VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN NORTH-EAST INDIA: ACCESS AND LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES

Work Conditions ◽

Vocational Education And Training ◽

North East India ◽

North East ◽

The Government ◽

India’s north-east region, comprising of eight States is one of the less industrialised and economically backward areas of the country. Lack of skilled manpower has been identified as one of the major reasons for the underdevelopment of the manufacturing sector. Recently, the government of India has embarked on an ambitious target of improving the skill base of the country through expansion of the vocational education and training (VET) programmes. In this context, the paper examines the access to VET among the working-age population and the impact on employment and earnings using the Annual Report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey 2017-18. The paper argues that despite the recent initiatives on massive skilling of the country's youth a very little section of NE has accessed formal VET. Moreover, although it has some impact on raising labour force participation, there is no evidence that formal VET courses are effective enough to increase earnings, bridge the gender gap in wages, or the improving work conditions of the VET holders.

VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN NORTH-EAST INDIA: ACCESS AND LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES

10.31124/advance.13370234 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Anupam Sarkar

Keyword(s):

Gender Gap ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Labour Force ◽

Work Conditions ◽

Vocational Education And Training ◽

North East India ◽

North East ◽

The Government ◽

India’s north-east region, comprising of eight States is one of the less industrialised and economically backward areas of the country. Lack of skilled manpower has been identified as one of the major reasons for the underdevelopment of the manufacturing sector. Recently, the government of India has embarked on an ambitious target of improving the skill base of the country through expansion of the vocational education and training (VET) programmes. In this context, the paper examines the access to VET among the working-age population and the impact on employment and earnings using the Annual Report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey 2017-18. The paper argues that despite the recent initiatives on massive skilling of the country's youth a very little section of NE has accessed formal VET. Moreover, although it has some impact on raising labour force participation, there is no evidence that formal VET courses are effective enough to increase earnings, bridge the gender gap in wages, or the improving work conditions of the VET holders.

The Ageing Workforce: Employers' Attitudes towards Older People

Work Employment and Society ◽

10.1177/095001709484005 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 569-591 ◽

Cited By ~ 78

Author(s):

Philip E. Taylor ◽

Alan Walker

Keyword(s):

Older People ◽

Older Workers ◽

Service Sector ◽

Labour Force ◽

Postal Survey ◽

Ageing Workforce ◽

The Government ◽

Training Programmes ◽

This article reports the results of a national postal survey of employers' attitudes and policies towards older workers supported by the ESRC. The survey's key findings are discussed in the context of the declining labour force participation of older people over the last twenty years and the recent turnaround in official and some employer attitudes towards this group. Findings of particular importance are those relating to the sectoral differences in employers' orientations towards older workers, such as the larger proportion of those in the production and construction than in the service sectors who were using early retirement schemes and the differences in strategic responses to the ageing workforce, with the service sector leading production, construction and manufacturing; the impact of employers' perceptions of older workers' lack of appropriate skills which, when coupled with figures illustrating the lack of access of older people to both official and employer training programmes, suggests a self-fulfilling prophecy; and the surprising support given by employers for anti-age discrimination legislation. Data from the survey are also used to test the model put forward by Atkinson (1989) suggesting that employers' policies develop incrementally. The article concludes by arguing that the educative approach favoured by the government is not likely to have a significant impact on the employment prospects of older workers. Therefore this group is likely to be increasingly confined to a choice between low-skill/low-wage jobs in the service sector or non-employment.

Modelling the cost of ill health in Health&WealthMOD (Version II): lost labour force participation, income and taxation, and the impact of disease prevention

10.34196/ijm.00058 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 32-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Deborah Schofield ◽

Rupendra Shrestha ◽

Emily Callander ◽

Richard Pervical ◽

Simon Kelly ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Disease Prevention ◽

Labour Force ◽

The Cost ◽

The Effects of Human Capital by Gender on Economic Growth

Research in World Economy ◽

10.5430/rwe.v12n1p113 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 113

Author(s):

Mohd Shahidan Shaari ◽

Razinda Tasnim Abdul Rahim ◽

Nor Hidayah Harun ◽

Faiz Masnan

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Human Capital ◽

Labour Force ◽

Participation Rates ◽

Long Run ◽

Job Opportunities ◽

Short Run ◽

The Government ◽

Male Labour

The issue of human capital by gender has been sparsely discussed in previous literature especially male labour force. The contribution of both genders to economic growth has intensified every year. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effects of human capital by gender on economic growth in Malaysia. Data ranging from 1982 to 2018 were analysed by using the ARDL approach. The results show that higher male labour force participation rates can boost economic growth in the short run and long run in Malaysia. Higher female labour force participation rates, on the other hand, can reduce economic growth in the short run and long run in Malaysia. Therefore, the government should encourage more male labour to participate in the labour market by giving incentives. More job opportunities should be created for both genders.

IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON THE FOLK LIFE OF THE TRIBES OF NORTH EAST INDIA

EPRA International Journal of Economic and Business Review ◽

10.36713/epra2973 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 29-30

Author(s):

Mr. Bikash Das

Keyword(s):

Life Style ◽

Traditional Culture ◽

Northeast India ◽

Negative Effects ◽

North East India ◽

North East ◽

Secondary Information ◽

The Impact ◽

Near Future

Northeast India is a diverse region of our country. It is a resident of different tribes. Some of these are- Bodo, Kuki, Mizo, Singpfo, Khasi, Mishing, Deori, Adi, Apatani, Naga, Garo, Nishi, Rengma, Angami, Rabha etc. Each tribe have their rich traditional culture. They are famous for their unique traditional life style. But globalization stands as an effecting factor on the folk life of the Northeastern tribes. This paper is an attempt to analyze the impact of globalization on the folk life of the various tribes of Northeast India. In the context of the tribes of Northeast India, it is predicted that globalization may be harmfull for their unique identities. The study is based on primary and secondary information collected for various tribes of Northeast India. The study founded that globalization has some negative effects on the folk life of the Northeastern tribes. However, it is hoped that in near future, globalization may be helpfull for the tribes of Northeast India. KEYWORDS: Ethnic, Folk Life, Globalization, Northeast, Tribal.

Towards gender equality in the labour markets of Canada, USA and Russia: an overview of progress in achievement of international commitments

Population and Economics ◽

10.3897/popecon.4.e50338 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 38-50

Author(s):

Maria Yu. Beletskaya ◽

Elena A. Zotova

Keyword(s):

Gender Equality ◽

Gender Gap ◽

Labour Force ◽

The United States ◽

Work And Family ◽

Policy Action ◽

Family Responsibilities ◽

The Usa ◽

Employment Of Women

In 2019, the International Labour Organization (ILO), together with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), prepared and presented to the G20 leaders a report entitled “Women at work in G20 countries: Progress and policy action”. According to the report, Canada, the United States and Russia show the lowest results among the G20 countries in reaching the goal of reducing the gender gap in labour force participation by 25 percent by 2025. This is largely due to the relatively high levels of gender equality that have already been achieved in these countries. The article analyzes the policy of Canada, the USA and Russia towards women at work in four directions: 1) measures taken by national Governments, in cooperation with social partners, to increase women’s participation in the labour force and to overcome cultural and behavioural barriers to the employment of women; 2) measures to increase women’s ability to earn decent wages, including through lifelong learning, upgrading qualifications and skills development; 3) measures to reduce the proportion of women employed in the informal sector and in low-paid jobs; 4) measures to protect women in labour market in order to encourage men and women to combine work and family and share family responsibilities equitably.

Agriculture Sector Credit and Output Relationship in Nepal

Asian Journal of Economics Business and Accounting ◽

10.9734/ajeba/2020/v17i230256 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 33-53

Author(s):

Arjun Kumar Dahal ◽

Khagendra Kumar Thapa

Keyword(s):

Commercial Banks ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Least Squares Method ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

