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Papers by Dr Bijayalaxmi Panda

Journal of Disability Management and Rehabilitation, Jun 10, 2017

Background: Development can be inclusive and reduce poverty- only if all groups of people contrib... more Background: Development can be inclusive and reduce poverty- only if all groups of people contribute to creating opportunities, share the benefits of the developmental processes and participate effectively in decision- making at all levels of governance. There is significant scope to build an enabling environment that can ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities in national development processes. Objectives: The main objective was to explore the changing status of Persons with disabilities, their problems and difficulties in the delivery of services in Bakliya village, Ladnun Block of Rajasthan. Sample: The study is purely qualitative in nature. Three different types of case studies have been selected which reflect different causes for disabilities, types and number of differently abled in family and benefits of financial assistance. Six in-depth interviews were also conducted. Design: It is explorative in nature and purposive sampling was used for this study. Tool: Guideline for case studies, Focused Group Discussion and interview schedule was used. Results: It was found that welfare schemes were helpful for the persons with disabilities to improve their livelihood, education, health care, respect and starting of new business. Recreational facilities and special services were not provided in the school to manage these children. Panchayat did not take any interest for their development except providing financial assistance. Indira Awaas Yojna and toilet facility helped these children and their mother for living in a safe and secure manner without any fear. Conclusion: Panchayat needs to be proactive to develop community based services for these children of special needs. Government officials of panchayat samiti may intervene to conduct research studies regarding their types of problems and provide support services to their families with proper planning and management. Early detection and identification of such cases needs to be done in priority basis. Keywords: Person with Disabilities, Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, Case Studies

International Journal of Education and Management Studies, 2018

GIS Business, 2006

History Research Journal, 2019

Strengthening Field Work Practicum in Social Work Education

Indian Journal of Applied Research, 2011

This study focused on socio-economic problems faced by elderly widows in Puri town, Puri District... more This study focused on socio-economic problems faced by elderly widows in Puri town, Puri District of Orissa. Data has collected from 5o elderly women those are coming under 6o years and above. Random sampling and interview schedule, case study and observation method used for data collection. This paper also emphasis on many reviews that types of problems faced which includes physical, psychological, mental during widowhood. So to develop positive attitude towards widows and widowhood, different sensitization programme by the intervention process of professional Social workers in family, school, college, community level is essential. Govt. and NGOs also needs to focus on Spirituality, devotional music, and entertainment and make them busy with different activities as per their skills and maintain discipline life at widows home and old age home. Widowhood is both a crisis and a problem (Mallick Anupriya, 2003). It brings about economic and emotional setbacks. In India, widows have a really hard time because of the traditional prejudices prevalent again them. Older widows are facing emotional, psychological, financial problems and also physiological problems. They are neglected, abused, and exploited also According to 2001 census, 6.9 percent of women in India are widows; every fourth household in India has a widow. In absolute terms, the magnitude of such population has increased from nearly 2 crores in 1971 to 7.2 crores in 2001. Loss of spouse is equally painful for both husband and wife but widows face more problems and hardships under the pressure of gender bias and changing values. The nature of family life and relationship is changing due to increasing consumerism, globalization and growing individual thinking in all walks of life. Migration of younger generation to cities and other countries and breaking of joint family system are leaving elder generations uncared for, especially when there is a single parent. But it is pathetic among the elderly poor especially, uneducated dependent widows. Hegdewar Samajothan and Kalyan Samiti (2004) conducted a study at two districts of Bihar (Munger, Bhagalpur) and Delhi (South &East) on problems and issues of elderly women. 3.45% single women respondents, 51.5% widows, 3.94% divorces and 0.69% separated women were participated. 41.78% respondents reported that they were not able to walk properly due to osteoporosis, injuries, arthritis, muscular strain etc, 41.55% respondents had weak eye sight, 48.95% had sleep disorders, 8.44 % were suffering from T.B, and 2% respondents had cancer. It was found that about 40% of respondents were not able to manage tension and anxiety. Sinha, Debotosh (2005) studied on problem of elderly abuse, some reflections and implications for social work practice. About 80% of the elderly population in India lives in rural areas, and 30% elderly are below the poverty line. The physical abuses observed among elderly people were repeated unexplained injuries, bruises or grip marks around the arms or neck and inconsistent explanations of the injuries, emotional/ psychological abuses were verbal assaults, humiliations, threats, harassment or abusive behaviour. Asothai A & Vasanthi G (2011) mentioned about age-related disease in women “Ageing and Health”. With ageing certain biological changes start occurring which outwardly may show as tiredness, breathlessness, joint and muscle aches, forgetfulness, decreased appetite, sleep, sight and hearing. Similar changes are seen in degenerative diseases, associated with old age like blood pressure, joint and brain disorders, diabetes, cataract, malnutrition etc. A variety of symptoms complained by patients invite multipledrug treatments which have their own problems. The problem of menopause in the middle-aged women may prolong even during old age for some women with psychological imbalance. The health system is discriminatory against women and the care they get is utterly insufficient. The physically, psychologically and economically dependent older women are more prone to harassment. Kitchlu N.T conducted a study of “socioeconomic condition of widows” in union territory of Delhi. The study found that the custom of marrying daughters at a very young age is one of the root causes of high incidence of widowhood in India. After widowhood life style affects her dress, food, make up, participation in various social and religious functions. An overwhelming majority (92%) of widows had to face financial problems after widowhood. Continued tension due to the loss of husband and the resulting socio-economic problems wreck the health of many a widows and disturb their mental peace. Obulesu C. M conducted a study on “Problems of widows – A study”. Nandyal urban division was selected among 3 revenue division of Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. An aged widow not only suffers due to widowhood but also due to the old age problem. It was found that age has influenced the social and psychological problems of…

