Development Of Infrastructure Facilities Research Articles

Institutional Optimization Strategy of Capital Investment Agency and One-Stop Integrated Service

Licensing is one way for business actors to formalize business. Without licensing, businesses are unable to move to the formal sector and get a variety of benefits such as coaching programs, tax incentives and getting credit or capital assistance, especially from banks and legal guarantees. Nevertheless, business operators consider that licensing services are still not optimal. Business actors' complaints include inefficient and effective services caused by weak institutional aspects. Institutional improvement of the Capital Investment Agency and the One-Stop Integrated Service (DPMPTSP) to reach the prime point will have an impact on the ease of service and improve the investment climate. The main method used in this study is the Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) supported using Regulatory Mapping (Regmap) to determine the regulatory map that contributes to the institutional aspects of DPMPTSP. The results of the analysis revealed that the root cause of the weakness of DPMPTSP's institutions was the absence of DPMPTSP's institutional improvement program. The root causes of these problems contribute to some of the problems in optimizing DPMPTSP institutions such as the Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) that is not updated, the lack of competence of the implementing apparatus, the delay in anticipating changes in regulations of the central authority. Alternative corrective actions from the results of the analysis are the devolution of authority for licensing services, preparation of guidelines for Standard Procedure Norms Criteria (NSPK), institutional regulation updates, preparation of local regulations related to institutional implementation, SOP formulation of licensing services, placement of technical human resources, and development of infrastructure facilities.

Financing Agriculture in Nigeria through Agricultural Extension Services of Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPs).

The ADPs were designed in response to a fall in agricultural productivity and hence a concern to sustain domestic food supplies. The study examined "Financing Agriculture in Nigeria through Agricultural Extension Services of Agricultural Development Programmes." It sought to ascertain the extent to which agricultural extension services of the agricultural development programmes have impacted the financing of agriculture in six selected local government areas in Edo South senatorial district, Nigeria using a sample of 120 respondents. Stratified random sampling was used to select the respondents. Interview schedule served as the research instrument. The research data were analyzed using t-test and Pearson correlation, which served as the inferential statistics. The research findings showed that the extension services of ADP have impacted significantly on crop development in the selected communities but have not had significant impact on employment creation and the development of infrastructural facilities. The study also revealed that there was no significant difference between the implementation of the projects in the selected communities, as revealed by the correlation test. On the basis of the research findings, the need for a complete redesign of the project to ensure that it achieves its stated goals as well as ensure proper monitoring of its implementation were suggested, among others.

Financing Agriculture in Nigeria through Agricultural Extension Services of Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPs)

The ADPs were designed in response to a fall in agricultural productivity and hence a concern to sustain domestic food supplies. The study examined "Financing Agriculture in Nigeria through Agricultural Extension Services of Agricultural Development Programmes." It sought to ascertain the extent to which agricultural extension services of the agricultural development programmes have impacted the financing of agriculture in six selected local government areas in Edo South senatorial district, Nigeria using a sample of 120 respondents. Stratified random sampling was used to select the respondents. Interview schedule served as the research instrument. The research data were analyzed using t-test and Pearson correlation, which served as the inferential statistics. The research findings showed that the extension services of ADP have impacted significantly on crop development in the selected communities but have not had significant impact on employment creation and the development of infrastructural facilities. The study also revealed that there was no significant difference between the implementation of the projects in the selected communities, as revealed by the correlation test. On the basis of the research findings, the need for a complete redesign of the project to ensure that it achieves its stated goals as well as ensure proper monitoring of its implementation were suggested, among others.

Financing Agriculture in Nigeria through Agricultural Extension Services of Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPs)

The ADPs were designed in response to a fall in agricultural productivity and hence a concern to sustain domestic food supplies. The study examined “Financing Agriculture in Nigeria through Agricultural Extension Services of Agricultural Development Programmes.” It sought to ascertain the extent to which agricultural extension services of the agricultural development programmes have impacted the financing of agriculture in six selected local government areas in Edo South senatorial district, Nigeria using a sample of 120 respondents. Stratified random sampling was used to select the respondents. Interview schedule served as the research instrument. The research data were analyzed using t-test and Pearson correlation, which served as the inferential statistics. The research findings showed that the extension services of ADP have impacted significantly on crop development in the selected communities but have not had significant impact on employment creation and the development of infrastructural facilities. The study also revealed that there was no significant difference between the implementation of the projects in the selected communities, as revealed by the correlation test. On the basis of the research findings, the need for a complete redesign of the project to ensure that it achieves its stated goals as well as ensure proper monitoring of its implementation were suggested, among others.

