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Safety Nets to mitigate the negative impacts on the workforce belong to a growing portfolio in th... more Safety Nets to mitigate the negative impacts on the workforce belong to a growing portfolio in the international agencies. Orissa experiences over a decade in the area of addressing job-loss trauma and facilitating alternative livelihoods through capacity building acquire significance because not many programs have run for such long time and very little is documented. The enterprise reforms process in Orissa began with privatization of power utilities in 1996. This laid the path for shaping the OPERP programme to close down defunct enterprises and privatize or restructure others that could continue to provide value. The programme was undertaken in two phases viz., OPERP-Phase I between 1999 and 2003 and OPERP-Phase II between 2005 and 2008. Both the scenarios entailed some difficult measures as severance of employees from both the closed down or restructured enterprises. The job loss in itself was a cause of major concern considering not only the trauma and the uncertainties the sudden change brought in to the retrenched employees’ lives but also the large number of job losses would only add to the ever burgeoning burden of unemployment. In order to insulate the affected employees from the adverse impact caused by the separation, the Department of Public enterprises introduced severance packages, providing ex-gratia compensation to the separated employees to enable them to continue without financial worries to get to other sources of income and livelihood. The Social Safety Net Programme, named 'Project Roshini', is a key component of OPERP aimed at addressing the problem of job losses that are associated with enterprise reforms.
... Policy in wilderness: A glimpse into tribal life and governance in agency areas = Araònyaråod... more ... Policy in wilderness: A glimpse into tribal life and governance in agency areas = Araònyaråodana : åejansåi prānta prajala jåivanaòm-pālana. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: TrinadhaRao, P. PUBLISHER: CARPED (Hyderabad). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1996. ...
International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, 2013
Patriarchal values at one level and gender bias at the other are pervasive in south Asian countri... more Patriarchal values at one level and gender bias at the other are pervasive in south Asian countries. Even after six decades of planned development, the incidence of women's human rights in general and in particular sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) are being violated for different motives by different sections of the Indian society. Our studies and resultant social action commenced when we heard about women already experiencing poverty and who were further robbed off their bodies and life by conniving mechanisms in society through abuse of health insurance schemes. Most of these rural women were cheated to undergo hysterectomy due to their illiteracy and their vulnerability. Narratives and the accounts of the rural poor women victims clearly identify their poverty, illiteracy and status in the overall social fabric of the Indian society that went against them. These unwanted hysterectomies in Medak district in India highlighted the role of insurance, gender bias, lack of ethical conduct in the medical profession.
International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, 2015
Every 30 seconds, a child goes missing in India and majority of them are girls and from poor soci... more Every 30 seconds, a child goes missing in India and majority of them are girls and from poor socioeconomic background (Singh, K.P, 2014). Referring to government figures accepting that only 55 percent of them are fortunate to reach their homes, the Supreme Court observed that "Nobody seems to care about missing children. This is the irony," (TNN, 2014). Many of these missing children tragically find themselves being trafficked to an unknown and dangerous world which is sometimes thousands of miles away from home and end up as child labour, begging, inmates of a shelter home, or forced into sex trade. It is possible to ensure child protection and address the problem of missing children with active support of the civil society and fortunately there is growing involvement of the NGOs. The present paper described the processes utilised by a team of volunteers with limited resources that successfully assisted 370 missing children reunite with their families. The paper while presenting the broad learnings in this field suggests practical measures that are replicable, prominent amongst these is the role of civil societies, volunteers, media and ICT.
International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, 2017
Mother tongue based education in early childhood and early primary school year is critical to the... more Mother tongue based education in early childhood and early primary school year is critical to the promotion of world's languages and cultures. The Right to Education Act 2009 and the National Policy for Children 2013 explicitly prioritize education for disadvantaged groups by creating an enabling environment through necessary legislative and policy measures and provisions. This paper is based on a study undertaken by the author to identify inclusive and exclusionary practices in government schools with special reference to teaching in mother tongue and multilingual education in schools in interstate border areas of Andhra Pradesh. The study identified sample schools from interstate border districts where exclusionary practices are assumed to be posing greater challenges owing to a host of other conditions like diverse linguistic communities, poor infrastructure facilities, and low access to opportunities of college education, amongst others.
