Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) is a private university located in&nbsp;Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 1984, as Vellore Engineering College, the institution offers 20 undergraduate, 34 postgraduate, four integrated and four research programs. It has campuses in Vellore, Amravati, Bhopal and Chennai.

VIT is one of the top ranked private universities in India according to NIRF, THE and QS Rankings.&nbsp;Govt. of India has recognized&nbsp;VIT, Vellore as an&nbsp;Institution of Eminence. This has allowed VIT to take independent quality initiatives and move up in world ranking.

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The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in India seeks to provide a specified number of days of employment at a specified wage rate to interested rural households and ensures equal wages between male and female workers. MGNREGS will benefit wage seekers directly by providing assured employment and pay, which will enhance their purchasing power; and indirectly by increasing the rural market wage rate. The nature of work of some employment opportunities under MGNREGS will likely improve the infrastructure at both community and individual levels, mostly of small-scale and marginal farmers, which is expected to improve the income levels of the poor. Using evidence from Andhra Pradesh before its bifurcation, the present study sought to determine if MGNREGS promotes inclusive growth. The empirical study used both primary and secondary data. The analyses reveal that MGNREGS promotes inclusive growth by augmenting open-market wages, reducing gender wage differentials, increasing the proportion of Scheduled Castes among the participating households, improving the employment and income levels of wage seekers and deriving substantial benefits compared to government expenditure on the Scheme.

Department of Finance , Accounts and Economics Division

VIT Business School

Vellore Campus

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Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development

Does MGNREGS Promote Inclusive Growth? What do Evidence Indicate?

The public distribution system (PDS) is one of the important social welfare schemes in India. However, the PDS has been criticised an account of its delivery system, corruption, leakages, increasing uphold expenditure, etc. In response to these criticisms, the Union Government has come out with a Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme as an alternative to PDS. This study has investigated whether the shift from PDS to DBT is sensitive to the food security concerns of the country. The study is based on primary data collected from 400 households in 10 village panchayats of Puducherry. The study has found that PDS has been functioning well in the Union Territory of Puducherry and card holders received 10 kg of rice every month. The assessment of preference for DBT and PDS revealed that they were not against cash transfers but wanted food on a regular basis as provided by PDF. Therefore, success of DBT significantly depends upon the extent of financial literacy, financial inclusion and physical accessibility of food grains. According to the study both PDS and DBT are functioning well in the Union Territory of Puducherry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Agricultural Economics Research Review is the property of Agricultural Economics Research Review and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Agricultural Economics Research Review

Performance of PDS and Direct Benefit Transfer Schemes in Puducherry: Empirical Evidence

Youth is form of precious human resources in every country. Interestingly, this people nick names are more like in youth, young, adolescents, young adults and adults. The present study searched based on reviewed high standard journals cat log and opinion page in daily news papers, but its available only public related studies and general health problems. It's not covered health for youth in any areas. Today, adults are faced several internal and external health problems. Nearly 10 to 30percent of youth people are affected by several diseases like nutritional disorders, diabetes, hypertension, tuberculosis, road traffic accidents, tobacco use and alcoholism, stress, suicide, depression and violence are more in the age group of 10 to30years. The analysis part used in this study is meta-analysis of availability of different studies, reports in different areas of youth. After reviewing so many studies, there is no concrete action for youth health in both sides. In India, many health programmes are introduced on general public, for example, health insurance scheme, maternal benefits schemes, immunization for children etc, but it is not covered for youth health specifically. No separate health programmes and policies for them and need to take care of future pillar of our nation. The present reviewed study strongly recommends few health programmes and policies to alleviate the visible and invisible health problems of young.

Humanities and Social Sciences Letters

Visible and Invisible Health Problems of Youth in India

Reforms in Public Distribution System: Utilization and Impact in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

PDS is considered as principal institutions in the hands of State Governments for providing safety net to the poor against the spiralling food prices of essential commodities. In this regard Tamil Nadu sets a model in the PDS as universal system. The involvement of the Cooperative Societies and other distribution networks to make ensures safety net, transparency, accessibility and all reduced the less transaction cost. This study found that problems like leakages, poor quality, under weightiest, non-availability of controlled as well as non-controlled articles during certain times, non-availability of ration cards, bogus cards and its affect the impact of the universal system. This study covered Multi-stage random sampling and pre-test analysis was done. To this study showed that universal PDS will help to provide safety net to the poor. The study suggested that new implications of universal PDS in the state.

International Journal of Social Sciences and Management

A Study on Impact of Universal Public Distribution System in Tamil Nadu (India)

International Journal of Academic Research in Public Policy and Governance

Public Distribution System in Tamil Nadu, India: Rice Supply Scheme of Prosperous, Problems and Policy

Financial management refers to two vital activities like procurement and utilization of financial resources. To ensure a better financial performance in a fund operating organization is a sine-quo-non of its prudent financial management. The be-all and end-all of financial management is to get an appreciative and desirable financial result. The finance function in a Central Cooperative Bank is highly regulated in that the sources, forms and cost of borrowings by the bank are regulates and it is not altogether free in organizing its investment portfolio. While it borrows only from the State Cooperative Bank (SCB), it lends to societies as per the directives by RBI. DCCBs occupy a place of significance in the cooperative credit delivery system. They act as a spokesperson of the cooperative movement at district level. The success or otherwise of the cooperatives in a district level largely depends upon the efficiency of the functioning of DCCBs. Therefore, the financial management occupies an importance place as the functions of these institutions are also governed by the Banking Regulation Act. And also, funds management of the DCCBs is an important issue and their financial performance is to be studied with their impact on fund flow in DCCBs. Hence, an analytical study on Funds Flow Analysis of the District Central Cooperative Banks in Tirunelveli Region has been undertaken. The results of the study will help in identifying the lacuna if any in the financial performance of the DCCBs and to frame financial policies and programme to the benefit of the banks and the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CLEAR International Journal of Research in Commerce {\&} Management

a Study on the Funds Flow Analysis of the District Central Cooperative Banks in Tirunelveli Region, Tamilnadu.

Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development

Mumbai,

Public Policies for Food Security in India

Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 3 (393-2016-23982)

A Case on Problems in Quality and Reasons in Rice - Under the Scheme of UPDS in Tamil Nadu A Case on Problems in Quality and Reasons in Rice - Under the Scheme of UPDS in Tamil Nadu Public Distribution System in India

Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) in India was launched in the year 1997, with the goal of transparent and accountable distribution of food to the poor. It is based on below poverty line and above poverty line families. But India is facing a lot of problems with poverty and hunger in all states. Children are the future pillars of the nation. But they are the vulnerable population and they are prone to develop a lot of health problems due to poverty. According to NSSO, the TPDS is not reachable to poor people due to administrative weakness. But the Government of Tamil Nadu state introduced a strong administration on quality products distribution with affordable prices in fair price shops. It is based on the policy of ‘food for all and poor friendly' and their concentration on health sectors, to eradicate malnutrition, anaemia and the problems of pregnant women, low income and food insufficiency. The present study finds Universal PDS reaching the poor and beneficial to all families. In this study multi-stage random sampling was used to select different districts. The results showed that more than 60 percent of poor families in India are satisfied and effective delivery mechanism of universal PDS was followed in all the states