Role of naturopathy and yoga therapy on subjective well-being and prevention of non-communicable diseases

Background: National Health Policy 2017 recognizes the need to nurture Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy (AYUSH) system of medicine through the development of infrastructural facilities of teaching institutions, improving quality control of drugs, capacity building of institutions and professionals. It also recognizes the need for building research and public health skills for preventive and promotive health care. Linking AYUSH systems with Accredited Social Health Activists and Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committee would be an important plank of this policy. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to determine patients’ subjective feeling of well-being and outcomes after naturopathy treatment. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted among inpatients (IP) of a naturopathy center in the field practice area of an Rural Health Training Centre attached to the Department of Community Medicine in a Medical College, Navi Mumbai. Questionnaires were distributed for 3 months to all the IP who were willing to participate and give their feedback at discharge. A total of 64 subjects responded. They were personally interviewed, their history and presenting complaints were listed, clinical examination was done, positive findings were noted, details of treatment and advice given were enumerated. Obtained data were tabulated in MS Excel and analyzed using SPSS software. Patients received normal care from the respective therapists and no intervention was done from our side. Permission from the Institutional Review Board for conducting the study was taken. Results: Systolic blood pressure before and after therapy was compared, there was a difference of mean reduction in 4 mmHg with P = 0.00. Significant reduction in weight was noticed among overweight and obese people taking the therapy. A strong positive correlation was seen when quantity of weight reduction was correlated with initial Body Mass Index (BMI). The correlation constant was 0.811 with a significance level of 0.00. Conclusion: Naturopathy therapy as well as yoga practice results in a broad range of outcomes from physical and emotional change through to wider benefits involving the patients’ lifestyle, outlook, and attitude toward their health.

Financing Agriculture in Nigeria through Agricultural Extension Services of Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPs)

The ADPs were designed in response to a fall in agricultural productivity and hence a concern to sustain domestic food supplies. The study examined “Financing Agriculture in Nigeria through Agricultural Extension Services of Agricultural Development Programmes.” It sought to ascertain the extent to which agricultural extension services of the agricultural development programmes have impacted the financing of agriculture in six selected local government areas in Edo South senatorial district, Nigeria using a sample of 120 respondents. Stratified random sampling was used to select the respondents. Interview schedule served as the research instrument. The research data were analyzed using t-test and Pearson correlation, which served as the inferential statistics. The research findings showed that the extension services of ADP have impacted significantly on crop development in the selected communities but have not had significant impact on employment creation and the development of infrastructural facilities. The study also revealed that there was no significant difference between the implementation of the projects in the selected communities, as revealed by the correlation test. On the basis of the research findings, the need for a complete redesign of the project to ensure that it achieves its stated goals as well as ensure proper monitoring of its implementation were suggested, among others.

The Impact of Tourism Industry on Gross Domestic Product and Balance of Payments in India

Tourism sector is one of the fast growing service sectors in the World. It acts as a powerful mechanism for economic growth. India is a matchless and perfect destination for both domestic and foreign visitors. India’s wide variety of flora, fauna, tourist destinations, health and wellness centres, eco-tourism spots, adventure activities, culture, heritage, educational institution etc. attract both domestic as well as foreign tourists. The boost in the tourist arrivals have resulted in the swift growth of tourism sector in India. The growth of tourism sector has resulted in employment generation, foreign exchange earnings, development of infrastructure facilities, capital investment, socio-economic growth, increasing in the contribution to GDP and so on.

Innovative and investment development of vegetable growing

The purpose of the study is to examine the features of innovative and investment development of vegetable growing. It is substantiated that innovative and investment activities are interrelated, their balanced combination is necessary for further development of the vegetable growing industry. Organizations that produce vegetables have been ranked. A conclusion is made about the need for innovative and investment development of the industry. The organizational and economic mechanism of the innovative and investment development of the industry is proposed, involving the use of public-private partnership, the involvement of industry associations and unions, the introduction of sectoral marketing, bringing the education system in line with the requirements of the innovation economy, the formation of clusters, the deepening of the specialization of organizations within the spatial organization of the country, and the development of infrastructure facilities. Basic innovations for introduction in vegetable growing are considered.