In this chapter the authors sketch the contours of Community Empowerment, Resilience Development ... more In this chapter the authors sketch the contours of Community Empowerment, Resilience Development and in the context of modem day challenges of community empowerment The components of the process of coping and the process of resilience closely resemble. The difference being that resilience necessarily implies successful adaptation and coping does not Individuals who use multiple resources and are flexible and appropriate in their choice of coping strategies are more likely to adapt successfully. Successful adaptation in the context of individuals and communities enhances repertoire of personal and/or environmental resources, such as increased problem-solving skills, greater self-confidence or improved social relations. In the simplest possible terms community empowerment is a process by which people living in communities take charge of their lives. By which the authors imply that people declare ownership, indulge in actions that clearly include social and often political actions.
The British allowed these 'wild tribes' a certain degree of autonomy. Before the final chunk of M... more The British allowed these 'wild tribes' a certain degree of autonomy. Before the final chunk of Mizoram came under their administration, the northeast's history was a patchwork of kings and tribal confederations, never consolidated under any of the empires that ruled the rest of India.
We share two observations based on what we have seen in India. First, that the hegemonic politics... more We share two observations based on what we have seen in India. First, that the hegemonic politics in India ushered in institutional and structural inequalities in their wake and second, that the political leadership continued to be aspirational irrespective of ideologies desiring to scale up in the hierarchy of global economic and political power. These two observations pertain to the contemporary history of five decades of development in India. As a result of the above two observations, we make a further two observations that for the Aām Aādmi (the common man), the political parties that sit in the government and their respective ideologies do not matter. And for the state and the political elites, the negative consequences such as marginalisation, exclusion and desperation of the common folks that emanate from the models chosen for development do not matter. It is in such contexts, social activists argue for a legitimate space for the vying intersects of poverty, caste, class, occ...
Every 30 seconds, a child goes missing in India and majority of them are girls and from poor soci... more Every 30 seconds, a child goes missing in India and majority of them are girls and from poor socioeconomic background (Singh, K.P, 2014). Referring to government figures accepting that only 55 percent of them are fortunate to reach their homes, the Supreme Court observed that " Nobody seems to care about missing children. This is the irony, " (TNN, 2014). Many of these missing children tragically find themselves being trafficked to an unknown and dangerous world which is sometimes thousands of miles away from home and end up as child labour, begging, inmates of a shelter home, or forced into sex trade. It is possible to ensure child protection and address the problem of missing children with active support of the civil society and fortunately there is growing involvement of the NGOs. The present paper described the processes utilised by a team of volunteers with limited resources that successfully assisted 370 missing children reunite with their families. The paper while p...
In this chapter the authors sketch the contours of Community Empowerment, Resilience Development ... more In this chapter the authors sketch the contours of Community Empowerment, Resilience Development and in the context of modem day challenges of community empowerment The components of the process of coping and the process of resilience closely resemble. The difference being that resilience necessarily implies successful adaptation and coping does not Individuals who use multiple resources and are flexible and appropriate in their choice of coping strategies are more likely to adapt successfully. Successful adaptation in the context of individuals and communities enhances repertoire of personal and/or environmental resources, such as increased problem-solving skills, greater self-confidence or improved social relations. In the simplest possible terms community empowerment is a process by which people living in communities take charge of their lives. By which the authors imply that people declare ownership, indulge in actions that clearly include social and often political actions.
This journal will resonate the themes of resilience and hope. Practitioners and academia will tak... more This journal will resonate the themes of resilience and hope. Practitioners and academia will take the opportunity to present reflective thinking, innovations and advance a community of practice that features strengths based practices and narratives and research that informs, educates and celebrates the infinitesimal capacity of human coping, resilience and hope. Writings that are refreshingly new that celebrate ethical conduct, practice of human values, eco-social justice international security and peace and those that advance non violent development alternatives in governance of our societies will be welcomed. All submissions to the International Journal of Social work and Human Services must follow APA 6 guidelines. Articles that are submitted in any other form other than APA 6 guidelines will be summarily rejected and will not be acknowledged. All articles are double blind peer reviewed.
This journal will resonate the themes of resilience and hope. Practitioners and academia will tak... more This journal will resonate the themes of resilience and hope. Practitioners and academia will take the opportunity to present reflective thinking, innovations and advance a community of practice that features strengths based practices and narratives and research that informs, educates and celebrates the infinitesimal capacity of human coping, resilience and hope. Writings that are refreshingly new that celebrate ethical conduct, practice of human values, eco-social justice international security and peace and those that advance non violent development alternatives in governance of our societies will be welcomed. All submissions to the International Journal of Social work and Human Services must follow APA 6 guidelines. Articles that are submitted in any other form other than APA 6 guidelines will be summarily rejected and will not be acknowledged. All articles are double blind peer reviewed.
