Annexure-4: Mining-Protect Environment As Well As Livelihood
In vast areas of Rajasthan as well as in some other regions, court orders have led to the closure of a large number of quarries and mines. These include stone quarries as well as mines…
Annexure-3: Tree-Farming To Promote Livelihood and Reduce Conflicts
In recent years a conflict situation has been created in vast areas of rural India as a result of a clash between the perception of subsistence cultivators and forest departments. These cultivators say that this…
Annexure-2: Thirsty Patha Places Its Hopes in Rain Harvesting
Gopipur village (Manikpur block of Chitrakut district, U.P.) has no shortage of wells and handpumps – the only problem is that most of these do not provide any water to the thirsty people of Gopipur…
Annexure-1: Many Dying Water Bodies Can Get A New Lease of Life
In 2005 the Cabinet cleared a Rs. 3 billion national project for the repair, renovation and restoration of water bodies such as tanks and wells. The Centre will contribute 75 percent of the funds, while…
13. Education, Health and Social Reform
The agenda for improving sustainable livelihoods outlined above cannot be achieved without badly needed improvements in other important areas including education, health and people’s mobilisation for social reform. The state of school education at present…
12. Integrated Planning For A Resource Base For Weaker Sections
It is important that all weaker sections should have a resource base to support their livelihood. All of them should of course have homestead land with full legal rights and as far as possible enough…