Analyzing Government’s Role in Secondary Education in border district of Poonch of Jammu and Kashmir

Suri, Kavita

doi:10.15415/iie.2016.41005

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“…It is surrounded by Kashmir Valley (Baramulla, Budgam, Shopian, and Kulgam Districts) in the northeast and east and Rajouri district in the south. Pir Panjal range of mountains separates Poonch from Kashmir valley (Suri, 2014).…”

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Exploring the Nexus of Topographical Factors and Agriculture: Identifying Suitable Land for Agriculture in Poonch District, Jammu and Kashmir

Bose,

Iqbal,

Irshad

2024

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Agricultural land is essential for food production and income generation. The present study was conducted to understand the relationship between topographical factors and agricultural land and to identify suitable land for agriculture in the Poonch district. Eight topographical factors, such as elevation, slope, aspect, curvature, relief amplitude, standard deviation of elevation, topographical wet index, and solar radiation, were chosen for the study. Topographical information was extracted from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Digital Elevation Model (SRTM DEM), and agricultural land was digitized from ArcGIS Pro base map and Google Earth high-resolution satellite images. The location entropy technique was used to determine the relationship between topographical factors and agricultural land. Suitable land for agriculture was identified through fuzzy overlay analysis in ArcGIS Pro using chosen parameters by considering the threshold value obtained in the location entropy. The findings revealed 34.98 square kilometers of suitable agricultural land. The survey among local farmers shows profitable agriculture in the region, and utilizing this suitable land could significantly improve farmers' livelihoods and the production of food grains. This specific area offers a promising opportunity for advanced farming techniques. Harnessing the potential of this identified area can enhance agricultural production, resulting in higher crop yields and economic benefits for the local farmers.

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Exploring the Nexus of Topographical Factors and Agriculture: Identifying Suitable Land for Agriculture in Poonch District, Jammu and Kashmir

Bose,

Iqbal,

Irshad

2024

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“…As far as J&K is concerned, a few studies have been conducted on ODL and related areas, including major components of LSS. According to Suri (2013), distance learning is the mantra of the future having more opportunities than formal systems due to the inbuilt system of support services and people living in remote and militancy-affected areas of J&K could benefit significantly from it. But to meet the challenges of a knowledge society by ensuring mass education, ODL institutions need to expand their operations and services through collaborations and resource pooling (Rocha et al, 2000).…”

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Learner support services at distance higher education institutions in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir

Wani,

Asgar,

Srivastava

2023

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PurposeThis paper presents the features and relevance of open distance learning in the context of the socio-economic conditions of people living in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India. Although the primary purpose of the present study was to ascertain the effectiveness of the learner support services (LSSs) and different facilities offered by the open distance learning (ODL) institutions in that specific region. On the basis of these findings, few suggestions are made for the improvement in the support services, in order to make the ODL system more responsive to the area-specific needs of the learners, especially those residing in inaccessible areas such as J&K.Design/methodology/approachA survey-based descriptive methodology was applied to conduct this study. The data extracted from primary and secondary sources were analysed to reach certain conclusions. In total, 1,200 distance learners constituted the sample of the research. A semi-structured questionnaire was designed and distributed amongst learners and academics in the region to obtain their feedback and opinion on different aspects of support services and facilities offered to ODL learners.FindingsResults of the study revealed that overall, the LSSs were satisfactory on different parameters, although they slightly varied from institution to institution. However, there was still scope for improvement in certain areas, where institutions further need to make serious efforts to address the identified gaps for improving the LSS and make teaching-learning more learner-centric in view of their specific requirements and local circumstances of J&K.Research limitations/implicationsThe present study focusses on presenting an overview of the only major components of LSS offered by ODL institutions and covers six distance education institutions (DEIs) located in different geographical locations within the limited jurisdiction of J&K. There is still scope to make focused (institution-wise) studies in a more specific situation and context to ascertain the problems in a more realistic way.Practical implicationsAlthough the study has been conducted in a specific territory of J&K, the findings reported in the paper may be equally useful for the other ODL institutions with similar characteristics or located in similar geographical locations, as support services are essential common components of institutions offering distance education programmes or courses.Originality/valueThe study is original research work conducted in the specific context of J&K, and its findings are based on the primary and secondary data collected from learners and other stakeholders of the selected ODL institutions. This work may be significant for the DEIs of J&K to get familiar with the essential components of LSS and develop a mechanism to further improve the academic and administrative support services for distance learners.

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Sustainable Education Through Government Schemes for Educational Attainment and Development

Aloysius Edward,

Sivasubramanian

2024

Advances in Finance, Accounting, and Economics

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Sustainability in education is an integral part of the social empowerment of the people, which involves active enrolment and participation in school education. The literacy rate in India has consistently increased over the last few decades, it was 61.01 per cent in 2001, which increased by 12.79 per cent. Further, the literacy rate grew by 62.75 per cent in 2006, which records a 1.74 per cent increase compared to the 2001 figure. Again, the rate improved to 69.3 per cent in the year 2011, with a growth of 6.55 per cent compared to 2006 data. . The Jawahar Novodaya Vidyalaya is run by the union government except the state of Tamil Nadu to provide quality and free education to the rural poor. Educational schemes like Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan also enhanced educational attainment in rural India. Similarly, the mid-day meal scheme also made a great difference among India's disadvantaged sections of society. Around 9.12 crore school students have benefitted from nutritious food.

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Analyzing Government’s Role in Secondary Education in border district of Poonch of Jammu and Kashmir

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Exploring the Nexus of Topographical Factors and Agriculture: Identifying Suitable Land for Agriculture in Poonch District, Jammu and Kashmir

Exploring the Nexus of Topographical Factors and Agriculture: Identifying Suitable Land for Agriculture in Poonch District, Jammu and Kashmir

Learner support services at distance higher education institutions in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir

Sustainable Education Through Government Schemes for Educational Attainment and Development

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