UGC sponsored
National seminar
On
Democratic Decentralization and Rural Development in Northeast India
On 24th and 25th April, 2015
Organized by
Department of Political Science,
Bahona College, Jorhat
In Collaboration With
Bahona College Arts Society
Sanjay Mili
Convener
National Seminar
HoD, Political Science
Dr. P. K. Dutta
Chairperson
National Seminar
Principal, Bahona College
Pankaj Bora
Assistant Convener
National Seminar
Bahona College
Ranjit Pegu
Member,
National Seminar
Bahona College
Day 1:
Event
Registration and Breakfast
Technical Session: I
Inaugural
Technical Session: II
1st Academic Session
Technical Session: III
2nd Academic Session
Technical Session: IV
3rd Academic Session
Technical Session: V
4th Academic Session
Technical Session: VI
5th Academic Session
Technical Session: VII
(Open Session)
Technical Session: VIII
Valedictory
Welcome Speech: Principal
Inaugural Speech: Prof. R. Thapa
Key Note Speaker: Prof. N. Bath
Theme 1: Democratic Decentralisation and Rural Development:
Theoretical Outlook
Chairperson: Prof. N. Bath
Theme 1: Democratic Decentralisation and Rural Development:
Theoretical Outlook
Chairperson: Prof. R. Thapa
Lunch Time
Theme 2: Contemporary Concerns of Democratic Decentralisation
and Rural Development: Policies and Programmes
Chairperson: Prof. N. Bath
Day 2:
Theme 3: PRIs, Autonomous Councils and Rural Development in
North East India
Chairperson: Dr. J. Bora
Theme 4: Importance, Prospects and Challenges of Democratic
Decentralisation and Rural Development in NE India
Chairperson: Dr. R Ahmed
Lunch Time
Discussion with PRI, AC, SIRD stakeholders and villagers
Time
9-00 AM to
9.40 AM
9.45 AM to
10.30 AM
Venue
Registration Hall
(Room No 8)
Rupkonwar Jyoti Prashad
Conference Hall
10.31 Noon
to 1.30 PM
Rupkonwar Jyoti Prashad
Agarwala Conference Hall
10.31 Noon
to 1.30 PM
Digital Room
1.30-2.15
2.15 Noon to
5.15 PM
Rupkonwar Jyoti Prashad
Agarwala Conference Hall
10.00 AM to
1.30 PM
Rupkonwar Jyoti Prashad
Conference Hall
10.15 AM to
1.30 PM
Rupkonwar Jyoti Prashad
Conference Hall
1.30- 2.15
2.15 PM to
3.15 PM
3.15 PM to
4.30 PM
Room No 10
Rupkonwar Jyoti Prashad
Conference Hall
1st Academic Session: Theme 1: Democratic Decentralisation and Rural Development: Theoretical Outlook
Sl
Paper
Title
Paper presenters
No
code
1. NS01
Good Governance towards Rural Development: A Study in the Perspective of Anita Das,
Panchayati Raj Act 1994 (Invited Paper)
Assistant Professor, Kakojan College
Ms. Mayuri Dutta, Ph. D. Scholar, D.U
2. NS02
Democratic Decentralisation: Theory and Practice
Tandrani Dutta, Student, Dibrugarh University
3. NS03
Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Development in North East India
Jutika Shyam, Student, Dibrugarh University
Trishna Boruah, Student, Dibrugarh University
4. NS04
Process of Democratic Decentralization in North- East India
Popy Nath, Student, Dibrugarh University
Dilip Boruah, Associate Professor, Pub Majuli
College
Gitanjali Das, Ex-student, Dibrugarh University
5. NS05
Community Development Programme As an Instrument of Rural Development
Mousoomi Phukan, Dibrugarh University
6. NS06
The concept of democratic decentralization: reality and mythPooja Sharma, Dibrugarh University
A case of North East India
7. NS07
Democratic Decentralisation and Rural Development: Locating its significance as a Mintu Mosahari, Research Scholar,
