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Fighting TB, Saving Lives A Case Study on Durgapur Gram Panchayat of West Bengal and its Efforts to Eradicate Tuberculosis
No full textIn Durgapur GP, all the structures meant for taking decisions democratically have been kept functional. Every sansad of the GP met at least twice in the year 2011-12 as required under the Panchayat Act of the state. No meeting had to be postponed for want of quorum. Participation of women in these meetings was better than that of men and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have participated more than others. People took part in the discussions on various issues including preparation of beneficiary list of different schemes, use of untied fund, GP audit etc
Teachers as Agents and Policy Actors The NPM and an Alternative Imagination
No full textProfessional engagement, agency, and autonomy of teachers have been imagined in specific ways through recent policy guidelines on teachers’ work in South Asia. This imagination is derived from empirical research that stresses the idea of teacher accountability through studies on teacher absenteeism, teacher unions, and the relative efficacy of private schools as compared to government schools