Patriarchal values at one level and gender bias at the other are pervasive in south Asian countri... more Patriarchal values at one level and gender bias at the other are pervasive in south Asian countries. Even after six decades of planned development, the incidence of women's human rights in general and in particular sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) are being violated for different motives by different sections of the Indian society. Our studies and resultant social action commenced when we heard about women already experiencing poverty and who were further robbed off their bodies and life by conniving mechanisms in society through abuse of health insurance schemes. Most of these rural women were cheated to undergo hysterectomy due to their illiteracy and their vulnerability. Narratives and the accounts of the rural poor women victims clearly identify their poverty, illiteracy and status in the overall social fabric of the Indian society that went against them. These unwanted hysterectomies in Medak district in India highlighted the role of insurance, gender bias, lack of ethical conduct in the medical profession.
Hyderabad - The State of Art of Physical Environment , 1985
this is about Hyderabad city in India. few of us got together to look at the city from an environ... more this is about Hyderabad city in India. few of us got together to look at the city from an environmental perspective at the backdrop of the great Bhopal tragedy. Dr Venkat Rao Pulla
I used to be knopw then in 1985 as P.Venkat Rao
Hyderabad: The State of Art of Physical Environment. A Citizens Report 1985, 1985
Asian Action, Newsletter of the Asian Cultural Forum on Development (ACFOD), 1986
Environmental degradation in India is widespread. Depletion of living resources; growing cultural... more Environmental degradation in India is widespread. Depletion of living resources; growing cultural genocide of millions of tribals damned by dams; fodder, food and fuel wood scarcities rocking the rural population in addition to the cycle of floods and famines; and industrial areas transforming into gas chambers are the picture of environment in India. There is no explicit policy on environment protection despite India being one of the earliest nations to have recognised the impact of environmental degradation and the need to check it. Lack of a holistic understanding of inter-dependent nature of environment, adhoc approach, and too much of policeman’s attitude serve only to silence the mounting criticism of governmental policies that are anti-poor and destructive to nature. Environmental activism by civil society is strong and in diverse forms. These movements often, not out of love for nature but as a struggle for survival, emphasize development for people and development without destruction.
Slum Improvement Programmes and Patterns of Slum Proliferation : A Case study of Rahmatnagar - Bh... more Slum Improvement Programmes and Patterns of Slum Proliferation : A Case study of Rahmatnagar - Bharath Bhushan Mamidi
Safety Nets to mitigate the negative impacts on the workforce belong to a growing portfolio in th... more Safety Nets to mitigate the negative impacts on the workforce belong to a growing portfolio in the international agencies. Orissa experiences over a decade in the area of addressing job-loss trauma and facilitating alternative livelihoods through capacity building acquire significance because not many programs have run for such long time and very little is documented. The enterprise reforms process in Orissa began with privatization of power utilities in 1996. This laid the path for shaping the OPERP programme to close down defunct enterprises and privatize or restructure others that could continue to provide value. The programme was undertaken in two phases viz., OPERP-Phase I between 1999 and 2003 and OPERP-Phase II between 2005 and 2008. Both the scenarios entailed some difficult measures as severance of employees from both the closed down or restructured enterprises. The job loss in itself was a cause of major concern considering not only the trauma and the uncertainties the sudden change brought in to the retrenched employees’ lives but also the large number of job losses would only add to the ever burgeoning burden of unemployment. In order to insulate the affected employees from the adverse impact caused by the separation, the Department of Public enterprises introduced severance packages, providing ex-gratia compensation to the separated employees to enable them to continue without financial worries to get to other sources of income and livelihood. The Social Safety Net Programme, named 'Project Roshini', is a key component of OPERP aimed at addressing the problem of job losses that are associated with enterprise reforms.
... Policy in wilderness: A glimpse into tribal life and governance in agency areas = Araònyaråod... more ... Policy in wilderness: A glimpse into tribal life and governance in agency areas = Araònyaråodana : åejansåi prānta prajala jåivanaòm-pālana. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: TrinadhaRao, P. PUBLISHER: CARPED (Hyderabad). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1996. ...