Financial Support Problems of Developing a Territory`s Touristic Potential

This article considers the influence of financial support on developing the territory`s touristic potential. Having applied economic-mathematical and statistical methods, the authors have analyzed the touristic and investment potential of Kirov region. They have come to the conclusion that the financing of developing the territory`s touristic and investment potential is performed mainly using the federal and regional budget funds within the framework of the approved Development Strategy of Territories, the share of private investment is rather small. Using the methods of logical qualitative judgments and scientific assessment on the basis of the existing Program for Tourism Development Program in Kirov region, the authors have offered a two-stage innovative scenario for developing the territory. This scenario relies on the available resource base and its development prospects on account of additional financing. Attracting additional investments in developing the touristic potential of Kirov region is possible due to the image promotion of the region, the popularization and enhancement of the status of events held on its territory, as well as the development of infrastructure facilities. In our opinion, the possibility to invest in developing infrastructure facilities is of prime importance as infrastructure facilities greatly affect the increase in tourist flow of the region.

Shoreline changes at selected stretches on the Thiruvananthapuram-Kochi coast, southwest India

Information on shoreline changes is important for the planning of coastal protection works and development of infrastructure facilities in the coastal belt. The Thiruvananthapuram–Kochi sandy coastline in Kerala (India) is prone to severe changes in geomorphology. Continuous monthly data on shoreline positions with respect to the reference stations have been available for this study from 1989 to 2003; these data are analyzed for the seasonal, short- and medium-term changes. Results revealed that the magnitude of fluctuation of the shoreline positions varies with respect to the season and stretch. Seasonal fluctuation is maximum during the southwest monsoon, followed by the non-monsoon season. Shoreline changes classified under erosion, accretion, fluctuation, and stable condition are observed at different stations. During the period, maximum and minimum changes due to erosion occurred at Ambalapuzha and Eravipuram, respectively. Annual maximum fluctuation at any station is found to be 0.5–0.9 times that of the maximum fluctuation observed at that station for the entire period. Stretches with shore protection structures behaved differently, exhibiting continuous recession, tendency to arrest recession, fluctuation and advancement of shoreline. The changing trend – maximum and minimum distance to the shoreline – observed at Arattupuzha is unique when compared to that at other study reaches.

The Measurement of Environmental Resilience of Villages against Earthquake Hazard (Case Study: Mojezat Dehestan in Zanjan County)

Extended abstract 1. INTRODUCTION Disasters do not affect all members of a society equally. Disaster scholars, and to a less extent the general public, have acknowledged that disasters do not indiscriminately distribute risk. Indeed, disasters are the products of the social, political, and economical environment, as well as the natural events that cause them. In the last three decades, two geophysical hazards, Haiti earthquake in 2010, and the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami in 2004 have caused the highest death toll from natural disasters. Natural disasters such as floods and earthquake in geographical areas, especially in rural areas often have undesired adverse effects. Natural disasters had mostly endangered health of residents, especially children and the elderly by destroying the sources of income and living facilities, and had always been a serious threat to development, especially in developing countries. This subject reminds the necessity of attention to resilience at the local level (village); because, local resilience believes that resiliency almost depends on properties and action in microscale. Local resiliency based on events means that local community is able to stand against extreme natural events without damages like destructive losses and damages or loss of production of power or quality of life. 2. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK The relationship between a society's sustainability of resiliency and risks includes many social, economic, political and complex physical factors. There are three common models for studying resilience: mitigation model, recovery model, and structural-cognitive model. 3. METHOLOGY In this research, the sampling method has two steps. In the first step, due to vulnerability of villages against the earthquake, among twenty-four villages in the study area, eleven villages with more than 20 households were selected as the sample of study. Because these villages are near to the faults, they are more in danger of earthquakes. Therefore, sampling was performed in eleven selected villages. These villages have a population of 6413 people. Since the exact number of people in a society cannot be calculated due to time and cost restrictions, the sample size was calculated using Cochran's formula, which includes 362 people. To evaluate resiliency in villages, independent samples t test, Pearson correlation coefficient, Friedman ANOVA, and Prometheus techniques as well as Electra 1 have been used. 4. DISCUSSION The analysis and increase of resilience of natural disasters has become an important and extensive field in a way that currently the issue is shifting from analyzing the movement of the mutual sustainable development and disaster management towards increasing resilience. Accordingly, the analysis and increase of the resilience of human and environmental systems against natural disasters is moving towards achieving the goal of sustainable development which has gained a particular importance. Reviewing literature and previous successful experiences showed that increasing resilience of residents and the resiliency of rural settlements is the best way to reduce the effects of natural disasters. The most important step to increase the resiliency is identification of the amount of rural areas and rural people's resiliency. Therefore, the present study seeks to investigate the status of resiliency in Mojezat district against danger of earthquake so that the economic, social, organizational, and infrastructural resiliency can be studied. 5. CONCLU#SION The results showed that among the various aspects studied, the social dimension has high resiliency and organizational dimension has low resiliency. Because rural people tend to participate in helping the victims, be members of community groups and cooperate with architects. However, villager's due to lack of appropriate institutional context and unsuccessful performance of institutions related to crisis management have been less satisfied with these organizations. This issue led to the fact that the organizational dimension based on independent samples T test becomes fairly good. It is also confirmed by Friedman test. The existence of positive and significant relationship between different dimensions indicates that strengthening one dimension of resiliency can help increasing resiliency in other dimensions. Prometheus technique showed that Doran and Ramin villages, according to the indexes studied in rural areas, had the highest rank. According to the obtained results, the following points can be proposed to increase resiliency: 1-Improving institutional and organizational infrastructure and creating a bilateral relationship between the local organizations and rural people in order to increase people's satisfaction and improve institutional resiliency, especially in Riyhan, Segheltuli and Qynerjhe villages. 2- Increasing participation among individuals, people, and their members of the local groups, especially among the educated class and in Barutaghaji village because of the low average of the social dimension in this village. 3- Improving infrastructure in SeghlTuli and BarotAghaji through development of infrastructure facilities, improving the quality of housing and increasing public services, especially the houses of pastoral class. 4. Paying more attention to Chavarzaq and Riyhan Villages and reducing the vulnerability of these villages, especially in the organizational aspect.

