, business, law, science and technology. The main mission and vision of PUJMQ is to make multidisciplinary linkages that promote to inter-lock the different disciplines in a single platform. Prime University Journal of Multidisciplinary Quest (PUJMQ) has an international editorial board involving the scholars of different disciplines across the East and the West and as a result it helps to mitigate cross- cultural issue-based problems across the globe. It is a multidisciplinary and international forum which acts as a catalyst to promote and exchange ideas, views, and knowledge of different disciplines that encourage scholars to enhance their creative and innovative knowledge in global perspective. It helps to contribute to the knowledge of the academics, researchers, policy makers, planners, practitioners and development workers in global perspective in order to formulate effective as well as pragmatic policies for need-based holistic development. Eight research papers have been selected in the current volume on different issues along with the book review. The first one deals with transforming Jharkhand (Indian estate) through development initiative. This paper is based on the findings of an experimental research project initiated by the government and non-government organizations which implies economic wellbeing as well as social transformation among the people of Jharkhand. The second paper focuses on communities‘ informal care and welfare practices for the caring of the elderly people. This paper addresses the caring needs and issues of the elderly both in developing and developed countries across the globe. The third one discusses the violence against targeted women through acid throwing for disfigurement in 6 Bangladesh. The main focus of this paper is to examine the main causes of acid attack and its trend, the laws enacted to prevent acid throwing against women and the problems for execution of these laws. The next one depicts the school feeding program to fight against malnutrition for the disadvantaged children to improve their quality of education and well being. The main objective of this paper is to examine to what extent the school feeding program is contributing to enhance the nutrition status of the weaker section of the children for their cognitive development. The fifth paper is an attempt to discuss the employment, education, health and housing scenario of British Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom in historical perspective. The sixth paper deals with the silver recovery from waste plasma TV monitors through leaching and coagulating precipitation technique. The seventh paper is an attempt to assess variation in ambient PM10 levels in urban-industrial ground level atmosphere of Benepa Valley, Nepal. The last one deals with the solution of unit commitment problem of electric power system using GA. The last paper discusses the perception on the state democracy and military-backed caretaker government in Bangladesh. The book review section covers the nutrition status of Indian population of eastern region, Muslim baradaries (caste like groups) found among the Muslims in Uttar Pradesh in India and how these groupings create disintegration and affects education, micro-finance and women empowerment in Indian society. All of these books are well reviewed by the scholars based on their specialization and interest highlighting the main subject. Profulla C. Sarker Editor 7 Contents Transforming Jharkhand through Development Initiatives: An Experiment in Natural Resource Management in a District of India P. Dash Sharma Communities' Informal Care and Welfare Practices and Caring for the Elderly Manohar Pawar Violence against Women through Acid Throwing in Bangladesh: An Atrocity Process for Disfigurement in Gender Perspective Anjelika Hasan School Feeding Program: A Step towards Achieving Nutrition Security for the Disadvantaged Children Profulla C. Sarker Employment, Education, Health and Housing Scenario of British Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom: An Overview M. Abul Hossain Sikder Jakia Nusrat Mithila Silver Recovery from Scrap of Spent Plasma TV Monitors - an Electronic Waste: Using Hydrometallurgical and Coagulation-Precipitation Technique Biplob Kumar Biswas Katsutoshi Inoue Atsushi Hoshino Assessment of Variation in Ambient PM10 Levels in Urban-Industrial ground level Atmosphere of Banepa Valley, Nepal Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder V. Krishna Murthy K. M. Nazmul Islam Solution of Unit Commitment Problem of Electric Power System Using GA M. A. Barik A. B. M. Nasiruzzaman M. F. Zaman 8 Book Reviews Nutritional Status of Indian Population: Eastern Region By K. K. Bhattacharya (ed.). pp. viii + 242, tables, epilogue, 2009. Anthropological Survey of India: Kolkata. Hard cover. Price Rs. 410/- P. Dash Sharma Muslims Baradaries, Occupations and Educations By Abdul Waheed. pp. x + 103, tables. maps, annexure, 2011. Serials Publications: New Delhi. Hard cover. Price 495/- Asesh K. Haldar Micro-Finance and Women Empowerment By B. Malleswari. pp. xvii + 252, abbreviations, tables, diagram, figures, bibliography, 2010. Serials Publications: New Delhi. Hard cover. Price 895/- Dipankar Chatterjee 9 TRANSFORMING JHARKHAND THROUGH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES: AN EXPERIMENT IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A DISTRICT OF INDIA P. Dash Sharma 1 Keywords: Transforming. Development. Resource. Management. India. Abstract: The recent literature on poverty has caused rethinking of development policies appropriate for poverty alleviation. Poverty does not come by itself, one needs to understand the causes of poverty. Once the cause of poverty is understood, the solution for minimizing the poverty can be found out, if not its complete eradication. In the present paper the author would like to focus his attention to the development process initiated by the government and non-government organizations which implies economic betterment of the people as well as social transformation. South Bihar (now Jharkhand), and Orissa, and also south-eastern part of Madhya Pradesh (now Chhattisgarh) has strong concentration of Scheduled Tribe population. We find a fairly uniform pattern of culture in this tribal dominated pocket of central India. The author specifically likes to present the economic inequality of the people of Jharkhand where 26 per cent people are tribals, who are struggling hard to adjust themselves with the rapidly changing situation brought in by large scale industrialization and ever increasing urbanization in specific centres interspersed between forests and agricultural tracts. Introduction The basic principles of growth and development are the same the world over. Though we behave in a generally homogeneous manner, we are vastly different from economically developing countries of Africa and Asia, and from the affluent West.In a broad sense, development is defined as the overall well-being of the entire population. Thus any agenda on 1 Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Faculty of Rural and Tribal Development and Management, Morabadi, Ranchi 834008 , India (Retired Professor, Ranchi University. Guest Faculty) E-mail: [email protected] 10 development goes beyond the income of the individual or of the groups of individuals or of the society, and encompasses healthy living, equity, empowerment, participation, security, and social cohesion. Thus the goal of the nation for development is to increase economic growth and social justice, improve human resources, empower the poor, and create employment opportunity for them and consequently to reduce poverty. Thus a nation