International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, 2013
Patriarchal values at one level and gender bias at the other are pervasive in south Asian countri... more Patriarchal values at one level and gender bias at the other are pervasive in south Asian countries. Even after six decades of planned development, the incidence of women's human rights in general and in particular sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) are being violated for different motives by different sections of the Indian society. Our studies and resultant social action commenced when we heard about women already experiencing poverty and who were further robbed off their bodies and life by conniving mechanisms in society through abuse of health insurance schemes. Most of these rural women were cheated to undergo hysterectomy due to their illiteracy and their vulnerability. Narratives and the accounts of the rural poor women victims clearly identify their poverty, illiteracy and status in the overall social fabric of the Indian society that went against them. These unwanted hysterectomies in Medak district in India highlighted the role of insurance, gender bias, lack of ethical conduct in the medical profession.
International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, 2015
Every 30 seconds, a child goes missing in India and majority of them are girls and from poor soci... more Every 30 seconds, a child goes missing in India and majority of them are girls and from poor socioeconomic background (Singh, K.P, 2014). Referring to government figures accepting that only 55 percent of them are fortunate to reach their homes, the Supreme Court observed that "Nobody seems to care about missing children. This is the irony," (TNN, 2014). Many of these missing children tragically find themselves being trafficked to an unknown and dangerous world which is sometimes thousands of miles away from home and end up as child labour, begging, inmates of a shelter home, or forced into sex trade. It is possible to ensure child protection and address the problem of missing children with active support of the civil society and fortunately there is growing involvement of the NGOs. The present paper described the processes utilised by a team of volunteers with limited resources that successfully assisted 370 missing children reunite with their families. The paper while presenting the broad learnings in this field suggests practical measures that are replicable, prominent amongst these is the role of civil societies, volunteers, media and ICT.
International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, 2017
Mother tongue based education in early childhood and early primary school year is critical to the... more Mother tongue based education in early childhood and early primary school year is critical to the promotion of world's languages and cultures. The Right to Education Act 2009 and the National Policy for Children 2013 explicitly prioritize education for disadvantaged groups by creating an enabling environment through necessary legislative and policy measures and provisions. This paper is based on a study undertaken by the author to identify inclusive and exclusionary practices in government schools with special reference to teaching in mother tongue and multilingual education in schools in interstate border areas of Andhra Pradesh. The study identified sample schools from interstate border districts where exclusionary practices are assumed to be posing greater challenges owing to a host of other conditions like diverse linguistic communities, poor infrastructure facilities, and low access to opportunities of college education, amongst others.
In this chapter the authors sketch the contours of Community Empowerment, Resilience Development ... more In this chapter the authors sketch the contours of Community Empowerment, Resilience Development and in the context of modem day challenges of community empowerment The components of the process of coping and the process of resilience closely resemble. The difference being that resilience necessarily implies successful adaptation and coping does not Individuals who use multiple resources and are flexible and appropriate in their choice of coping strategies are more likely to adapt successfully. Successful adaptation in the context of individuals and communities enhances repertoire of personal and/or environmental resources, such as increased problem-solving skills, greater self-confidence or improved social relations. In the simplest possible terms community empowerment is a process by which people living in communities take charge of their lives. By which the authors imply that people declare ownership, indulge in actions that clearly include social and often political actions.
The British allowed these 'wild tribes' a certain degree of autonomy. Before the final chunk of M... more The British allowed these 'wild tribes' a certain degree of autonomy. Before the final chunk of Mizoram came under their administration, the northeast's history was a patchwork of kings and tribal confederations, never consolidated under any of the empires that ruled the rest of India.
We share two observations based on what we have seen in India. First, that the hegemonic politics... more We share two observations based on what we have seen in India. First, that the hegemonic politics in India ushered in institutional and structural inequalities in their wake and second, that the political leadership continued to be aspirational irrespective of ideologies desiring to scale up in the hierarchy of global economic and political power. These two observations pertain to the contemporary history of five decades of development in India. As a result of the above two observations, we make a further two observations that for the Aām Aādmi (the common man), the political parties that sit in the government and their respective ideologies do not matter. And for the state and the political elites, the negative consequences such as marginalisation, exclusion and desperation of the common folks that emanate from the models chosen for development do not matter. It is in such contexts, social activists argue for a legitimate space for the vying intersects of poverty, caste, class, occ...
Every 30 seconds, a child goes missing in India and majority of them are girls and from poor soci... more Every 30 seconds, a child goes missing in India and majority of them are girls and from poor socioeconomic background (Singh, K.P, 2014). Referring to government figures accepting that only 55 percent of them are fortunate to reach their homes, the Supreme Court observed that " Nobody seems to care about missing children. This is the irony, " (TNN, 2014). Many of these missing children tragically find themselves being trafficked to an unknown and dangerous world which is sometimes thousands of miles away from home and end up as child labour, begging, inmates of a shelter home, or forced into sex trade. It is possible to ensure child protection and address the problem of missing children with active support of the civil society and fortunately there is growing involvement of the NGOs. The present paper described the processes utilised by a team of volunteers with limited resources that successfully assisted 370 missing children reunite with their families. The paper while p...