Study on Marketing System and Value Addition of Pineapple Fruit (Ananus comosus) in West Bengal

This paper has analysed the prevailing marketing systems and activities of value-addition in pineapple fruit (Ananus comosus) using primary data collected from two major pineapple, growing districts of West Bengal during 2010–11. The study has found that raw fruits are marketed domestically and also exported. The measures of marketing efficiency (Shephard: 8.42 and Acharya: 2.42) have suggested that pineapple cultivation is highly remunerative, but marketing of raw fruits is not done properly (a small number of buyers fixing prices with visual inspection). Therefore, price variations at producers’ level are low (CV=8.55%). The producer's share is more than 66 per cent in consumer's price. Out of six marketing channels, two have the complete supply chain mechanism and only one channel is attached contractually with the private processing unit for which information seems to be limited for analysis. The processed products are also exported to the Asian and European countries. The sector has high capacity to provide employment in the rural areas. During lean season, the major demand for pineapple is fulfilled from North-East states, depriving the farmers of West Bengal to take advantage of this sector as reflected in near stagnation of pineapple area (CGR=-1.57%). The paper has suggested formation of pineapple growers’ marketing co-operatives, development of infrastructural facilities (transport and communications), primary markets, storage and handling facilities, subsidization of inputs, etc. Besides, appropriate R&D efforts for up-gradation of technology and quality of raw pineapple fruits in the area are needed to ensure sustainability of the sector and augmenting farm income in the area.

Career Advancement of Civil Graduates in Construction Projects: Learning Beyond Institutions

Academic learning is the backbone for human being to strategies their skills in to actions. Our education systems provide enormous theoretical learning in majority of all engineering applications. Students should focus on their pertaining area of interest in which they are planning to fix their career path. This article canalizes the various opportunities in construction industries and skills need for achieving the same. Construction industry is the important and biggest industries in the world. National growth and infrastructure facility considered being mandatory in the present circumstance to live a good physiological need. Human beings in the world were concerned about their basic need like food, shelter and cloths. The foremost deliverables of civil engineering industry was mostly concerned with the development of infrastructure facilities for all end users. In order to fulfill the continuous requirement and support to function for our work, we are in need of infrastructure facilities like road, drain, transport facilities, recreational facilities, hospitals, commercial establishment, other infrastructure and many more. We can say for day-to-day life of all the human beings, civil engineering role-plays very essential.