Industrial Sectors ◽

Long Run ◽

Integration Test ◽

The Government ◽

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to find out the condition of priority of commercial banks to provide loans to the agricultural sector and to find the relationship and impact of agricultural loans to the agricultural GDP of Nepal. Objectives: This study aims to compare the condition of loan disbursements in agricultural and manufacturing sectors. It further aims to compare loan percent with growth and contribution to the GDP of the agricultural and industrial sectors and tries to show the impact of agricultural loans to the agricultural GDP of Nepal. Methods: It was based on a descriptive and analytical research design. Statistical tools standard deviation, correlation, regression, etc. are used and Excel, and EViews software are used for the statistical calculations. Statistical calculations and graphs are simultaneously used to show and compare the condition of variables. Results: Commercial banks give higher priority to the manufacturing sector for loans than the agricultural sector. The Johansen Co-integration test indicates no long-run relationship between loans of commercial banks and agricultural output in Nepal. However, the least-squares method, it indicates that a positive causal relationship between agricultural loans and agricultural growth. Implications: The loans of commercial banks directly stimulate the growth of agriculture but the amount of growth is less noticeable. Thus, it is concluded that the commercial bank's loan alone cannot affect and control the growth of the agricultural sector of the Nepalese economy therefore the government should increase its expenditure on the agricultural sector.

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

MODELING PRECIPITATION DEPENDENT FOREST RESILIENCE IN INDIA

10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-3-263-2018 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol XLII-3 ◽

pp. 263-266 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

P. Das ◽

M. D. Behera ◽

P. S. Roy

Keyword(s):

Forest Cover ◽

Vegetation Type ◽

Annual Precipitation ◽

Mean Annual Precipitation ◽

High Tendency ◽

North East India ◽

North East ◽

Forest Resilience ◽

The impact of long term climate change that imparts stress on forest could be perceived by studying the regime shift of forest ecosystem. With the change of significant precipitation, forest may go through density change around globe at different spatial and temporal scale. The 100 class high resolution (60 meter spatial resolution) Indian vegetation type map was used in this study recoded into four broad categories depending on phrenology as (i) forest, (ii) scrubland, (iii) grassland and (iv) treeless area. The percentage occupancy of forest, scrub, grass and treeless were observed as 19.9&thinsp;%, 5.05&thinsp;%, 1.89&thinsp;% and 7.79&thinsp;% respectively. Rest of the 65.37&thinsp;% land area was occupied by the cropland, built-up, water body and snow covers. The majority forest cover were appended into a 5&thinsp;km&thinsp;&times;&thinsp;5&thinsp;km grid, along with the mean annual precipitation taken from Bioclim data. The binary presence and absence of different vegetation categories in relates to the annual precipitation was analyzed to calculate their resilience expressed in probability values ranging from 0 to 1. Forest cover observed having resilience probability (Pr) &lt;&thinsp;0.3 in only 0.3&thinsp;% (200&thinsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of total forest cover in India, which was 4.3&thinsp;% &lt;&thinsp;0.5&thinsp;Pr. Majority of the scrubs and grass (64.92&thinsp;% Pr&thinsp;&lt;&thinsp;0.5) from North East India which were the shifting cultivation lands showing low resilience, having their high tendency to be transform to forest. These results have spatial explicitness to highlight the resilient and non-resilient distribution of forest, scrub and grass, and treeless areas in India.

Sustain Productivity of Jhum Crops in North East India - A Holistic Approach

Indian Journal of Forestry ◽

10.54207/bsmps1000-2021-4903rr ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

pp. 235-241

Author(s):

Indrani P. Bora ◽

◽

Arundhati Baruah ◽

Keyword(s):

Green Manure ◽

Maximum Yield ◽

Holistic Approach ◽

Inorganic Fertilizer ◽

Weed Species ◽

North East India ◽

Fertility Status ◽

North East ◽

The Impact ◽

Legume Green Manure

To make a comparative study on the impact of green manure (legume, non legume and weed species) and inorganic fertilizer on crop yield and fertility status in soil an experiment was conducted for two successive years in shifting cultivation areas of Assam. Among the different green manure studied maximum yield of rice was recorded in legume green manure (1687.6 kg kgh-1) followed by inorganic fertilizer (1566.6 kgh-1) applied plot in initial year. However during successive year productivity was recorded low in fertilizer applied plot compared legume, non legume and weed green manure. Same trend was noticed in productivity of Maize also. Significant increase of nutrient uptake was observed in green manure treated plot. Fertilizer applied plot showed low value during successive year. Acidity of the soil increased due to release of organic acid during decomposition of green manure. Input of biomass to the soil contributed in increment of organic carbon, nitrogen and other mineral nutrients and thus maintaining productivity as well as fertility status in soil.