In this chapter the authors sketch the contours of Community Empowerment, Resilience Development ... more In this chapter the authors sketch the contours of Community Empowerment, Resilience Development and in the context of modem day challenges of community empowerment The components of the process of coping and the process of resilience closely resemble. The difference being that resilience necessarily implies successful adaptation and coping does not Individuals who use multiple resources and are flexible and appropriate in their choice of coping strategies are more likely to adapt successfully. Successful adaptation in the context of individuals and communities enhances repertoire of personal and/or environmental resources, such as increased problem-solving skills, greater self-confidence or improved social relations. In the simplest possible terms community empowerment is a process by which people living in communities take charge of their lives. By which the authors imply that people declare ownership, indulge in actions that clearly include social and often political actions.
This journal will resonate the themes of resilience and hope. Practitioners and academia will tak... more This journal will resonate the themes of resilience and hope. Practitioners and academia will take the opportunity to present reflective thinking, innovations and advance a community of practice that features strengths based practices and narratives and research that informs, educates and celebrates the infinitesimal capacity of human coping, resilience and hope. Writings that are refreshingly new that celebrate ethical conduct, practice of human values, eco-social justice international security and peace and those that advance non violent development alternatives in governance of our societies will be welcomed. All submissions to the International Journal of Social work and Human Services must follow APA 6 guidelines. Articles that are submitted in any other form other than APA 6 guidelines will be summarily rejected and will not be acknowledged. All articles are double blind peer reviewed.
This journal will resonate the themes of resilience and hope. Practitioners and academia will tak... more This journal will resonate the themes of resilience and hope. Practitioners and academia will take the opportunity to present reflective thinking, innovations and advance a community of practice that features strengths based practices and narratives and research that informs, educates and celebrates the infinitesimal capacity of human coping, resilience and hope. Writings that are refreshingly new that celebrate ethical conduct, practice of human values, eco-social justice international security and peace and those that advance non violent development alternatives in governance of our societies will be welcomed. All submissions to the International Journal of Social work and Human Services must follow APA 6 guidelines. Articles that are submitted in any other form other than APA 6 guidelines will be summarily rejected and will not be acknowledged. All articles are double blind peer reviewed.
Patriarchal values at one level and gender bias at the other are pervasive in south Asian countri... more Patriarchal values at one level and gender bias at the other are pervasive in south Asian countries. Even after six decades of planned development, the incidence of women's human rights in general and in particular sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) are being violated for different motives by different sections of the Indian society. Our studies and resultant social action commenced when we heard about women already experiencing poverty and who were further robbed off their bodies and life by conniving mechanisms in society through abuse of health insurance schemes. Most of these rural women were cheated to undergo hysterectomy due to their illiteracy and their vulnerability. Narratives and the accounts of the rural poor women victims clearly identify their poverty, illiteracy and status in the overall social fabric of the Indian society that went against them. These unwanted hysterectomies in Medak district in India highlighted the role of insurance, gender bias, lack of ethical conduct in the medical profession.
Hyderabad - The State of Art of Physical Environment , 1985
this is about Hyderabad city in India. few of us got together to look at the city from an environ... more this is about Hyderabad city in India. few of us got together to look at the city from an environmental perspective at the backdrop of the great Bhopal tragedy. Dr Venkat Rao Pulla
I used to be knopw then in 1985 as P.Venkat Rao
Hyderabad: The State of Art of Physical Environment. A Citizens Report 1985, 1985
Asian Action, Newsletter of the Asian Cultural Forum on Development (ACFOD), 1986
Environmental degradation in India is widespread. Depletion of living resources; growing cultural... more Environmental degradation in India is widespread. Depletion of living resources; growing cultural genocide of millions of tribals damned by dams; fodder, food and fuel wood scarcities rocking the rural population in addition to the cycle of floods and famines; and industrial areas transforming into gas chambers are the picture of environment in India. There is no explicit policy on environment protection despite India being one of the earliest nations to have recognised the impact of environmental degradation and the need to check it. Lack of a holistic understanding of inter-dependent nature of environment, adhoc approach, and too much of policeman’s attitude serve only to silence the mounting criticism of governmental policies that are anti-poor and destructive to nature. Environmental activism by civil society is strong and in diverse forms. These movements often, not out of love for nature but as a struggle for survival, emphasize development for people and development without destruction.
