RIGHTS RIGHTS RIGHTS MICRO-FINANCE MICRO-FINANCE MICRO-FINANCE TRIBALS TRIBALS TRIBALS GLOBALISATION GLOBALISATION GLOBALISATION LAND RIGHTS LAND RIGHTS LAND RIGHTS SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL GROUPS SOCIAL GROUPS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS HEALTH HEALTH HEALTH FARMERS FARMERS FARMERS WOMEN DALITS WOMEN DALITS WOMEN DALITS POVERTY POVERTY POVERTY ADVOCACY ADVOCACY ADVOCACY RIGHTS RIGHTS RIGHTS CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE ADVOCACY ADVOCACY ADVOCACY EQUITY EQUITY EQUITY LEGISLATION LEGISLATION LEGISLATION GENDER GENDER GENDER LABOUR LABOUR LABOUR SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL JUSTICE FOOD SECURITY FOOD SECURITY PLANNING FOOD SECURITY PLANNING PLANNING NUTRITION NUTRITION DISABILITY NUTRITION DISABILITY DISABILITY EDUCATION EDUCATION EDUCATION CONTINUITY CONTINUITY CONTINUITY DEMOCRACY DEMOCRACY DEMOCRACY TRADE UNIONS IMPACT TRADE UNIONS IMPACT TRADE UNIONS IMPACT ADIVASIS ADIVASIS ADIVASIS VILLAGES VILLAGES VILLAGES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT EMPOWERMENT SCHEDULE CASTE SCHEDULE CASTE SCHEDULE CASTE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GRASSROOTS GRASSROOTS GRASSROOTS CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN ECOLOGY ECOLOGY ECOLOGY OPPORTUNITY ACCESS OPPORTUNITY ACCESS OPPORTUNITY ACCESS LAND GOVERNANCE LAND GOVERNANCE LAND GOVERNANCE TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FACILITATION POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT INCLUSION AGRARIAN CRISIS AGRARIAN INCLUSION AGRARIAN CRISIS AGRARIAN INCLUSION AGRARIAN CRISIS AGRARIAN SO MINORITIES MINORITIES MINORITIES SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT C SCHEDULE TRIBES SCHEDULE SCHEDULE TRIBES SCHEDULE SCHEDULE TRIBES SCHEDULE DISPLACEMENT AND SETTLEMENT DISPLACEMENT DISPLACEMENT AND SETTLEMENT DISPLACEMENT DISPLACEMENT AND SETTLEMENT DISPLACEMENT INEQUALITY INEQUALITY INEQUALITY IAL DEVELOPMENT A NNUAL COUN 2015 2014 C R IL EPORT FOR Council for Social Development INDIA: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014 CHALLENGES OF PUBLIC HEALTH Editor: Imrana Qadeer Presents an extensive analyses of the condition of health in India, as well as the policy lacunae. Addresses the relationship between the country's development process and the health crisis as well as the health policy discourse in contemporary India. RIGHTS MICRO-FINANCE TRIBALS GLOBALISATION LAND RIGHTS SOCIAL GROUPS SCHOOLS HEALTH FARMERS WOMEN DALITS POVERTY 2014 ADVOCACY RIGHTS CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE ADVOCACY EQUITY EQUITY LEGISLATION GENDER GENDER LABOUR SO SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL JUSTICE FOOD SECURITY PLANNING NUTRITION DISABILITY EDUCATION CONTINUITY DEMOCRACY TRADE UNIONS IMPACT ADIVASIS ADIVASIS VILLAGES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY RESEARCH HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN EMPOWERMENT SCHEDULE CASTE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GRASSROOTS CHANGE GOVERNANCE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CHILDREN ECOLOGY OPPORTUNITY ACCESS LAND GOVERNANCE 2015 TRADE FACILITATION POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT INCLUSION AGRARIAN CRISIS AGRARIAN MINORITIES SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT C RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE TRIBES SCHEDULE DISPLACEMENT AND SETTLEMENT DISPLACEMENT INEQUALITY IAL DEVELOPMENT A NNUAL COUN C R IL EPORT FOR Copyright Statement The material in this publication is copyrighted. 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SujayaisVicePresident andMsC.P. MuchkundDubeyisPresident Prof. themembersofCouncil.Presently, elected from were bearers demise, office Aftertheir DeshmukhasExecutiveChairpersonandHonoraryDirector. Durgabai andDr(Smt.) Registration Actof1860withDrC.D.DeshmukhasPresident undertheSocieties India InternationalandinApril1970,itwasregistered Centre ofthe Deshmukh. In1964,aformalstatuswasgiventotheCouncilasanaffiliate renowned academician,Dr(Smt.)Durgabai social workerand fighter, freedom undertheleadershipoflegendary scientists, describedasaStudyGroup, ofsocialworkersand In 1962,CSDwasconceivedasaninformalgroup andsocialdevelopmentthinktank. research independent,vibrant as anon-profit, For overfivedecades,theCouncilforSocialDevelopment(CSD)hasfunctioned ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT RIGHTS MICRO-FINANCE TRIBALS GLOBALISATION LAND RIGHTS SOCIAL GROUPS SCHOOLS HEALTH FARMERS WOMEN DALITS POVERTY 2014 ADVOCACY RIGHTS CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE ADVOCACY EQUITY EQUITY LEGISLATION GENDER GENDER LABOUR SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL JUSTICE FOOD SECURITY PLANNING NUTRITION DISABILITY EDUCATION CONTINUITY DEMOCRACY TRADE UNIONS IMPACT VILLAGES CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY RESEARCH ADVISASIS ADVISASIS HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN EMPOWERMENT SCHEDULE CASTE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GRASSROOTS CHANGE GOVERNANCE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CHILDREN ECOLOGY OPPORTUNITY ACCESS LAND GOVERNANCE 2015 TRADE FACILITATION POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT INCLUSION AGRARIAN CRISIS AGRARIAN MINORITIES SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE TRIBES SCHEDULE DISPLACEMENT AND SETTLEMENT DISPLACEMENT INEQUALITY Director’s Director’s of Andhra Pradesh; and Food Security in Telangana. Theyearalsosaw of AndhraPradesh;andFood SecurityinTelangana. inContemporaryIndianPolitics—astudy Voice Democracy andtheTribal inIndia; Kerala; InstitutionalisedCapacities forDevelopmentProjects and ItsImpactonMarineFishing; Unions—NewFormsofCollectivesin Private SchoolsinIndia;Dalit DrumBeatersinOdisha;ClimateVariation and EquitableEducationSkillDevelopment;the Reach andRoleof Harnessing Inclusive andLeveragingtheDemographicDividendthrough toSC/STFarmers; FarmerswithSpecialReference Small andMarginal to RoadMapforDevelopment;Access toInstitutionalCredit