LAND ACQUISITION BILL: MORE THAN JUST THE BILL

Land acquisition in India refers to the process by which the union or a state government in India acquires private land for the purpose of industrialization, development of infrastructural facilities or urbanization of the private land, and provides compensation to the affected land owners and their rehabilitation and resettlement Farmers are anxious about the Land Acquisition Bill, this does not seem to be their biggest worry, especially those who want money to get their sons educated or daughters married they, buy and sell land. While the question of farmers’ consent in land acquisition by the government is an important issue, there is little focus today on the very state of agriculture. It is therefore imperative to seek the opinions of farmers on this. Most conversations with farmers reveal how income returns are very low, irrigation facilities are inadequate and supporting infrastructure is largely absent or of poor quality. The scarcity of financial resources for farming is another major issue. Unsurprisingly. For non-farming purposes, most of them had to depend on either friends or moneylenders. What might benefit the farmers and what goes against their interests — it is also important for the government to pay attention to the bigger problems that Indian farmers face.

Social consequences of macro-economic analysis of projects, Industrial and solutions to manage it

Abstract. Macro-economic and industrial projects because of the natural resources in some areas due to economic growth form. But the implementation of such plans for adjacent areas provides a many consequences. Most of the studies and action plans, there is no provision for Regulation. This leads to social problems are worse. The research was conducted using qualitative, local authorities and individuals were local survey. The findings show that the setting up of the refinery, however, positive results in sectors such as employment and infrastructure facilities for the residents of these areas has created But in other areas, including the social and environmental impact has been devastating. Negative effects all over the lack of attention to social issues back refinery management. Refinery managers to negative consequences, responsible for macro-economic plan is not realized and the development of infrastructure facilities to try to quiet the negative consequences of it.

Development of Infrastructural Facilities in Public Sector on the Urban Fringe of Aligarh City

The present article attempts to show how distance from the urban centre plays an important role in transformation of infrastructure in the peripheral area of cities which is termed as urban fringe of Aligarh city. The distributional pattern of the indicators of infrastructure shows that their values decline along as we move from the city towards the peripheral area of an urban fringe. As we move from the centre of the city, the infrastructure facilities decline with the increase in distance. The nature of the urban fringe varies considerably according to the level of urbanisation, the economy and the geographical location from the urban centre. It is a common understanding that urban growth not only impacts natural and built environment but it also influences infrastructural structure in the urban fringe. Urbanisation offers livelihood choices for people in the urban fringe and also provides them better access to urban services and infrastructure.

SANIMAS Approach and ISSDP's City-wide Sanitation Strategy (CSS)

Even tough decentralized wastewater treatment solutions have been initiated earlier by NGOs and individuals it was just around the year 2002 that it became a national program. It started with 7 pilot cities in Indonesia and is now (2010) expanded to more than 100 cities (kota) and regencies (kabupaten) in 22 provinces. This program is known as SANIMAS (Sanitasi oleh Masyarakat, or Sanitation by Communities). It can be considered as a response to the national policy for encouraging community involvement during planning and development of infrastructure facilities, including sanitation. As demand for urban sanitation services development is increasing, the SANIMAS approach is considered as an option for a quick response to the need of providing sanitation services for low income communities in peri urban areas with population densities between 25 and 100 people/ha. In residential areas with higher population densities the SANIMAS approach would be a feasible first step towards the gradual implementation of community based simplified or condominium sewer networks. In rural and peri-urban areas (with population densities below 25 people/ha) more individual solutions would be applied. For the identification and subsequent implementation of these basic facilities the community lead total sanitation (CLTS) approach is often used. The Indonesian Sanitation Sector Development Program (ISSDP) implemented in the period 2006 – 2010 established a framework for planning of sustainable poor-inclusive urban sanitation services in Indonesia through effective and coordinated policy-making, institutional reform, strategic planning and awareness building. The Citywide Sanitation Strategy (CSS) as prepared by the 12 cities involved in ISSDP takes into account lessons learned from the SANIMAS pilot cities and the results of the scaling-up of the SANIMAS program in recent years. In the context of PPSP (Percepatan Pembangunan Sanitasi Pemukiman – Acceleration of Sanitation Development for Human Settlements) in the period 2010 – 2014, the ISSDP approach for policy making, institutional reform, strategic planning and awareness building will be scaled-up at national level and implemented in 330 cities and regencies throughout Indonesia. This paper provides a brief introduction to urban sanitation development trends in Indonesia, a concise description of SANIMAS and the CSS-planning approach and it outlines experiences gained so far with the incorporation of the SANIMAS concept and its guiding principles into Citywide Sanitation Strategies. Main approaches taken from SANIMAS and incorporated into strategic sanitation planning at city level include; i) selection of systems and technical options, ii) addressing health and environmental impacts, community participation, social and institutional issues. These aspects are found to be crucial to ensure social, financial and technical sustainability of the systems.