Slum Improvement Programmes and Patterns of Slum Proliferation : A Case study of Rahmatnagar - Bh... more Slum Improvement Programmes and Patterns of Slum Proliferation : A Case study of Rahmatnagar - Bharath Bhushan Mamidi
Slums in a city reflect islands of poverty or failure of the government to provide basic amenitie... more Slums in a city reflect islands of poverty or failure of the government to provide basic amenities to its citizens. Slum improvement programmes unfortunately have not been able to reduce the number of slums in Andhra Pradesh. More and more slums are adding to the list year by year with Slum Improvement Programme. Not a slum has been denotified even after four decades. Living in an area called slum condemns the inhabitants to invest own resources for basic amenities like drinking water, sanitation, housing among other facilities. Slum inhabitants are forced to invest one's meager resources, often mobilized from informal sources at high interest rates. They also run the risk of insecurity of demolition of their shelter and relocation in many cases. Slum residents are denied of basic comforts and lead lives of deprivation and pain. Ill health due to unhygienic conditions and heavy expenditure on health care is one form of price they pay for living in a slum. They pay more for the basic amenities like drinking water, sanitation, cooking fuel, food and nutrition because they don't have entitlements. Life for slum residents is more expensive than their counterparts in non –slum areas. Slums perpetuate poverty!
Policy in Wilderness - A glimpse into tribal life and governance in agency areas, 1996
Material of this bilingual book was originally written as news items by P. Trinadha Rao to popula... more Material of this bilingual book was originally written as news items by P. Trinadha Rao to popular Telugu and English dailies between 1988 and 1996. These brief news reports depict the dynamics of tribal life in scheduled areas of Godavari valley. brief despatches as they were present patterns of tribal - non tribal conflicts, displacement of tribals under 'development' projects, impoverishment cast by processes of colonisation of agency areas and dysfunctional developmental policies in Andhra Pradesh. Agency areas increasingly threatened by moves of vested interests to transform tribal areas into a commodity
Conflict between state backed Salwa Judum and Naxals in Chhattisgarh forced tens of thousands tri... more Conflict between state backed Salwa Judum and Naxals in Chhattisgarh forced tens of thousands tribal population to leave their native places- Bijapur, Dantewada and Sukma districts and move to the remotest parts of adjoining Warangal and Khammam districts in Telangana state since early 2000s without any assistance of the government to address their plight. Gotti Koyas, or Muria/ Gonds and other tribes affected by the armed conflict in south Bastar is a classic example of the tragedy of IDPs- denial of assistance by the government and their rights to entitlements of citizenship and violence robbing their lives, assets, collective life, hope and identity as citizens. Although IDPs avail some schemes or services of the government like PDS ration, school/ hostel, right to vote, NREGA job work, etc outside their settlement as a temporary benefit or ad-hoc because their identity is not recognized and their settlements are seen as “illegal” and threatened of eviction reducing them at best “transient citizens” different from the citizens with rights and entitlements promised and protected by law of the land.
Adilabad agency areas experienced a transformation in forest management as part of Joint Forrest ... more Adilabad agency areas experienced a transformation in forest management as part of Joint Forrest Management in early 90s. Growth of people’s participation in forest management affected the existing order of relationships among the people, forest department that formed an important wing of government and man-nature relationship. Adivasis who were till then considered encroachers and destroyers of forest have taken responsibility of protection and regeneration of reserve forest. Forest department that was to protect the forest from people to provide revenue to the State from timber sales made efforts to transfer the responsibility of forest protection and regeneration to the people. Forest officials who till then used to consider people as thieves and extracted mamool (araka patti and poraka patti) in exchange of forest produce required for daily requirements of the people have started acknowledging customary rights of people and unlearning the practice of extracting bribes, abusing and policing the people. Adivasis - women, men and youth have formed brigades of vigilance to control illegal felling. Several lakhs of rupees worth timber was confiscated from smugglers by the people. Smugglers, non-tribal commercial interests and others who enjoyed forests till then by paying small share to the local forest staff came under pressure. Mounting pressures, changing social relationships and an uneasy change in power relations is writ large. Mobilisation of the adivasis into village forest protection committees, called Vana Samrakshana Samithis, are struggling to consolidate the gains of participatory forest management and devising means of working together with the forest staff adopting a “new face” required by the mandate of Joint Forest Management.