Delhi University
peacebuilding measure in Bodoland areas
8. NS08
Democratic Decentralisation and Rural Development in Manipur
Louriyam Laxmi Devi,
Ph. D Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University
9. NS09
Decentralized Democracy: Evaluation of Panchayati Raj and Development of Rural Hemanta Phukan, Dept. of Sociology, DU
Tulan Gogoi, Dept. of Sociology, Dibrugarh
Economy in Assam
University
10. NS010 Dakar Bachan and Assamese Proverbs about agriculture and Rural Development: Amarjyoti Devnath, Assistant Professor,
Bahona College
Semantic Import and Impact in Assamese Society
11. NS011 A Study on the Process of Democratic Decentralization in North East India
Joyshree Mudoi,
Student, Dibrugarh University
Nilanjana Sharma, Assistant Professor, DU
12. NS012 Democratic Decentralisation: A Gandhian Perspective
Bornali Buragohain, Assistant Professor, DU
Bakul Boruah, Assistant Professor, AWU
13. NS013 Role of Reservation in Women Empowerment: An Overview
Ms. Minakshi Dutta, Research Scholar, DU
14. NS014 Democratic Decentralisation: A Study from Historical Perspective
Nirmalee Kakati, Research Scholar, GU
15. NS015 Democratic Decentralisation: A Study of BTAD
Democratic Decentralization and Rural Development: With special reference to Nimisha Sandilya, Students, DU
Dipika Sarmah, Students, Dibrugarh University
development in North-East India in the Globalization Period
Priyakhi Bordoloi, Dept. of Political Sc., DU
17. NS017 Democratic Decentralization and Rural Development in Northeast India
Rupanjali Borah, Dept. of Political Science, DU
Karabi Das, Student, Dibrugarh University
18. NS018 Democratic Decentralization and Rural Development in Northeast India
Nijora Loying, Student, Dibrugarh University
Somiron Hazarika, Student, DU
19. NS019 Democratic Decentralization in context of Assam
Gayatri Singha, Research Scholar, DU
nd
2 Academic Session: Theme 1: Democratic Decentralisation and Rural Development: Theoretical Outlook
20. NS020 Governing Rural Development: Institutional Condition and Access in Rural K. Thangliansang, Research Scholar (MphilManipur
PhD) Tata Insitutite of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Jyotismita Mishra, MA in Sociology, DU
21. NS021 PRIs and Rural Development in North East India
Pradip Kr. Das, Asst. Prof., Hojai Girls’ College
22. NS022 Democratic Decentralization and Rural Development- A Historical Perspective
Nabajyoti Das, Asst. Prof., Hojai Girls’ College
23. NS023 Panchayati Raj in Assam:
Understanding the politics of Democratic Nazmeen Begum, Dibrughar University
Parmita Das, Dibrughar University
Decentralization and Rural Development
Sofiul Ahmed, Dibrughar University
Durlav Pegu, Sociology, Dibrugarh University
24. NS024 Panchayati Raj Institution and Rural Development in North–East India
Umola Kanta Pegu, Sociology, Dibrugarh
University
Bitapi Bora, Independent Researcher
25. NS025 Panchayats in Implementing NRHM: A study of Assam
26. NS026 Participatory Planning Through PRIs: A study on this Decentralized Mechanism Navanita Devi, Asst. Professor, D.K.D College
Mayuri Dutta, Research Scholar, D.U.
for Rural Development in Assam
27. NS027 Women and Development: Crossing odds, through the lens of Indrani Medhi’s My Ritashree Kaur, Lecturer, Bahona College
Half of the Sky.
