Economic development and social transformation: Role of sericulture project in Nagaland
- 2013
- p.174-192.
- Jan-Mar
Economic resource is one of the major components of social transformation if the atmosphere remains conducive to entrepreneur ship development otherwise, economic development and social transformation not necessarily move together. Economic development influences modem equipment, advance technology, better infrastructure for welfare of the society through individual or group approach. This article has been designed based on an empirical study which explores how economic development promotes social transformation among the beneficiaries of sericulture projects. Sericulture in recent years has become one of the major sources of income generation in the areas studied which not even promotes livelihoods alone but simultaneously enriches protein contain through the pupae besides socio-economic development among the farmers engaged in the project. This study covers six districts of Nagaland where this project was implemented in phase-wise under SGSY-special project which promotes life style of the farmers. - Reproduced.
Economic and social development - India - Nagaland sericulture - India - Nagaland Economic and social development