scholarly journals Sheltered in Safe Hands - A Study on the Usage and Effectiveness of ‘Kavalan’ SOS App among Women in Tamil Nadu

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1058-1067
Author(s):  
Dr.N. Tamilselvi, Et. al.
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Gang Rape ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews

As we progress towards digital era, using smart phones to ensure safety of citizens, especially women is seen as a great relief. After the gory crime of Delhi gang rape in 2012, the government has introduced various safety measures to protect women, one of which is the development of safety apps. Though there are many safety apps for women, this study focuses on ‘Kavalan’ app, which was launched in 2018 by Tamil Nadu police to ensure women safety. This mobile application seems to have a wide reach as soon it was launched and efforts have been taken by the police department to make sure that citizens are aware of the mobile app. The present study focuses on few questions like the reach of the app in rural areas, and women who do not know to use technology and tries to find the answer through survey and in-depth interviews.

Impact of Elected Women Representatives of Panchayati Raj in Physical and Financial and Business Assets Development of Rural Women: A Study among the Rural Women’s of Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu[1]

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalaichelvi Sivaraman ◽  
Rengasamy Stalin
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Panchayati Raj

This research paper is the part of Research Project entitled “Impact of Elected Women Representatives in the Life and Livelihood of the Women in Rural Areas: With Special Reference to Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu” funded by University of Madras under UGC-UPE Scheme.The 73rd and 74th amendments of the Constitution of India were made by the government to strengthen the position of women and to create a local-level legal foundation for direct democracy for women in both rural and urban areas. The representation for women in local bodies through reservation policies amendment in Constitution of India has stimulated the political participation of women in rural areas. However, when it’s comes to the argument of whether the women reservation in Panchayati Raj helps or benefits to the life and livelihood development of women as a group? The answer is hypothetical because the studies related to the impact of women representatives of Panchayati Raj in the life and livelihood development of women was very less. Therefore, to fill the gap in existing literature, the present study was conducted among the rural women of Tiruvannamalai district to assess the impact of elected women representatives in the physical and financial and business development of the women in rural areas. The findings revealed that during the last five years because of the women representation in their village Panjayati Raj, the Physical Asset of the rural women were increased or developed moderately (55.8%) and Highly (23.4%) and the Financial and Business Asset of the rural women were increased or developed moderately (60.4%) and Highly (18.7%).

scholarly journals A Study on the Impact of Schemes and Programmes of Government of India on Agriculture to Increase Productivity, Profitability, Financial Inclusion, and Welfare of Farmers to Transform them into Modern Society

2021 ◽  
pp. 231-243
Author(s):  
Mahesh K. M. ◽  
P. S. Aithal ◽  
Sharma K. R. S.
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: The foremost intent of this research article is to create awareness about various schemes for the productive sector of agriculture. Through this study, the level of performance of these agricultural schemes and programmes were analysed that will be helpful for the attainment of financial inclusion. Hence it is necessary to know about various schemes and their making to connect the beneficiaries. Agriculture is the basic source of food supply, production, processing, promotion and distribution. Agricultural products contribute to Gross Domestic Product (G.D.P.) and generate employment in rural areas. They transform the lives of the farmers in modern society. The government of India has introduced Minimum Support Price (MPS), MIF, PMKSY, PMFBY, e-NAM, PM-KISAN, PMJDY, PM-KUSUM, PKVY, NAMS, and MGNREGS. The mobile app KisanSuvidha and innovative programmes like Kisan Rail, KrishiUdaan double the farmers’ Income (DFI). These help in transforming village economy, coverage of irrigation, crop insurance, and stabilizing the income. They also ensure financial support, flow of credit and Direct Benefit transfer of subsidies and funds to beneficiaries. Adopting modern technology, farm-based activity, poultry, dairy, forestry, beekeeping and with the support of SHGs which will directly impact productivity, profitability, financial inclusion, and the welfare of farmers in the 21st century and development of the country’s economy. Design/ methodology/approaches: This study is all about the theoretical concepts based on analysis of various schemes and interconnect. Findings and results: This study reveals that the effectiveness of various agricultural programs and also identifies the benefits and beneficiaries of these schemes. Under this research, various financial services, subsidies, funds released, online platform for agricultural products, funds for micro-irrigation, and so on benefits provided by the government of India were studied. Originality/value: Analysed the various schemes and compelled its beneficiaries and develop a modern to achieve financial inclusion and economic growth through the study. Type of Paper: Research Analysis.

