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INTRODUCTION
ECONOMY OF SIDHI
Agriculture holds a major portions in the economy of Sidhi District, it
forms parts of the hills and plateau of the Kaimour range of mountains.
About 87% of the employment in the district is provided by agriculture.
The percentage of working population is 43.80% of total population but
majority of the working population is unskilled and are unemployed in the
primary sector. They work on either on their own land or as contract
labourers, the level of unemployment is quite high which results in huge
amount of migration of people to nearest district, town and cities in search
of employment. The portion of land used for agriculture is 47 %, major
portion of land is dependent on rain fed irrigation. The banks of rivers like
Son and the Gopad have fertile soil.
A. Tourist Places
The Sidhi district host a few tourist places which include forest
cover, water resources and Songhariyal which hosts a variety alligators
and crocodiles.
Forests area cover around 40% of the area of the district, the forest
cover consist a mix of dense canopied forest, open forest and mixed
tropical forests.
The Son, Gopad and the Banas are the 3 perennial rivers flowing
through the district. Apart from these government has developed some
artificial tanks and maintained them serving both the purpose of tourist
attraction spot and source of irrigation
B. Institutions
The Sidhi district suffers from lack of vocational training institutes,
there are very few training and polytechnic institute which helps local
people in enhancing their skills. The co-operative bank exists but no other
form of co-operative institution exists in the district.
C. Analysis
i. The applicants who receive the grants are mostly old aged people
and widows, who benefits as pucca houses provide them with the
necessary security.
ii. It also instils faith in the mind of the villagers that the government
is there to help them when required.
iii. A pucca house protects villagers from natural calamities.
iv. Electricity and water via taps can be better provisioned in pucca
houses.
d. Suggestions?
i. It should be checked whether the applicants who are granted the
scheme have the land, otherwise the intended use of the money is
never achieved.
ii. A government official could take part in the decision along with the
sarpanch about who should be given the scheme, to improve
transparency in process.
iii. A personal talk and observation of the people may help the
government to realise whether the person would actually be able to
implement the scheme.
iv. For maintenance of the, small amounts shall be paid by the
government.
v. Greater awareness about the programme can be spread through
electronic media and via newspapers, or through skits performed in
the rural areas.
vi. A deadline for completion of the first phase shall be set, else the
amount paid shall be forfeited if proper reasons for nonimplementation are not presented.
Suggestions
Increase awareness among the people about the various schemes
available to them by the government.
Make sure that implemented schemes are maintained by appointing
personnel and infrastructure necessary like watchmen in schools
and proper boundaries in schools.
Increase accountability of people in authority to better implement
the schemes.
Train people to maintain the schemes implemented in various areas
at different times.
Have a mix of people from the village sarpanch and the zilla
panchayat to select people for IAY and to look after the execution of
MDM in schools.