Journal of Social Welfare and Management

This study deals with an enquiry into the nature of public policing on the volume of crime within Indian States. The study suggests that in majority of states, the increase in policemen per unit is associated with the increase of crime per unit. Also important is that for majority of states, within a period of about 40 years, starting from 1967 up to 2006, one might observe an increasing trend in the volume of crime.

Keywords: Criminal offence; public policing; Indian states.

Financial system of any country consists of financial markets, financial intermediation and financial instruments or financial products. This paper discusses the meaning of finance in Indian Financial System and focuses on the financial markets, financial intermediaries and financial instruments. The brief review on various money market instruments is also covered in this study.

Key Words: Financial market; financial intermediaries; financial instruments.

The following paper highlights the condition of women and child health in Bihar and Jharkhand. The Government of India and the state government are providing different kind of health facilities to these states, but still the urban and rural poor lead a wretched and deprived life. The main reason for this is poverty and lack of education. Although facilities are provided, the poor are unable to avail then due to lack of awareness which is due to lack of education. When we compare the data in Bihar and Jharkhand, we find that 78 percent of children between 6 to 59 months of age and 67 percent women in Bihar and 70 percent of children between the age group of 6 to 59 months and 73 percent of women in Jharkhand are suffering from mild or severe anemia (NFHS-3). From nutritional point of view, we find that more than half of the children in Bihar and Jharkhand are either wasted, underweight, or stunted. Same is the case with adults. The ICD facilities which are provided by the government are not availed properly by the poor. So, along with the services, government should also try to create awareness among the poor so that they could utilize the services properly.

Key Words: Bihar; Jharkhand; women; child; National Family and Health Survey (NFHS)

The purpose of the present study is to examine the effect of government expenditure on economic growth in India over a period from 1991 to 2010, with a particular focus on sectoral expenditures. Five key sectors were preferred: (security, health, education, transportation, and communication, and agriculture.). The variables were tested for stationarity and co-integration analysis using the Johansen co-integration technique. Error-correction test was also performed. The results shows that in the short run, expenditure on agriculture was found to be negatively related to economic growth. The impact of education, though, also negative, was not significant. The impact of expenditure on health was found to be positively related to economic growth. Expenditures on national security and transportation and communication were also positively related to economic growth, though the impacts were not statistically significant. It is possible that in the long run, expenditure on education could be positive if brain drain could be checked.

Key Words: Government expenditure; economic growth; error correction; co-integration; India.

Institutional finance is necessary for rural development. It is the framework of rural development. It is seen that many Governmental schemes launched by the Government for up-liftment of rural poor to achieve the target of employment, are absurd due to delay in implementation and lack of proper monitoring. Rural poor only have meager income for their survival. In these institutions there is necessity of gainful employment of generation having keen interest to serve the rural poor. This will help in expanding institutions’ branches in rural and far flung areas, in spite of the problems at credit agency level. Udham Singh Nagar District seems to have better credit delivery system. This study attempts to examine the impact of institutional credit in the rural development of Udham Singh Nagar District.

Keywords: Institutional finance; rural development; rural poors.

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