The social consequences, disadvantage and sub-ordination of women on the one hand, and the rapid ... more The social consequences, disadvantage and sub-ordination of women on the one hand, and the rapid socio-cultural and economic changes on the other have significantly altered traditional structures and institutions within society. Such changes are invariably associated with social upheaval, and drug abuse is a known outcome of such change. Clearly, drug abuse impacts women dually- male drug abuse creates enormous burden for the affected women, and drug abuser has even graver problems for women. From another perspective, urban settings appear to be associated with patterns of drug abuse in women mirroring that of men, with probably higher risk behaviours associated with unsafe injecting and sexual practices which causes transmission of Hepatitis and HIV. Use of drugs causes domestic violence, which magnifies the physical and emotional distress of the family. Women who misuse of drugs commonly reported serious diseases like as ARI, gastrointestinal, genitourinary liver problems and sexu...

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 1970

The various macromolecular parameters such as the radius of gyration of cross section, the radius... more The various macromolecular parameters such as the radius of gyration of cross section, the radius of gyration of thickness, the specific surface, the range of inhomogeneity, the length of coherence, the molecular volume and the molecular weight of the insoluble protein particles present inside wool fibres (Merino from Australia) are experimentally evaluated from the analysis of the low-angle X-ray scattering curve due to the sample. The air-fraction and the characteristic number of the wool sample are also determined. The low-angle scattering camera, due to Kratky et al., is used with the photographic registration technique. Monochromatized Cu K? radiation is obtained by reflecting the copper radiation from a Johansson-Guinier bent crystal monochromator.

People living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) require a range of HIV services including care, treatment and ... more People living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) require a range of HIV services including care, treatment and support depending on the progression and stage of the HIV infection. The progression of the infection and consequent weakening of the immune system will result in PLHA being vulnerable to various opportunistic infections. The PLHA will require care and treatment for opportunistic infections (OI) and some of these illnesses may require in-patient care in a hospital or other centres that provide this facility.

International Journal of Multidisciplinary research and development, 2020

The media plays a vital role in creating awareness, mobilizing people and making development part... more The media plays a vital role in creating awareness, mobilizing people and making development participatory through advocacy and by transforming knowledge, skills and techniques to the people. Newspapers are an important form of mass media, which plays a significant role in health promotion and is crucial for social development. The media can make a difference by advocating the importance of good nutrition and its benefits, reaching out and empowering families to prevent causes of under nutrition like diarrhoea, malaria, poor infant feeding practices and poor hygiene practices. The major objective of this paper was to examine how media as a development partner and acts as a change agent. It also assesses the involvement of media in development activities through different strategic engagement of media in Rajasthan. It finds out challenges and suggests measures for the efficiency of the media as a sustainable partner. The media consequently has to be seen as an important partner in the development paradigm, with its own views and agenda, rather than a delivery mechanism for scientific messages.