Japan’s media fails its watchdog role: Lessons learned and unlearned from the 2011 earthquake and the Fukushima disaster

Journalism ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 146488491989127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuyuki Okumura ◽  
Kaori Hayashi ◽  
Koji Igarashi ◽  
Atsushi Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Exposure ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Nuclear Disaster ◽  
Plant Safety ◽  
The Government ◽  
Alternative Sources ◽  
First Time ◽  
Depth Interviews

The Disaster and Media Research Group conducted for the first time, extensive, in-depth interviews with newsroom executives of 14 Japanese mainstream national media outlets (8 newspapers and wire services, and 6 broadcasting networks) on their reflections of Japanese media coverage of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The Japanese media takes pride in their ability to swiftly communicate news alerts and evacuation announcements. However, they recognized little issue in merely conveying official information from the government and power industry in coverage of the nuclear disaster, rather than demonstrating journalistic effort by seeking alternative sources, particularly for assessing the seriousness of radiation exposure. The main findings from the interviews were that Japanese media (1) are well prepared for broadcasting of immediate reports on seismic scales and tsunami alerts, but less so for assessing the risks of nuclear disaster; (2) share the view that the media’s role is to cooperate with the government to communicate during emergencies, even if this means sacrificing their watchdog role; (3) are steadfast in their belief in traditional platforms while lacking a strategy to adopt the web and smartphone; (4) have little or no interest in collaborative news gathering or journalism sharing; and (5) are negative to the idea of training reporters to specialize in nuclear science, nuclear plant safety measures, or radiation exposure (with the exception of two media interviewed).

scholarly journals Household Level Impact Assessment of MGNREGA Scheme

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 543-549
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Rural Employment ◽  
Wage Employment ◽  
The Government ◽  
Employment Guarantee ◽  
The Unemployed ◽  
The Impact

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA) has been notified by the Government of India on 7th September 2005 with the primary objective of enhancing the livelihood security of the unskilled labors in the rural areas of the country by providing guaranteed wage employment to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The MGNREGA, which is one of the flagship projects of the government, promises 100 days of work per year to the unemployed at a CPI inflation-indexed wage rate. As there is an increase in the disposable income on account of the implementation of the scheme, it is expected that the standard of living and the expenditure pattern of the household covered under the MGNREGA scheme would undergo a tremendous change. As most of the expenditure of the rural households covered under the scheme is supposed to be drastically changed, it is felt that there is a need to study the impact of the scheme on these households. This paper is an extract from a Ph. D Thesis titled Household and Village Level Impact of MGNREGS on Governance at the Grassroots: An Assessment of Gram Panchayats in Tamil Nadu. Submitted to the Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed to be University

scholarly journals Promoting Equal Access to Public Digital Cultural Services in China: Efforts and Challenges

Libri ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dengdeng Wanyan ◽  
Yanqing Dai
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Broadband Access ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
The Government

Abstract With the development of information technology and the advent of the digital era, the digitization of cultural heritage and the internet-based equal access to the digitized heritage have received worldwide attention. Taking China as a case study, this paper reviews its efforts and challenges to promote equal access to public digital cultural services (PDCS). It starts by introducing the efforts, including PDCS-related legislations, policies and standards issued by the government, and major government-initiated PDCS projects. They are followed by an analysis of its challenges, including deficiencies in government funding, internet penetration, broadband access rates in the Central and Western regions and rural areas, and the limited digital literacy, cultural knowledge, and income levels of certain population groups. This study concludes with the suggestion that promoting equal access to PDCS in less developed regions, rural areas, and vulnerable groups is still an important task in China, and the government needs to work with private sector partners to overcome the challenges.

scholarly journals Fenomena Pernikahan Dini Membuat Orang Tua dan Remaja Tidak Takut Mengalami Kehamilan Tidak Diinginkan

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Aprianti Aprianti ◽  
Zahroh Shaluhiyah ◽  
Antono Suryoputro
Keyword(s):  
Junior High School ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Sex Behavior ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews

