Theme of the Seminar
Development and the Role of the Local Self-Government:
Indian Perspective
A local government, may it be either a panchayat or municipality or a corporation,
runs under the general direction of the State Government .The government
administration in India is of a federal structure. The essence of federalism lies in
the proper division of powers and functions among the various levels of
government to provide adequate financial resources to each level of government so
that they can perform their exclusive functions. After the 73 rd and 74th amendment
to the constitution, India has 2.5 lakh local self governments. The local
governments have more than 3 million elected representatives. So it makes India
the largest democratic and federal country.
The distribution of resources between centre and states and among the states
as it presently exists, increases the regional disparities. The problem extends also
between the local governments and state government in many cases. Hence the
problems of intra-state disparity attracts the attention of the academicians and
research workers.
As a part of globalization programme the Central Government vis-a-vis the
State governments are gradually withdrawing the allotment to basic services like
education, health, drinking water, and other infrastructural activities. As such these
services are gradually transforming into commodities. In most cases the economic
and development planning is imposed upon the local Self governments from the
above (State Government). As a result the question of devolution of powers among
the local people is being neglected. The economic policy and development
planning based on the right-based development approach and ensuring the
participation of the local people in the decision making process can be an
alternative. Interestingly the 73rd and 74th amendments to the constitution have
provided the scope for achieving this alternative. There is scope for local
governments to make plan for land use, adequate sanitation & sewerage system,
solid waste management, organic fertilizer manufacturing, etc. and at the same
time which are to be ecologically sustainable. Hence it demands the discussions
and interactions among the policymakers, academicians and other interested
persons.
The seminar also invites papers on other relevant issues, such as informal
money market, role of co-operatives in the credit and product market, improvement
of panchayat & municipal accounting and auditing, environmental accounting at
municipality and panchayat level, etc.
Sub-themes:
 Panchayat & Municipal Accounting and Auditing
 Environmental Accounting at Municipality and Panchayat level
 Informal Money Market
 Informal Sector
 Role of Co-operatives in the Credit Market and Product Market
 Rural Marketing and Supply Chain Management
 Livelihood Rights
 Environmental Rights
 Gender rights
 Right to Food and Right to Drinking Water
 Right to Health
 Others
Submission Guidelines
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Please submit abstract of your paper in MS Word document (in Double
Space, Font size 12, Times New Roman) within 18.07.2015. Abstract
should be within 500 words and must reflect the contents of the full
paper. For acceptance, the decision of the editorial board shall be final
and the same will be intimated to the contributor by 30.07.2015. The
submission should contain (in a separate page) the title of the paper,
name (s) of the author(s), affiliation (s), mobile and e-mail address of each
author, and JEL classification code (desirable). Papers sent should be
complete in all respects, including foot-notes and references. Foot notes
should be given at the end. PDF Versions are not acceptable.
Full paper should be submitted within 31.08.2015
Abstract/
Full
paper
should
be
e-mailed
to:
[email protected]/[email protected]
Abstract will be published in the seminar proceedings. We have a plan to
publish an edited volume (with ISBN) with selected articles.
Registration:
Teacher, Professional, Research Scholar: ` 300
Student: ` 100
Participants are requested to register their names by 5th September, 2015.
Registration fees will be collected in cash from the participants on 11th
September, 2015 at Registration counter from 9.30A.M to 10.30A.M. Students
are requested to produce certificate from the head of their institution.
Access to Venue
The venue is connected with the Sealdah-Katwa and Howrah-Katwa rail line.
Destination: Nabadwip Dham Rly. Station/ Bisnupriya halt Rly. Station. It
takes about
hours from Sealdah/ Howrah Station. From Nabadwip Station/
Bisnupriya Halt Station the college is 10 minutes by rickshaw/ toto.
Accommodation
Accommodation for the participants may be arranged on request beforehand.
Participants will bear the expenses.
PRESIDENT:
Organizing Committee
Dr. Buddhadeb Bandyopadhyay, Principal (Mob.9433124443)
JOINT CONVENER: Dr. Pranab Nag, Head, Deptt. of Commerce(M9433151542)
Dr. Anup Kumar Saha, Deptt. of Economics (M-7866930911)
CMA Pradyut Kumar Bhandary, Vice- Chairman, ICAI,
Serampore Chapter
TREASURER:
Dr.Joydip Dasgupta, Deptt. of Commerce (M-9433449776)
MEMBERS: Sri Badal Dutta, Deptt. of Economics (M-9434420511)
Smt. Sangita Dutta, Deptt. of Economics (M-9836180994)
Sri Sibaprasad Chakraborty, Deptt. of Commerce (M-9434661272)
Dr. Tapan Kr. Samanta, Deptt. of Commerce (M-7278945918)
Sri Amit Biswas, Deptt. of Commerce (M-9732503660)
Dr. Hemanta Bhattacharyya, Deptt. of Sanskrit
Dr. Deba Prasad Bagchi, Deptt. of History
Sri Nirmal Kumar Hati, Deptt. of History
Sri Debashis Das, Deptt. of Political Science
Smt. Kalyni Roy, Deptt. of Bengali
Dr. Arun Kr. Mondal, Deptt. of Mathematics
Dr. Tapati Thakur, Deptt. of Bengali
Dr. Mousumi Roy Choudhury, Deptt. of Chemistry
Dr. Rupali Chaudhuri, Deptt. of Chemistry
Dr. Monojit Roy, Deptt. of Chemistry
Dr. Chandrima Basu, Deptt. of Bengali
Smt. Arunima Chakraborty, Deptt. of Bengali
Dr. Baisakhi Burman, Deptt. of Philosophy
Sri Pravash Mandal, Deptt. of Physics
Dr. Madhuban Datta, Deptt. of Zoology
Dr. Debaprasad Acharya, Deptt. of Mathematics
Dr. Samiran Senapati, Deptt. of Mathematics
Smt. Swati Das(Sur), Deptt. of Botany
Sri Pankaj Sarkar, Deptt. of Chemistry
Sri Arun Kumar Biswas, Deptt. of English
Smt. Sutapa Saha(Mitra), Deptt. of History
Smt. Shampa Das, Deptt. of Philosophy
Dr. Uttam Ghosh, Deptt. of Mathematics
Sri Akhil Sarkar, Deptt. of History
Sri Nirmalendu Ganai, Deptt. of Physics
Dr. Santanu Chowdhury, Deptt. of Environmental Science
Dr. Soma Mandal, Deptt. of Sanskrit
Sri Biblab Bagdi, Deptt. of Sanskrit
Sri Rabindranath Hansda, Deptt. of Bengali
Sri Chinmay Biswas, Deptt. of Mathematics
Dr. Suchismita Chatterjee Saha, Deptt. of Zoology
Sri Rupen Mondal, Deptt. of English
Sri Pijush Bhadra, Deptt. of English
Dr. Nirmalya Das, Deptt. of Zoology
Sri Rajkumar Mondal, Deptt. of Physics
Sri Ashim Kumar Biswas, Deptt. of Physics
Sri Bhaskar Chatterjee, Deptt. of Chemistry
Smt. Soma Seth Duley, Deptt. of Chemistry
REGISTRATION FORM
UGC Sponsored National Seminar on
Development and the Role of Local-Self-Government: Indian Perspective.
Venue
Nabadwip Vidyasagar College
P.O. Nabadwip, Nadia, Pin- 741302, W.B.
Date: September 11-12, 2015
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collected in cash on 11th September, 2015 at Registration Counter
from 9.30 A.M to 10.30 A.M.)