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Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa

In the imperial Gazetteer of India 1878, Pusa was recorded as a government estate of about 1350 acres in Darbhanba. It was acquired by East India Company for running a stud farm to supply better breed of horses mainly for the army. Frequent incidence of glanders disease (swelling of glands), mostly affecting the valuable imported bloodstock made the civil veterinary department to shift the entire stock out of Pusa. A British tobacco concern Beg Sutherland & co. got the estate on lease but it also left in 1897 abandoning the government estate of Pusa. Lord Mayo, The Viceroy and Governor General, had been repeatedly trying to get through his proposal for setting up a directorate general of Agriculture that would take care of the soil and its productivity, formulate newer techniques of cultivation, improve the quality of seeds and livestock and also arrange for imparting agricultural education. The government of India had invited a British expert. Dr. J. A. Voelcker who had submitted as report on the development of Indian agriculture. As a follow-up action, three experts in different fields were appointed for the first time during 1885 to 1895 namely, agricultural chemist (Dr. J. W. Leafer), cryptogamic botanist (Dr. R. A. Butler) and entomologist (Dr. H. Maxwell Lefroy) with headquarters at Dehradun (U.P.) in the forest Research Institute complex. Surprisingly, until now Pusa, which was destined to become the centre of agricultural revolution in the country, was lying as before an abandoned government estate. In 1898. Lord Curzon took over as the viceroy. A widely traveled person and an administrator, he salvaged out the earlier proposal and got London’s approval for the appointment of the inspector General of Agriculture to which the first incumbent Mr. J. Mollison (Dy. Director of Agriculture, Bombay) joined in 1901 with headquarters at Nagpur The then government of Bengal had mooted in 1902 a proposal to the centre for setting up a model cattle farm for improving the dilapidated condition of the livestock at Pusa estate where plenty of land, water and feed would be available, and with Mr. Mollison’s support this was accepted in principle. Around Pusa, there were many British planters and also an indigo research centre Dalsing Sarai (near Pusa). Mr. Mollison’s visits to this mini British kingdom and his strong recommendations. In favour of Pusa as the most ideal place for the Bengal government project obviously caught the attention for the viceroy.

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Subject: Family Resource Management × Author: KUMARI, NEETU × End date: 2021 × Start date: 2021 × Type: Thesis ×
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    A STUDY ON ROLE OF WOMEN IN ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT OF FARM FAMILIES OF PILIBHIT DISTRICT IN UTTAR PRADESH
    (DRPCAU, PUSA, 2021) KUMARI, NEETU; Kala, Shishir
    Agriculture is India's economic backbone; with secretarial services accounting for more than a quarter of the country's gross inland product (GDP). Cultivation employments over half of the country's total population either directly or indirectly. According to India Labor Force Survey 2016-2017, the agriculture industry employs over 47 per cent of the overall population, with women accounting for completed 75 per cent of the cultivation labour power. 62 per cent of the country's people lives in country areas, where females work side by side with men in the cultivation sector, dairy and poultry farmed and livestock from dawning to dusk with zeal and zest, causative to the improvement of their particular family incomes to appreciate a better active standard. This study was mainly aimed to observe and investigate the socio-economic profile of the women, economic management and involvement of women in agriculture activity, income generation activity and constraints faced by the respondents of a particular area. The study was conducted at barkhera block and lalaurikhera block in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh. For the purpose of the study, 60 respondents were selected randomly. Some Personal, Demographic Variables and some Socio-Economic Variables were included as the independent variables while their personal & socio economic was taken as dependent variable for this involvement in agriculture activity and income generation activity. Data were collected with the help of a pre-designed structured interview schedule. After collection of data to analyze the correlation among them, appropriate statistical tests and tools were applied and computed i.e. Frequency and percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation, Mean ± Standard Deviation & Correlation Co-efficient The findings of socio -economic and personal characteristics of farm women showed that the majority of respondents (51.66%) are in the medium age group (36-50 years old), followed by 31.66 per cent in the young age group (up to 35 years old), and 16.66 per cent in the old age group (50 years Above). Social participation of respondents (81.66%) usually communicated with their family members and friends, followed by 71.66 per cent respondents were involved in Cultural activity, 40 per cent of them were engaged in SHG (Self Help Group), 38.33 per cent of the farm women participated in Kisan Mela and about 26.66 per cent of women leads in various activity. The findings expressed that the female of the farm families spent 83.33 per cent in clothing, 75 per cent in family expenditure, 68.33 per cent in farm labour management followed by 66.66 per cent in marketing activities, 63.33 per cent in financial planning, 61.66 per cent in education, 58.33 per cent in home & electronic media and only 36.67 per cent in cosmetics products respectively. To save money, 93.33 per cent women were having bank account, 85 per cent respondents were using LIC schemes and other Bima policy. It was also found that 71.66 per cent respondents were using piggy bank followed by 70 per cent and 6.66 per cent respondents in post- office accounts and self-help group respectively. The explained that land holding was found to be highly significant among all the selected independents variables with the economic management of the respondents. The other independent variable such as age, education, family type, and income were found to have positive significant with the economic management of the respondent. It indicated that more the land holding of the respondent better will be the economic management correct of the respondents. The variables viz. Age, family type & land holding were found to be highly significant relation with constraints. Education and income were also found to be non - significant relation.