AbstrakKasus KTD pada remaja Kabupaten Pati yang berusia < 17 tahun sebanyak 43,8%, yang berdampak pada pernikahan di usia dini semakin meningkat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan respon orang tua dan remaja SMP yang mengalami KTD, serta dampak pernikahan di usia dini. Metode penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dengan desain studi kasus. Pengambilan sampel dengan cara purposive dan pengumpulan data menggunakan indepth interview. Informan utama adalah remaja yang mengalami KTD 5 orang. Informan triangulasi orang tua informan 5 orang. Hasil penelitian menunjukan fenomena pernikahan dini membuat orang tua dan remaja tidak takut mengalami kehamilan tidak diinginkan, akibatnya masyarakat yang dahulu menganggap hubungan seks pranikah perilaku yang melanggar norma, sekarang cenderung lebih bisa diterima oleh masyarakat. Orang tua dan remaja yang tinggal didaerah rural memberikan respon untuk menyelesaikan permasalah KTD dengan menikahkan informan. Sedangkan yang tinggal didaerah urban, meminta informan untuk melakukan aborsi, tetapi setelah gagal akhirnya informan dinikahkan. Pernikahan menjadi solusi KTD yang dialami remaja karena masyarakat permisif terhadap pernikahan diusia dini dan budaya dimasyarakat yang menganggap jika kewajiban perempuan hanya disektor domestik, sehingga kodrat perempuan adalah menjadi ibu urmah tangga. Disarankan memberikan informasi kepada remaja dan orang tua tentang dampak pernikahan dini. Pemerintah khususnya DKK Pati bisa lebih memberikan pelayanan kesehatan yang ramah remaja sejak tingkat SMP.Kata kunci : KTD, pernikahan dini, remaja SMPAbstractIn Pati District KTD cases in adolescents aged <17 years as much as 43.8%, which affects the marriage at an early age is increasing. This research aims to describe the response of parents and teens junior who experience unwanted pregnancy, and the effects of marriage at an early age. This research method was qualitative case study design. With a purposive sampling and data collection using in-depth interviews. The main informants were adolescent who experienced unwanted pregnancy 5 people. Informants triangulation parents 5 people. The results showed the phenomenon of early marriage makes parents and teens are not afraid of an unwanted pregnancy, as a result people who previously regarded premarital sex behavior that violates norms, are now more likely to be accepted by society. Parents and teenagers who live rural areas provide a response to resolve the problem by marrying unwanted pregnancy informant. While living urban areas, asking informants to have an abortion, but after failing informant eventually wed. Marriage was a solution unwanted pregnancy experienced by adolescents because of the permissive society towards marriage early age and culture in the community who think if the domestic sector only female duties, so that the nature of women is to be a housewife. Suggested provide information to adolescents and parents about the effects of early marriage. The government particularly Health Provider can further provide youth- friendly health services since the junior level.Keywords: unwanted pregnancy, early marriage, adolescents of junior high school

scholarly journals Using a mobile application (“PrimaKu”) to promote childhood immunization in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nani Nurhaeni ◽  
Siti Chodidjah ◽  
Robiyatul Adawiyah ◽  
Astuti Astuti
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Immunization Coverage ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Childhood Immunization ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Maternal Attitudes ◽  
Immunization Status ◽  
The Government

Background: Universal immunization coverage among children in Indonesia is low compared to the global target. Many children in Indonesia are not fully immunized as recommended by the government, which results in a high mortality rate. The government has developed a mobile application (PrimaKu) to provide information on vaccinations and reminder features. However, the successful use of the immunization features of the app has not been widely studied.Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the use of PrimaKu on maternal attitudes toward immunization and complete basic immunizations status among Indonesian children aged 12 to 24 months.Methods: A cross-sectional research was conducted at a public health center in West Java Province, Indonesia, from August to December 2020. Convenience sampling was used to select the respondents. Data were collected using validated questionnaires and analyzed using binomial logistic regression.Results: A total of 119 mothers were included. About 44.5% of children had a complete basic immunization status. Mothers who had a supportive attitude toward immunization were 3.58 times (95% CI 1.49-8.57, p 0.003) more likely to complete the basic immunization, and those who used the mobile app were 3.23 times (95% CI 1.18-8.87, p 0.034) more likely to complete the immunization. Conclusion: Using the PrimaKu mobile application could increase maternal attitudes toward immunization and complete basic immunization status. Therefore, public health nurses should provide comprehensive education and improve mothers’ literacy to use the application.Funding: This study was funded by Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia.

