Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Nilesh Kumar Tiwari ¹, Ritesh Kumar Agrawal ², Ravindra Brahme ¹

Affiliations
1 School of Studies in Economics, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, IN
2 Government College, Vaishali Nagar, Bhilai, IN

Abstract

This research paper examines inter-district disparities in economic development in Chhattisgarh stateover the period of 2001-02 to 2011-12. Using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) composite index of economic development (CIED) has been constructed for evaluating status of economic development among 16 districts of Chhattisgarh. This study concludes that top ranked districts of Chhattisgarh at CIED has been Durg, Raipur and Korba and they has retained their topmost position in the ranking during both reference years at CIED. ED in Raipur, Dhamtari and Raigarh districts of Chhattisgarh has improved significantly over the period of a decade 2001-02 to 2011-12. On the other hand districts such as Dantewada, Surguja, Bastar, Kanker and Jashpur were at bottom of CIED over the period of 2001-02 to 2011-12.

Keywords

Economic Development, Disparity, CIED, PCA.

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Kiran Bala Das ¹, Ravindra Brahme ²

Affiliations
1 School of Studies in Economics, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, IN
2 School of Studies in Economics, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, CG, IN

Abstract

This paper makes an attempt to examine the performance of Indian agricultural trade in World Trade Organization regime with regards to the selected parameters, i.e. export growth rate and standardization in agriculture growth rate. It is found that under the WTO regime India share in world agricultural trade increased. The standardization of trade growth initially improved then from last few year's its dramatically fluctuating and deteriorated. In AoA regime the share of some important crop composition and trade reduced. In WTO regime, as a whole there is deterioration in agricultural trade.

Keywords

Agricultural Trade, Agreement on Agriculture, Export Growth Rate, Terms of Trade, Trade Performance.

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Jitesh Kumar Sahu ¹, Ravindra Brahme ²

Affiliations
1 School of Studies in Economics, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, CG, IN
2 School of Studies in Economics, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, CG, IN

Abstract

Public expenditures play's an important role in setting the trends of development in a nation or state. The mode of spending and heads under which the expenditure has been incurred is necessary to be monitored time to time so as to determine whether the expenditure incurred was necessary or not and to further determine whether there is need of increasing the expenditure or not. The research work focus on determining the trends and pattern of public expenditure incurred on heads that are basic administrative functionalities that is being provided by the state government of Chhattisgarh. These functionalities were general education, public health and social security and welfare. The paper concludes that Chhattisgarh state is following the same trend as of other states and is negligent towards public health and fails to meet the 5% thumb rule of WHO. The expenditures are directed more towards general education and social security and welfare.

Keywords

Public Expenditure, Chhattisgarh, Administrative Functionalities.

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