An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Industrialization on Infrastructure Development in Himachal Pradesh

Infrastructure and industrial development are interrelated. Proper infrastructure facilities play an important role in the industrialization of any region on the one hand and on the other hand industrial development of any region affects the development of infrastructural facilities. In this paper an attempt has been made to find out the impact of industrialization on infrastructure development. The present study is empirical one and opinion of the sampled respondents regarding development of infrastructure facilities viz., education, health, roads, banking, housing, communication, electricity and tourism have been collected and analyzed. It is clear from the study that industrialization has added wheels for the improvement and modernization of infrastructural facilities in Himachal Pradesh. Industrial development has made it possible to improve the social and economic infrastructural facilities in the form of more opportunities for education, superior housing, public health, shopping facilities and other modern amenities of the life.

A Comparison of the Marshall and Superpave Design Procedure for Materials Sourced in India

Developing countries are striving for the development of infrastructure facilities including transportation systems. India has a national highway with a length over 52,000 km. A further 14,000 km length of express highway is currently being built under the golden quadrangle and North–South and East–West corridor projects. These projects have large scope for adopting superpave technology. The strategic highway research program (SHRP) conducted a $ 50 million research effort from 1987 to 1993 to develop a new concept for the design of bituminous mixes referred to as superior performing asphalt pavements (superpave). Superpave mixes have been widely used by the developed countries for the last few years but the developing countries are still working with the conventional mixes i.e. marshall mixes. Flexible pavements, with bituminous surfacing as a wearing course, are widely used in India. The objective of this study was to compare the design of asphaltic concrete by the superpave and marshall methods of mix design. A detailed laboratory study was carried out using aggregate from the Delhi region and bitumen from the Mathura refinery. From the analysis of design of asphaltic concrete, it was observed that superpave mixes fulfill all the criteria for easy and good construction at lesser binder content than the marshall mixes. Apart from superpave mix design, the effect of angle of gyration, number of gyrations on mix properties like density, stability, indirect tensile strength were also determined. Results revealed that percentage theoretical maximum density increases with the increase in number of gyrations. At any level of gyration, theoretical maximum density percentage increases with increase in gyratory angle. Further, it was observed that indirect tensile strength decreases with increase in angle of gyrations. Comparing both the design methods, it was observed that marshall compactor is unable to answer the rutting resistance of the designed mixture. The marshall compaction effort in the field laboratory corresponded to an air void content of slightly less than six percent, and the mixture appeared to stabilize under traffic at an air void content between three and four percent. In contrast, superpave gyratory compactor is capable of achieving air void contents much lower than achieved by mechanical marshall hammer compaction. This prevents additional compaction under traffic, which could result in rutting in the wheel paths. Hence, marshall mix design should be replaced by superpave mix design for Indian national highways/express highways, which compact the specimens in the same manner as compacted under actual pavement climate and loading conditions.

Ksfc and North Karnataka

There was no effective State assistance to the entrepreneurs in the pre-independent period. After independence an effort in this direction was initiated by the Government in many ways. Among them, establishment of financial institutions is one. Accordingly KSFC was established in 1959 to cater to the needs of the entrepreneurs in the State of Karnataka. The Corporation is expected to achieve alround and balanced growth of the state.
 This paper is an attempt to evaluate the performance of KSFC in North Karnataka. The study is made by taking the assistance given by Corporation from 1990-91 to 1997-98 in all the districts of Karnataka and comparing the percentage share of each district in the KSFC's assistance with the density of population. The study revealed that except Bangalore, Dakshina Kannada and Kolar all the other districts failed to get due share in the KSFC's assistance, Among them, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Dharwad and Raichur failed to get their share miserably These findings revealed that North Karnataka is neglected continuously in several fronts by the Governments ruled the State.To achieve the balanced growth of the State of Karnataka, several suggestions were offered in the paper. Creation of an 'apex body' subordinate of KSFC in North Karnataka, exemption of application processing fees for units coming up in North Karnataka, establishment of 'Technical Advice and Guidance Cell', conducting special developmental campaigns, development of infrastructural facilities etc., are the important suggestions offered by the paper.