EVALUATION OF TWO URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN WEST BENGAL, INDIA: Assessing Urban Poverty Alleviations and Health Care Programs in India - Softcover

Roy, Amit; Jha, Shantanu; Chakrabrty, Suhrita

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3843351627 ISBN 13: 9783843351621

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The 74th Constitution Amendment in Indian Parliament has provided a broad structure for organizing urban governance. Urban local bodies are expected to assume a large role in planning, financing and management of urban areas. Apart many other activities the urban Poverty Alleviation Programs (SJSRY) and Health Care Intervention (IPP-8) are major two programs implemented by Urban Local Body (ULB). Kalyani Municipality an Urban Local Body (ULB) in West Bengal, India has implemented the above two programs with considerable period of time. The two case studies illustrate the experiences of ULB in implementing programs with the support of community based institutions developed by active encouragement from ULB. These community based institutions are the direct outcome of decentralized governance that India is experiencing for quite a long time courtesy to the 74th constitutional amendment. In the present book the two case studies were presented. The two case studies will hopefully help to develop an understanding about the impact of development programs in the ambience of decentralized urban governance in India.

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About the Author

Amit Roy is Ph. D. in Agriculture Extension and Associate Professor. He has coordinated ten livelihood projects on Natural Resource Management. He is currently leading World Bank funded Livelihood Project entitled National Agriculture Innovation Project (NAIP) in West Bengal, India (www.bckvnaip03.co.in). His e-mail is amit.mala123@gmail.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3843351627
• ISBN 13: 9783843351621
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108