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SOCIAL NETWORKING OF SELF HELP GROUPS IN TRIBAL VILLAGES OF SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH- A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

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Title SOCIAL NETWORKING OF SELF HELP GROUPS IN TRIBAL VILLAGES OF SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH- A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
 
Creator DEBORAH MESSIANA, N
 
Contributor JAMUNA RANI, B
 
Subject economic systems, participation, marketing, biological phenomena, savings, economics, manpower, group communication, self help, area
SOCIAL NETWORKING, TRIBAL VILLAGES, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH
 
Description The sample of the study was dominated by the Jatapus, Savaras Gadaba tribal communities
and this was so due to predominant presence of these communities in the study area. The
participation in Self Help Groups and Federations was mostly limited to either younger age
group of ‘21-30 years’’ and 31 - 40 years’ and this indicates that the Self Help Groups in
operation in the study area had been in nascent stage of its progress to strike at formidable
understanding among the members. Though illiteracy was high among the selected Self Help
Groups members yet there had been remarkable presence of members who had education up to
Primary level. This indicates a steady progress of education among tribal women. Perhaps this
might be one of the reason for preparing right social atmosphere for formation of Self Help
Groups in the study area.
Most of the members selected for the study were married, however, the average family size
was more than six members per family and this indicates larger size of family. Agriculture was
dominating occupation and this was in tune with the tribal community’s usual occupation profile.
Similarly, Non Timber Forest Produce was also emerged as second most preferred occupation
and this observation too was in tune with tribal economy. This was further established through
the fact that the land-holding pattern was very minimal among them. To sum up the findings, it
was observed that the women SHG members selected for the study were not having appropriate
social and economic platform to forge social networking among them though it was beneficial to
them. The networking was largely confined to village level and religious issues. The networking
in reference to social and economic issues on a larger scale was mear absent. This was
predominantly due to mind-set of members as observed from the data analyzed. Inability to
express their opinion, lack of patronization, lack of promotion of institutional mechanism and
scores of personality traits were responsible for this phenomenon. Among these issues, the low
level of literacy and the very remote location of villages were found to be stumbling blocks as
well. Though a tribal women had better social status yet her voice in terms of economic issues
were very much negligible. As a result, the efforts of social networking had been performing at
low level. Most of the tribal women could not able to express their opinion on a stronger
platform due to various social and economic issues. The very issue of lack of recognition to
social activism and leadership were considered as two principal stumbling blocks in forging
networking of Self Help Groups in the study area. The respondents who were drawn from the
remote villages had clearly performed much lower in expressing their personality traits when
compared to members drawn from plain or road-side villages. Thus, the connectivity appears to
be also emerging as important issues in forging realization of personality traits in view of the
better outreach facilities available.
Similarly, respondents drawn from villages where NGOs and other social activism efforts
were more, there had been marked change in the personality traits realization among the
members. It was also found that the social networking may provide panacea for the members
selected for the study yet it could not able to take place in view of the dragging social and
economic issues. In view of their subsistence level of economy and clubbed with their low level
of literacy and the consequent lack of awareness, the members were not in a position to utilize
the opportunities of social networking. Though there had been strong recognition for the utility
of social networking, scores of external factors were acting quite against the phenomenon of
social networking. Where there were dedicated services from the institution like NGOs and
Social Activists, there were traces of strong social networking and realization of benefits from
the emerging relationship. Age should be considered as one of the important variable while
planning and implementing developmental programs for institutionalization and capacity
building programs of tribal women.
Focus should be given for improving their psychological traits like risk orientation, self
confidence, decision making, conflict management, through planning different extension
activities like awareness programs, trainings, focused group discussions etc. Marketing facilities
for collection, gathering, grading, processing, storing, and other value addition of forest produce
should be created for the cluster of villages at VO or MMS level. The GO’s and NGO’s should
involve in strengthening of groups, create awareness among the women about health and
nutrition through encouraging them to follow good health practices, raising nutritional garden by
supplying seeds, encourage backyard poultry by supplying birds, strengthening of anganwadies,
PHCs, for the welfare of tribal community as a whole.
The government should focus on improving social, economic and political empowerment
indices of tribal population. The social empowerment index can be enhanced by improving their
status in health, education and other life skills. The tribal sectors should be infused with required
information and increased awareness levels. The government should conduct interventions
negotiations and bargaining skills and organizational capacities. The economic empowerment
index can be improved by enhancing economic entitlements and capabilities and by promoting
equitable access to opportunities financial resources material assets and micro projects. The
political empowerment index can be enhanced by providing them the voice to participate in local
governance through reservations which intern would influence over public politics. It further
refers to increasing the capacity of individuals or groups to access information, form associations
and participate in the political life of a community.
Longitudinal studies on the social net working of SHG members can be conducted
by interview method and psychological assessment of data, behavioral observation of
actual group meetings, participant observation of organizations or groups which provide
a rich data base to describe the changes among members. Future research studies on
social net working may be taken up by qualitative approaches such as in depth- case
histories, investigating reports and participant observations.
 
Date 2016-06-08T12:29:31Z
2016-06-08T12:29:31Z
2012
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/67004
 
Language en
 
Relation ;D9255
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher ACHARYA N. G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY