Ekta & Madhurendra Kumar
Page No.: 522 - 530
The governments both central and state have implemented a number of schemes particularly for rural development. It needs to be noted whether the goal of development has been achieved, whether the rural community is satisfied with the performance of the government, and whether people are reeling under the pressure of mal- governance. It needs to be checked what are the main factors for the mal- governance if any, and what steps should be taken at rural level to make the governance more effective, accountable and responsible. Responses to the queries can be obtained from the common people. Therefore an empirical methodology has been used in an attempt to extract the view point of the common people in respect of good governance and dignify of life. The government has schemes. In order to empirically check it a random samples have been gathered and they have been provided a close structure schedule for the purpose. Mostly respondents denied they revealed due to the dominant attitude of bureaucracy people’s participation is marginal and corruption is rampant. A weak will power and unwanted political interference are the main reason why bureaucracy has failed in achieving the developmental goals.
Paromita Das
Page No.: 531 - 537
Key words: technology, information, websites , internet , quality.
Arpita Verma
Page No.: 538 - 549
Background: Breastfeeding is important for reducing child mortality and morbidity. It is now established that the breast feeding practices adopted in terms of duration, frequency and exclusiveness is essential for our understanding on impact of breast feeding on complete physical, mental and psycho-social development of the child. This study was aimed to describe the breastfeeding practices in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh.
Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the breastfeeding practices, socio-cultural factors affecting the initiation of breastfeeding and alternative for breastfeeding in the district of Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh.
Methodology: The study was conducted in two villages (Hazipur &Nawabpur) of Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. The total sample size of the study was 169 under which mother falling in the age bracket of 15-45 years & with children below 5 years were considered. The data was collected using the pre-tested questionnaire, FGD & Case Study methods.
Findings: It was found in both the villages that a large number of women tend to give honey to infants soon after birth. The study shows that only 14.2 percent women gave first milk to the infant in both the villages. It was found that 62.9 percent of women in Hazipur and 69.4 percent of women in Nabawpur village gave honey to the infant at the time of birth; 34 percent in Hazipur and 29.2 percent in Nabawpur village of women gave cow or goat milk and 3.1 percent in Hazipur and 1.4 percent in Nabawpur village of women gave sugar syrup to the new born babies. Majority of women had given honey to the new born baby instead of breast milk (First milk of mother- Colostrums).
Keywords: Breastfeeding, colostrums, duration, initiation, rural areas
Sabahat Aslam
Page No.: 550 - 557
Surendra C Herkal
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