28. NS028 The discourse of Nation Building and Rural Development: An Assessment of Raja Samir Ranjan Baruah, Assistant Professor,
Bahona College
Rao’s Kanthapura
Anoo Pandey, Dibrugarh University
29. NS029 Role and importance of decentralisation in rural development
Juri Saikia, Student, Dibrugarh University
30. NS030 Democratic decentralization and Local Self-Government in Assam
Udesna Neog, Student, Dibrugarh University
Nikhat Parveen, Student, Dibrugarh University
31. NS031 Theoretical understanding of Democratic Decentralization and Rural Development
16. NS016
Afifa Ahmed, Student, Dibrugarh University
32. NS032
33. NS033
Somiran Sharma, Student, Dibrugarh University
Palashjyoti Rajkhuwa, Student, Dibrugarh
University
Gandhi’s views on Rural Development: A study with special reference to Village Rongai Bhuyan
Assistant Professor, Dr. Nobin Bordoloi College
Industries, Sanitation, Health and Education
Historical background of democratic decentralisation and rural development
34. NS034
35. NS035
36. NS036
37. NS037
38. NS038
39. NS039
A Study on Rural Development and Democratic Decentralization Through the Lens Aditi Baruah, M.A, Dibrugarh University
Niranjita Saikia, M.A, Tezpur University
of Self Help Group
Krittimala Das, Dibrugarh University
Role of Self Help Group in Empowerment of Rural Women in Assam
Daisy Hazarika, Dibrugarh University
Ritusmita Deka, Dibrugarh University
Role of Self Help Groups in strengthening participatory Democracy and rural Mofidul Islam, Assistant Professor, Dhing
College
development: Issues and potentiality
The Role of Women’s Participation in Rural Development: A Context of PRI in Krishna Dowarah, Dibrugarh University
Madhurjya Pegu, Dibrugarh University
Assam
Jutimala Bharali, Dibrugarh University
Women participation in PRI’s of Assam and its challenges: A critical analysis Violet Hazarika, Student, GU
Gitanjali Boruah, Former Guest Lecturer,
R.G.B. College
3rd Academic Session: Theme 2: Contemporary Concerns of Democratic Decentralisation and Rural Development: Policies and Programmes
Prof. R Ahmed, Bahona College
40. NS040 Invited Speaker
41. NS041 Empowering Rural People through Financial Inclusion: Analysis of PMJDY as a Spondon Borbora, Research Scholar, Tezpur
Tool for Rural Development in North East India (Invited paper)
University & Probationary Officer, Langpi
Dehangi Rural Bank, Diphu
42. NS042 An Assessment of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: A Critical Gayatri Devi, Student, Dibrugarh University
Pallabi Dutta, Student, Dibrugarh University
Study
Bijaya Konwar, Assistant Professor, Sankardev
43. NS043 Rural Development Programmes in North East India
Mahavidyalaya, Pathali Pahar, Lakhimpur
44. NS044 Democratic Decentralization: Role of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Ripunjoy Bora, Dibrugarh University
Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in rural development with special Amarjyoti Chutia, Dibrugarh University
reference of Assam
Bulbuli Boruah, H.P.B. Girls’ College, Golaghat
45. NS045 IAY and the Villages of Assam: An Observation
Dr. Deepa Phukan Baruah, H.P.B. Girls’
College,
Ms. Minakshi Dutta, Research Scholar, DU
Deba Narayan Hazarika, Jorhat, Assam
46. NS046 Indira Awaas Yojana: A Study on Its Implementation in Assam
Pallabi Borah, Guest Faculty, Bahona College,
47. NS047 Analysis of Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)
Jorhat
Kumar Pan Tanti, Student, Dibrugarh
48. NS048 Policies and Programmes of Rural Development in North-East India
University
Bhaiti Saikia, Student, Dibrugarh University
49. NS049 MGNREGA for Rural Development of Assam: A comparative study with the rest of Girimollika Hazarika
India
Lipika Dutta
Smita Lahkar
50. NS050 Evaluation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Juri Phukan, Assistant Professor,
Dibru College, Dibrugarh
(MGNREGA) for solving unemployment problem of rural Assam
51. NS051 The Beginning of Problems in Decentralized Institutions: A Perspective on the BhaskerPegu, Research Scholar, IIT Guwahati
Policies of Mising Autonomous Council since 2013 poll
Ms. Erani Mohan, Dibrugarh University
52. NS052 Sanitation and role of Panchayati Raj: A Critical analysis
Papu kr. Ngatey, Dibrugarh University
53. NS053
54. NS054
55. NS055
56. NS056
57. NS057
58. NS058
59. NS059
60. NS060
Suruj Phukon, Dibrugarh University
Shiv Niwash Tiwari, Student, Dibrugarh
Policies and Programmers’ of Development and Reasons for Delay in NER
University
Rahul Kumar Das, Student, Dibrugarh
University
Arindam Khataniar, Asst. Professor, Nazira
Policies and Programmes of Rural Development in Northeast India
College
Aparajita Khataniar, Student, Dibrugarh
University
