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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, Rambha × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2016 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Management Practices of Women and Economic Viability of Microenterprises in Muzaffarpur District of Bihar.
    (Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur), 2016) Kumari, Rambha; Kala, Shishir
    Microenterprise play an important role in local economies and a large percentage of women are engaging in developing countries. Microenterprise is emerging as a powerful instrument for poverty alleviation in the new economy. Microenterprise is the key to generate employment opportunities as well as income earning avenues to both landless women and land holding people. The study was conducted in Muzaffarpur District of Bihar state. Bihar. Many District of Bihar State are industrial such as Bhagalpur, Mungher, Barauni, Muzaffarpur etc. Present study was carried out in Muzaffarpur District because this is the main industrial hub of Bajjikanchal region and has many industries ranging from small to big, where a lots of women are involved in industry works. From this District two microenterprises were selected i.e. papad making enterprise and agarbatti making enterprise situated at Rambag and Kalibadi Road respectively. From each microenterprises 40 respondents were selected by random method and further information were gathered with the help of personal interview schedule.. The main purpose of this research is to find out the management practices of women and economic viability of microenterprises, relationship between socio economic background and the management practices of women engaged in microenterprises. Keeping in view the objectives related information were gathered socio economics profile, entrepreneurial characteristics, decision making practices, time management practices, economic viability and constraints perceived by women in selected microenterprise. Thus, for getting results of the study, data were analysed for applying suitable formula and statistical method i.e. percentage, coefficient of correlation, multiple regression and ANOVA were applied for getting accuracy of the results. The result of the study indicated that that the socio economic status of women’s engaged in agarbatti and papad making enterprise was found different. The study reveals that in AME, majority of respondents (37.5%) were of 20-30 years and 60 percent were belonged to other caste (Muslim), while in case of papad making enterprise, a maximum of respondents (60%) were of 30-40 years and 42.5 percent women were SC/ST. In AME, majority of respondents (65%) were working in the microenterprise since last 1-5 years whereas in PME, majority of respondents (30%) were engaged in microenterprise since 10-15 years. As far as management practices of women in microenterprise is concerned results shows that most of the enterprise activities was performed by the women. The economic viability was calculated and found that both the microenterprise will sustain for long time because cost benefit ratio came to 1.81 and 1.11 of agarbatti making and papad making enterprises respectively. The results pertaining to the constraints perceived by the women indicated that women have faced various constraints like socio- personal, psychological, economical, communicational, work place and health related problem which varied from type of microenterprise. In AME maximum of women (95%) expressed lack of Govt. policy followed by 90 percent women faced lack of effective training programme whereas in PME a large majority of respondents (95%) faced lack of effective training programme, followed by 92.5 percent women expressed lack of pertinent knowledge and skill about innovation and 87.5 percent women faced lack of Govt. policy. The correlation coefficient of socio economic profile taken as independent variable co-related with three dependent variable. In AME the results of decision making pattern of women highlighted seven independent variables found to be significant such as age (.208*), caste (.301*), family occupation (.208*), land holding (.245*), economic motivation (.324*), self actualization motivation (-.332*), and achievement motivation (.316*) while in PME, family size (.323*) and family education status (.315*) are found to be significant at 5% level of significant. The study also shows that constraints related to socio-personal, psychological, economical, communicational, work place and health value. Due to the dual role of a housewife and as a business women they are surviving easily in both sector. So, there is a need to meet cooperation from family members so that they may be maintain routine for household and working hours in microenterprise. According to women priority of health constraints they have felt often stressed/ worried and backache after assuming the entrepreneurial role, So traditional method should not be applied for product preparation because it consumes a lots of time and energy. Provision of drudgery reducing tools for product preparation and met leisure period between heavy and light work.