October 2012

Cooperatives and financial inclusion in India: Issues and challenges

  Cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically controlled enterprise. Financial Inclusion is critical for achieving inclusive growth in the country. The Financial Inclusion initiatives will go a long way in not only financially empowering the people but also as an avenue...

Author(s): Siddaraju V. G.

October 2012

Orphans in orphanages of Kashmir “and their Psychological problems”

  The number of orphans is increasing day by day in India in general and in Jammu and Kashmir in particular. Besides, the trend of institutionalizing them is spreading easily in the society, which had its own traditional mechanism of rehabilitation and care/support. This study thus examined the effect of institutionalization on orphans and aimed to find out the psychological impact on orphans. The methodology...

Author(s): M. Mudasir Naqshbandi, Rashmi Sehgal (Rimsha Abdullah), Fahim ul Hassan