scholarly journals Cultural value as the basis for the microfinance development of the Farmer’s Group Association

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 346
Author(s):  
Bernard Edheney Huruta ◽  
Yulius Pratomo
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
The People ◽  
Savings And Loan ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Group Association

This study aims to describe the form of local wisdom (cultural value) in rural microfinance — this study conducted from October until December 2018 in Wangga Village, East Sumba. A qualitative method was used to picture the phenomenon of local wisdom-based microfinance development in communities. The authors used in-depth interviews with eight informants from the Rinjung Pahamu Farmer’s Group Association. The eight informants were determined purposively. Also, the data collection was carried out through a focus group discussion with the Rinjung Pahamu Farmer’s Group Association. The results of the study show that the local wisdom experienced by the members of the Rinjung Pahamu Farmer’s Group Association was used to overcome the limited access to formal financial services. The forms of microfinance developed on the Island of Sumba could not be separated from the appreciation of the noble values (Marapu) adopted by the community, such as the philosophy of Pawandang, Hillu Kandutuku, and Rotu Padang. Furthermore, savings and loan activities carried out in the management of the Farmer’s Group Association always consider the aspects of justice and survival. Based on the successful experience of the Rinjung Pahamu Farmer’s Group Association, in the future, the cultural value as the basis for the microfinance development can be applied to other groups as a means to improve financial access among the poor, especially for those living in rural areas. Marapu’s belief that was adopted by the people in Wangga Village still used as the basis for carrying out various activities in people’s lives. Marapu’s view is the belief that the government acknowledges pride, and it strengthens the community to maintain survival and balance. It practised through the Pawandang, Hillu Kandutuku, and Rotu Padang activities.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Dana Desa terhadap Kemiskinan: Studi Tingkat Kabupaten/Kota di Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-119
Author(s):  
Tri Angga Sigit ◽  
Ahmad Kosasih
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
National Development ◽  
Fixed Effect Model ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Fiscal Balance ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Village ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Poor Population

National development in general aims to improve people's welfare as measured by poverty indicators. In reducing poverty, one focus of the government is to reduce poverty in rural areas that have a higher percentage than urban areas. One of the government spending aimed at reducing poverty in rural areas is the Village Fund. This study aims to determine the effect of the Village Fund on poverty at the Regency/City level in Indonesia. This study uses quantitative data that focuses on economic variables consisting of the Total Poor Population as the dependent variable and the Village Fund as the main independent variable. In addition, Village Fund Allocation, Gross Regional Domestic Product, and Capital Expenditures are used as other independent variables. As a material for analysis and compiling recommendations, qualitative data in this study were used in the form of in-depth interviews with the Directorate General of Fiscal Balance and the Fiscal Policy Office. The analytical method used is panel data regression with the Fixed Effect Model. The result shows that the Village Fund variable has a negative effect on the Total Poor Population. This shows that the Village Fund is able to effectively reduce the number of poor people. However, based on the results of in-depth interviews, there are at least three aspects of the Village Fund policy that need to be improved namely covering improvements to the formulation aspects, aspects of strengthening supervision, and aspects of increasing innovation in the use of Village Funds.

scholarly journals VILLAGE CAPACITY BUILDING STRATEGY IN EFFORTS TO PREVENT STUNTING IN PANDEGLANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 142-155
Author(s):  
Candarmaweni Lawaceng ◽  
Amy Yayuk Sri Rahayu
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Village Communities ◽  
The Government ◽  
Village Government ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Descriptive Method

Local autonomy that revolves in Indonesia has provided opportunities for villages to develop independent villages in accordance with the potential of the villages —in line with the Undang-Undang Nomor 6 Tahun 2014 concerning Villages. The most common health problem in the rural areas and directly related to the quality of Indonesian human resources is stunting. For this reason, this study is intended to illustrate how the strategy of increasing the capacity of organizations and increasing the capacity of village officials in efforts to prevent stunting in villages. Besides the government, stunting prevention in Pandeglang also involves the private sector and academics. These sectors are directly involved in increasing village capacity to prevent stunting. This study used a qualitative approach with descriptive method. Data collection techniques were in-depth interviews, observation, and study of documents related to the research topic. From the results of the study it was found that the ability of organizations in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs, managing village funds, socialization and communication, partnerships, fostering village government and village communities, became the dominant factor in handling stunting in Pandeglang.

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