Policies and Programmes of Rural Development in North East India: A Conceptual Manashi Das, Asst. Professor, Bongaigaon
College
Study
Rural Development in India: A strategy for Poverty alleviation with special Sanjay Mili, Assistant Professor, Bahona College
reference to Women
State, Rural Development and Livelihood Security: Debates, Policies and Pankaj Bora, Assistant Professor, Bahona
College
Developments in India
Tapati Sinha, Head, Department of Political
Wage Employment Programmes in North East India: An Analysis
Science, City College Dibrugarh
Asha Sahu, Research Scholar, Dibrugarh
University
4th Academic Session: Theme 3: PRIs, Autonomous Councils and Rural Development in North East India
61. NS061 Panchayati Raj in Assam: A theoretical analysis of 73rd Amendment Anjan Saikia
Act
62. NS062 Democratic Decentralisation: Reality or Myth: A Case Study of Turai Swabana Mamtaz, Research Scholar, GU
GaonPanchayat of Darrang District, Assam
Akashi Baruah, Asst. Prof. Duliajan Girl’s
63. NS063 Working of Gaon Panchayat: A Case study of Dibrugarh District of Assam
College
64. NS064 Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in Creating Consciousness among Rural Monuranjan Phul Konwar, Asst. Professor,
People about the Process of Rural Development: A Case Study in Khowang P.G.D. College, Khowang
Development Block of Dibrugarh District
Surashree Pathak, Research Scholar, GU
65. NS065 Decentralization of governance in BTAD: A study
66. NS066
67. NS067
68. NS068
69. NS069
70. NS070
71. NS071
72. NS072
73. NS073
74. NS074
Democratic Decentralization and the Politics of Sixth Schedule: Questioning the Debashia Nath, Deptt. Of Peace and Conflict
Studies
Status-Quo
Sikkim University, Gangtok
A Study on Awareness among Urban Elites about Panchayati Raj Institutions Plabita Das, Research Scholar, Dibrugarh
University
(PRIs) in rural development in Titabar Sub-Division
Bubul Deka, Assistant Professor, Bahona
Panchayati Raj in Assam: Democratic Decentralization at grass-root level
College
Maloy Gogoi Ex- student, Dibrugarh University
Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Rural Development of India
Numal Kurmi, Ex- student,
Dibrugarh
University
A Study on Autonomous Councils and Rural Development in North-East India with Jayasree Saikia, Student, Cotton College,
special reference to Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council of Titabor, Jorhat Guwahati
District
Democratic Decentralisation: An Overview of the Autonomous District Councils Hiramani Patgiri, Research Scholar, Gauhati
University
and Panchayati-Raj Institutions of North-East India
Sangita Das, Student, Gauhati University
Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Rural Development of Assam: An Analysis
Gitashri Paul, Student, SDP College of Teacher
Education, Tihu
Democratic Decentralization: Empowerment of women through Panchayati raj Manuj Baruah, Dibrugarh University
Hirupjit Hazarika, Dibrugarh University
system with special reference to North east India
Jitu Kumar Pao, Dibrugarh University
Impact of Panchayati Raj Institution in Rural Development Process
75. NS075
76. NS076
77. NS077
78. NS078
79. NS079
80. NS080
81. NS081
82. NS082
83. NS083
84. NS084
Gobin Das, Dibrugarh University
Democratic Decentralization and Issue of Women Empowerment: A study on Diganta Kalita, Research Scholar, Gauhati
University
participation of women in Panchayati Raj Institutions
Dr. Anjan Jyoti Bora, Astt. Prof., B.P. Chaliha
College
Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Development: A Study Of 40 No Janajati Madhurjya Pegu, Dibrugarh University
Porbatia Gaon, Panchyat, South West Jorhat, Assam
Performance of Panchayat representatives of tea tribe and non-tea tribe women of Archona Saikia, Pithubar Girls’ Degree College,
Khowang
Assam with special reference to Laipuli Gaon Panchayat under Tinsukia District
Role of Gaon Panchayat in Rural Development: A Case Study with special Mr. Ranuj Lagachu
reference to Ujoni Majuli Development Block of Jorhat District. (Assam)
Mr. Riki Doley
Ms. Moneng Doley
Role of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in Rural Development of Arunachal Pallabi Goswami, Student, Gauhati University
Tulika Sarmah, Student, Gauhati University
Pradesh
Democratic Decentralization and Rural Development in North East India: PRIs Jyotsha Devi, Student, Rangachahi College
Lakhyajit Nath, Student, Rangachahi College
and Rural Development in North-East India
Role of Thengal Kachari Autonomus Council in the Development of Thengal Saruj Saikia, Asst. Profssor, Dr. N.B. College
Kachari People in Rural Areas of Assam with Special Referance to Tengajan Swapnali Ch. Borah, Asst. Prof. Dr. N.B.
