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Agricultural Produce Markets in the Tribal Hinterland of Mandla District in Madhya Pradesh
(National Law School of India University, 2020) Singh, Shipra
Agriculture markets are old and complex in structures existing across many parts of the India. The locality of such markets has formed a dense site for economic, political and social activity connecting towns and local agricultural markets to much bigger hub of commerce and consumption. These agricultural markets as the ‘first crucial transaction’ between the producer and the buyer that has been widely portrayed as oligopolistic, entrenched, with a wide gap between what the farmers get paid for their produce and the prices at which the consumers buy. The APMC markets and LAMPS Cooperative as a marketplace were introduced to protect the farmers from the whims of traders who routinely exploited through unfair prices and terms. There has been increasing demands for dismantling of the mandi system and strengthening of cooperatives in the tribal context and as a key to liberalisation. Drawing on a fieldwork conducted in 2019 in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh, this thesis centres on everyday life of a tribal, medium of livelihood, and relationship with the agricultural markets in the central Indian state. It discovers the complex and dynamic natures of marketplace relation to the production structure. Furthermore, it shows the culture of tribal and their closeness with the nature, regional context with the choices and constraints of small and marginal farmers, and processes of reform. This thesis is an attempt to form an integrated view of agricultural markets. Part One of the analysis follows the Krishi Upaj Mandi of Mandla District as a major state led intervention, which is set up in the local context of the tribal area and agricultural production, producing a variety of effects on the mandi due to the spatial variations, range of intermediaries, structures, social relation among the mandi actors and the domestic policies that are experienced in the market yard. Part Two dives into the regional context of the commodity markets for paddy, one of the major produced crops in Madhya Pradesh. The analysis traces the livelihood options available with the tribal, land condition, credit availability and farmers’ preferred market. It deals with bigger and more complex problems of the tribal society that highlights the lack of empirical evidence in the formation of policies ignoring the range of social, cultural and rural factors. It raises serious questions to local actors and importantly to more distant policymakers.
Socio-Economic Problem of Street Children: A Case Study of Delhi.
(National Law School of India University, 2018) Singh, Shipra
This research has investigated the condition of Street Children in Delhi. Street children can be found all over the country and their reality may vary regionally. The growth of industrialisation increases opportunities for employment, especially through rural migration to urban sectors. Furthermore, the children of workers and labourers live on the street, leading to various problems. Street children are amongst the most vulnerable and marginalized members of society, often lacking access to food, security, shelter, education and health care. The research is based on case study to define the phenomenon of street children. The study gets directly involved into the lives of street children. The main objective of the research is to study the socio-economic condition of street children, with special reference to the girl street child. The study takes place in Delhi. The study tries to help in identify the living condition of street children and how they can be improved. The theoretical (Qualitative) methodology of the study was guided by a constructivist research paradigm, gathering first-hand information from street children in Delhi. In addition, a numerical (Quantitative) approach is followed by analysing data collected during the study. The research result is meant to improve policies aimed at protecting street children. The issue of continuing and attitudinal gaps needs further exploration. The main interest of this study is to contribute to the development of a strategic plan for street children. It can be controlled with meaningful policy for street children for which we need proper information on them.