This study is an attempt to explore the status of interstate migrant workers in India. The survey was conducted in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and North Tamil Nadu states. A total of 995 interstate migrant workers were interviewed. The study brought out the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the interstate migrant workers,…[Read more]

Women‟s role in the community and at home have been changing rapidly. Traditionally, men and women had well-defined roles without much overlapping or trespassing- mostly women were confined to home – their primary was „mother‟ and „care-taker‟. But, women‟s rights, education, and gender equality has changed the scenario. Pursuance of quality life,…[Read more]

The SHG-Bank Linkage Programme in India has been a flag-ship programme of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), with the objective of enabling the poorest of the poor to access financial resources to increase household income and to achieve sustained livelihood. The purpose of the study was to explore the penetration and…[Read more]