TRANS Asian Journal Research Journal, 2021

Children need a safe, protecting and enabling environment in which they can learn, grow and devel... more Children need a safe, protecting and enabling environment in which they can learn, grow and develop to their full potential. Therefore, child budget on health and nutrition sectors needs to be discussed to reach out to children. This paper discusses and analyses the different aspects of child budget, flagship schemes and programmes and how it influences the health and nutrition of children. It also throws light upon the COVID-19 pandemic which has impacted on service delivery of nutrition services for children. Around 375 million children (aged between 0-14 years) in India may suffer from the long-lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including malnutrition to loss of education and work productivity, as per the Centre for Science and Environment 2021 State of India's Environment report. Budgetary allocation for children in the Union Budget 2019-2020 has shown a marginal increase of 0.05%, going up from 3.24% in the last fiscal to 3.29% in the current fiscal with a grant of ₹91,644.29 crore. The share is less than the low share of 5% that the National Plan of Action for Children, 2016, had recommended. Though India has set the target of reaching single digit neonatal mortality rate and single digit still birth rate until 2030.No new announcements have been made for children in the union budget of 2019-20.Similarly, health related financial allocation as a share of the child health budget has shown a decline of 0.39% from 3.90% last fiscal to 3.51%.The ambitious target can only be achieved through adequate administrative support and prioritization, proper utilization

Malnutrition and related health complexities are creating a plethora of challenges to human devel... more Malnutrition and related health complexities are creating a plethora of challenges to human development. The context of India is not an exception for the multifaceted impacts of malnutrition. The policy frameworks and program based interventions in India had given enough attention to address the issues of nutrition in a pragmatic manner. The question that arises here is whether these policies and programs budgeted appropriately or not? The policies itself won't be materialized as action unless enough resources are allocated. In this context, the present paper focuses on analyzing the efforts of the Union governments to address health and nutritional problems of children. The paper further look into the nutrition-specific as well as nutrition-sensitive interventions by examining the budget outlays and implementation of interventions for improving nutrition. The available secondary database was significantly utilized as the source of information for this study. The reflections from the analysis indicate some of the unpromising trends. Although the allocation of National Health Mission (NHM), which is the core scheme for health-related interventions, has increased by 9.5 percent it constitutes only one percent of total union budget. The budget allocation for ICDS has not increased significantly in accordance with the time and needs. The budget for the important components of NHM, the Reproductive and child health (RCH), is also declining. Therefore ministries need to come together and try to focus nutrition specific and sensitive schemes for the nutrition of children.

Community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) in India: a position paper, 2018

Considering the burden of Severely Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in India and the availability of SAM ... more Considering the burden of Severely Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in India and the availability of SAM treatment at facility level, it is operationally not feasible to treat all SAM children. The community- based approach involves timely detection of severe acute malnutrition in the community and the provision of treatment for those without medical complications with ready-to-use therapeutic foods or other nutrient-dense foods at home. Community based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) is an integrated approach which on one hand focuses on treatment and on the other prevention. CMAM has a key component of community mobilization which is crucial for prevention. The present paper emphasizes the position of CMAM in India in terms of preventive vs curative, integrative approach, multi sectoral engagement, mental health perspective as per the facts available through secondary sources in India and also experiences of CMAM-I phase implemented in Rajasthan. A CMAM programme can be an ideal and well established programme considering the inclusion of different aspects such as alternative feasible solution, convergent action, multi-stakeholders roles and accountabilities.

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is one of the flagship progra... more Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is one of the flagship programme initiated to address the issues of poverty and livelihood at a larger level. The present study tries to analyze the impact of this scheme on the BPL families. Involvement of gram panchayat in implementation and monitoring of this scheme is also subjected for analysis. Samples for the present study constitute beneficiaries of MGNREGS from 121 Below Poverty Line families in the two villages of Ladnun Block of Rajasthan. Case studies, FGDs, in-depth interviews and observation methods were also employed. Purposive sampling method was used for selection of village and beneficiaries. Information from the secondary sources available at Planning Commission, Ministry of Rural Development, State Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department were also utilized for the study. It was found that the cases of women getting involved in NREGA activities were very much encouraging. Their involvement had contributed to improve the living conditions of the household. Women beneficiaries spent the money to create household assets, purchase of artificial designing jewelry, clothes and paid fees for education of their children. Half of the beneficiaries were mentioned they only got Rs 60/-per day and they were not aware of the reasons for low rate of payment. They were appreciated the timely payment of money. Their major suggestion was to create crèche facility for their children at nearby working sites. It is evident from the study that the interventions of Gram panchayat on monitoring part are lacking at the different levels.