College
Constutency of Thengal Kachari Autonomus Council
Sanjib Saikia, Asst. Professor, Dr. N.B. College
Women in Local Self-Government: Comparative study between Panchayat Raj Smt. Purbita Gupta, Research Scholar, Tripura
University
Institution & Sixth Schedule Areas in the state of Tripura, North-East India
Decentralization of power and its impact on Mising Autonomous Council: An Ranjit Pegu, Assistant Professor, Bahona
College
Analysis
5th Academic Session: Theme 4: Prospects and Challenges of Democratic Decentralisation and Rural Development in NE India
Prof. Reema Rabha, Bahona College
85. NS085 Invited Speaker
Yuvaraj Gogoi, Assistant Professor, Gargaon
86. NS086 Role of Education in Democratic Decentralization and Rural Development
College
87. NS087 The Recent Fiscal Challenges for Democratic Decentralization and Rural Deepak Kumar Mallah, Student, Dibrugarh
University
development of the NE- region
Ankita Jain, Student, Dibrugarh University
88. NS088 Role of Decentralization and Information Communication Technology (ICT) In Babul Chiring Phukan, Assistant Professor, JEC
Oli Handique, Asst. Professor, Dibrugarh
Rural Development
University
89. NS089 Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Development: The Need for Financial Md. Mofidur Rahman, Research Scholars, GU
Md. Nurul Hassan, Research Scholars, GU
Autonomy
Bikash Ranjan Konwar, Research Scholar,
90. NS090 Problems of Decentralization and Rural Development in North -East India
Dibrugarh University
91. NS091 Study of the Challenges of Democratic Decentralization and Rural Development in Prasanna Tayung, Research Scholar
North-East with special reference to Majuli Block of Jorhat District
92. NS092 Democratic Decentralization and Assam: An Overview of Challenges and Prospects Bishadeep Roy, Student, Dibrugarh University
Upasana Saikia, Student, Dibrugarh University
in the context of Contemporary Era
Purnima Phukon, Deptt-Rural Development
93. NS093 Challenges of Democratic Decentralisation in Rural Area of North-East Scenario
IGNOU study centre at Dibrugarh University
94. NS094 Multi-level Decentralization and Ethnic Riots: Challenges to Rural Development in Aniruddha Kumar Baro, Research Scholar
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Goalpara District of Assam
Garima Borah, Dibrugarh University
95. NS095 Decentralization as a means for empowerment of rural poor in north-east India
Nipam Konch, Dibrugarh University
96. NS096 Challenges and Responses of Globalization in Rural Development: In the Context Pranab Dutta, Student, Dibrugarh University
Neha Gupta, Research Scholar, Dibrugarh
of Panchayati Raj Institutions
University
Gitashri Saikia, Dibrugarh University
97. NS097 Rural Development through the Democratic Decentralization and its challenges in
Priyanka Nath, Dibrugarh University
N.E India
98. NS098 Role of Panchyati Raj Institution for the Empowerment of Rural Women in NE Dipak Bhuyan, Dibrugarh University
Kabayshree Saikia, Dibrugarh University
India
Kalpona Borah, Dibrugarh University
99. NS099
Challenges of Democratic Decentralisation and Rural Development in Northeast
India
100. NS0100 Panchayati Raj System and women empowerment: A critical analysis with special
reference to Assam
101. NS0101 Performance of Panchayati Raj Institutions on Rural Development, its Challenges
And Perspective: A Case Study On Lezai Gaon Panchayat, Dibrugarh District
Subha Mangal Chakma, Student, DU
Nyalonda Sonowal, Dibrugarh University
Indrajit Mudoi, Dibrugarh University
Dipsikha
Konwar,
Student,
Dibrugarh
University
Smita
Buragohain,
Student,
Dibrugarh
University
102. NS0102 Rural Development and Challenges of Democratic Decentralization in North East Sivanath Chutia, Student, Dibrugarh University
Jayanta Phukan, Student, Dibrugarh University
India
Dhananjoy Biswas, Asst. Prof., Mariani College,
103. NS0103 Recognition of women as a Co-Partner of socio economic and political
Mariani
development of rural Assam: A critical appraisal
All paper presenters will get 4 to 5 minutes for their presentation.