Faculty Enhancement Workshop – Day II - Wardha
On the second day of the faculty enhancement workshop, the deeper discussion on the problems of the rural community
Wardha, 20 March 2018.
Mahatma Gandhi International University of Mahatma Gandhi Fuji Guruji Social Work Study Center and National Rural Institute Council, Hyderabad jointly under the auspicious of seven-day rural participation in the Faculty Promotion Workshop on the second day of the discussion session Participants from the University shared their experiences.
Keshav Pal, Associate Professor of Nagpur, Mantri Seva Sangh, Institution of Social Work, Nagpur, during the first discussion session on the second day, while speaking about the 'problems of rural community', said that about 70 per cent of India's population lives in villages. Today the land of the village is being acquired in the name of development. This is causing displacement problems. The Government of Maharashtra plans to plant 13 million trees this year, then the question arises whether such land is available. On the other hand, traders like Ambani and Ramdev have been given hundreds of acres of land in the state. Contradiction is also that capitalists are given land in the agricultural land but the landless are not being given land. In lieu of land acquisition, farmers are being paid as compensation. Rather than being utilized for this money, it is being spent in buying luxuries. Today the situation of the displaced families is becoming very pathetic. There is no concrete plan with the government of absolute rehabilitation of the displaced persons. Crime is increasing due to lack of employment. Most people living in the village are dependent on agriculture. In the absence of proper information of soil and agriculture, Agriculture is not able to grow. The government has made an arrangement for online application for everyone. But the people of the village do not have proper information about it. The debt waiver etc. could also be carried out to the right place. Farmers do not know to get loans from the bank at the right time. On the contrary, hundreds of cores of rupees are easily available to potential people and they are digesting the money.
They also discussed a number of self-help villages in Maharashtra who got forest rights. He said that the biggest problem of the village is that the distribution of land here is very uneven. The land of the village is being bought by the wealthy people of the city today. The land of farmers is being taken in the name of Tiger Reserve etc. But the same land is being provided to the capitalists to open big restaurants and hotels. The villages are being deprived of the benefits of the water projects which are being acquired by the acquisition of the land of the villagers. The water of the villages is being supplied to the cities. The village resources are being deprived of the benefits of rural resources and being handed over to the city. Out of the Tiger sanctuary all over the country, only 6 are in Vidarbha alone. If the entire forest of Vidarbha is reserved then where will the animals of the village go? Today this question has arisen. 90 villages of Madhya Pradesh have come under the project. On the other hand, the Janpakshidhar laws are being changed as arguments of national development. The rights of the gram sabhas are being stripped by ordinance. The right to decide the land for projects has been eradicated from the Gram Sabha. Instead of giving jobs to higher posts, they are restricted to jobs of peon and guard etc. by training them whose land is acquired. He also elaborated the problem of illiteracy in the village. He said that there is lack of quality education in the village. Where the schools of the village have become transformed into Khichdi schools. On the other hand, private schools-English schools have been opened in cities and towns. The school building of the village has remained a mere building. Even today, caste discrimination continues in government schools. The schemes being run for the students of weaker sections are also not being implemented effectively. There is also a huge lack of health facilities in the village. The health system of the village is dependent on Asha Workers and Anganwadi centers. When the sick falls, the villagers have to go to a nearby city. There is a huge lack of proper traffic facilities to reach the city from the village. There is a huge shortage of doctors and healthcare facilities in government health centers. Governments are giving debt forgiveness to the capitalists. But the poor-the farmers are charging pi-pie with interest, today people are becoming self-centered selfish. People's mindset has changed or it is said that marketism has changed it. The amount of investment in the village today is low. Most of the investment is concentrating on the city. The irrigation system is also endangered. Dam has become, but canal can not become water clearance
He further said that in the priority of political parties and politicians, it is no longer involved in removing the demise of the village. Today Digital India is talking about but 30 per cent of the country's population is illiterate. The development of the village is not possible without guarantee of basic amenities. The conditions of other countries are different; their duplication cannot be done in India. Even today, superstition is rampant in India, which promotes wasteful expenditure. Social evils are a big obstacle in the development of Indian society. The people of the village of India see the lack of information about government public welfare schemes and pro-people laws. The Gram Panchayat Development Program has not been implemented correctly. The Social Justice Department remains deprived of many schemes. Today, lack of associates who train the people of the village. The villages have also come under the grip of consumerist culture. This is causing the problem of borrowing. Bureaucracy also does not show interest in removing the problem of village
Discussing 'Problem of Rural Youth of India' in the second
technical session, Associate Professor of Maths, Association of Social Work,
Nagpur, Keshav Pal said that nowadays 34.3% of youth in India are young. People
between the ages of 13 and 35 are said to be young. Sex ratio in the youth is
increasingly unbalanced. There is a huge drop in the number of women. In states
like Bihar, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab etc. sex ratio is becoming
unbalanced at alarming pace.
Looking
at their issues by keeping rural youth in the center, the education system of
youth is in crisis. The question of unemployment is also becoming alarming.
From the village, youth have to flee on a large scale for education, employment
etc. Young people are forced to go to crime in the absence of employment. Rural
youth are being misled by political powers for their own selfish interests. The
IT cell of political parties is targeting young people in their own interest.
Rural youth are not getting the right information about the information. There
is lack of skill according to the market in rural youth. Because of this, they
are unable to work in the market. “Grameen youth” is constantly coming in the
form of intoxication. The government is running a variety of programs for the
development of youth but its proper benefits are not available.
Next session was addressed by the subject specialist, participants kept
their opinions alternately. The session was conducted by Dr. Amod Gurjar.
Addressing the technical session on "Problem of Rural Young Women" after the meal break, Dr. Jyoti Niswada, associate professor of the Institute of Social Work, Nagpur of the Matru Sewa Sangh, said that there is a gender gap in the youth. There is a difference between men and women's problems. Today India is being called the country of youth. The 2011 census also confirms this. But the most downside is that there is a considerable decline in child sex ratio, young sex ratio. There is a slight decrease in girls' marriage. The female literacy rate has also increased to an extent. But it is still lower than the male literacy rate. In terms of employment, percentage of women is significantly lower than men. With the increase of population in the country, opportunities for teaching and facilities have expanded, but the question of unemployment cannot be solved. A survey says that poverty and unemployment is the biggest problem in today's youth.
He said that youth throughout the world has been considered
as a symbol of power. But the youth today is not at the center of the power
structure. Young society is an important component of the system. But the structure
of the society is so consistent with the youth; it needs to be understood in
depth. The development of the personality of the youth depends on the process
of socialization of the youth only. The feeling of sentiment and aggression in
the youth is hindering the path of being logical. Young women have economic,
social and mental problems. Employment insecurity, economic insecurity and
social insecurity are the major problems of young women.
She
further said that there is no resistance in the rural areas of the country due
to the rural youths having their questions. The reasons for this are contained
in social order, economic structure and illiteracy. Young women do not get
proper social status. As soon as she is young her family starts worrying about
her marriage. This type of social tradition also hinders the development of
young women. Young women do not get equality of opportunity; women also have to
suffer different types of exploitation. These are the hindrances in the
empowerment of young women. Most of the girls leaving school is because of this
reason, they become deprived of education and are deprived of employment
opportunities. There is a gross lack of friendly arrangements / resources for
girls in rural school. In the patriarchal society system, the role of women on
gender basis has been determined. Orthodox traditions continue to be a
hindrance in step-by-step development of women. For rural girls, higher
priority than education is to do domestic work. For these reasons, women have
to struggle on several fronts at the same time to come forward. Women also have
to suffer domestic violence. Their freedom is restricted in a variety of ways.
This is also due to obstacles in proper development of women's personality. The
role of young women in the family decision making process is nominal. On most
occasions, women are kept isolated from the decision-making process.
She said that
it is very necessary for rural women to have an independent organization, only
then the complete empowerment of young women can be possible. Today there is no
platform to show the youth and the ability to show their potential.
In the
discussion of this session, participants gave a special emphasis on girls'
education, saying that girls can get rid of exploitation, asymmetry, etc.
through better education.
Dr. Jyoti Niswada, speaking on 'Women's Problems' said that there are different beliefs of old age in different societies. Aging is a real and natural process. In the present period of globalization, we see that old age is becoming very challenging. There have been many types of challenges today, family and socially. In the 19th century, division of age was not given much importance. In old age, there is a decrease in production capacity economically. Along with this, many more changes occur. The average life expectancy has increased. In the past, the role played in the decision-making process of the elderly has changed considerably today. Increasing urbanization has promoted nuclei families. The joint family is on the verge of ending. Because of this, there has been a lot of change in the situation of the elderly. Today, more economic elements than socially are affecting the family. It has also played an important role in bringing about change in the situation of the elderly. In Indian society, the influence of all these elements can be seen. The problems of women in the elderly also are of different kind, they have to contribute to the domestic work in the old age, contribute to domestic work, and also have to do the work outside the house. Dr. Amod Gurjar undertook the session, thanks to the DN of NCRI. Das
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