What do we learn from our performances in MDGs ?

Siba Sankar Mohanty, Anurag Dash — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0530

In September 2000, the United Nations Millennium Declaration aiming at reducing extreme poverty was adopted by World leaders in New York. It introduced a series of eight-time-bound targets known as Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to be achieved by 2015. This paper shows the performance of some selected countries in terms of MDGs. The study is based on secondary data. This study has used descriptive statistics to make a comparative analysis of the achievements of MDGs across selected countries and also to know whether the efforts towards achieving MDGs have changed the development indicators in India. We have taken a sample of 35 countries out of 193 member countries of the UN and divided it into three categories high, middle and low-income groups. We have selected 10, 16 and 9 countries from each group respectively. The study found that the progress towards achieving these goals has been unequal across the selected countries.

A Comparative Analysis of artisans under the Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) vis -a -vis non-SFURTI artisans

Swayam Prava Mishra — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0530

The handicraft industry has great potential for employment and income generation in developing nations. India has a rich tradition of stonework. The stoneworks have evolved from temples and sculptures to decorative items. The stone craft is a major item in the handicrafts sector of Odisha. According to the United Nations, over the past 30 years, the number of Indian artisans has decreased by 30 percent, indicating the need to re-invest in artisans to safeguard history, culture and an important source of livelihood (Dasra, 2013.)

With an aim to sustain the stone carving cluster the government has taken many initiatives. Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) is one such CSS by the Ministry of MSME, GoI. As per the Odisha state profile 2019-20, Stone Carving Clusters, Balasore is functional and two other clusters at Khordha and Puri have received funds under the scheme.

The study focuses on assessing the SFURTI scheme with a sample of 87 artisans and tries to find the major differences among SFURTI and non-SFURTI artisans in the study sample. The findings of the study reveal that SFURTI artisans have higher average income, higher average wages, higher average number of earning members and higher average years of training than their non - SFURTI counterparts.

Journal of Studies in Dynamics and Change (JSDC)

What do we learn from our performances in MDGs ?

A Comparative Analysis of artisans under the Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) vis -a -vis non-SFURTI artisans