District Collector Research Articles

Kajian Pemasaran Dan Farmer`S Share Karet Alam Rakyat Di Kecamatan Talang Empat Kabupaten Bengkulu Tengah

The aim of this research is to determine marketing channels and analyze farmer's share of natural rubber in Talang Empat District, Central Bengkulu Regency. The research location was chosen deliberately in Talang Empat District to obtain a representative picture of rubber marketing practices in the area. Sampling was carried out using the Slovin formula for farmers and the snowball sampling method for trader collectors. The research results show that there are three main marketing channels for smallholder natural rubber in Talang Empat District: The first channel consists of Farmers - Village Collecting Traders - District Collecting Traders - Wholesalers - Factories. The second channel consists of Farmers – Village Collectors – Wholesalers – Factories and the third channel consists of Farmers – District Collectors – Wholesalers – Factories. The marketing pattern of community rubber in Talang Empat District, if seen from the operational approach including margin, farmer's share and profit and cost ratio, means that the second channel is relatively more efficient compared to other channels. Keywords: marketing, people's natural rubber, farmer's share

Compliance is the armour for lending institution: a case study related to agri-finance

Learning outcomes The case study will help to learn about the importance of pre-sanction precautionary measures before lending to self-help groups (SHGs), to learn about the potential lapses and errors while sanctioning SHG finance and to learn about the importance of bank’s guidelines and compliance before sanctioning loans. Case overview/synopsis This case study details the tenure of Seema in a rural branch of Safe Bank of India located in Haryana which she joined as a manager in the year 2016. She overachieved the target given by the district collector office, and going by the tide, she kept her reliance on the references provided by non-government organization (NGO) without complying the bank’s instructions. She committed errors while sanctioning the loans, which led towards the upsurge of non-performing assets of the branch. Later on, after investigation it was discovered that she did not follow fundamental bank’s instructions. In wake of those lapses and errors, how she could have avoided those lapses and secure the public money? What were the most important documents while granting agriculture finance and what due diligence she should have taken? How did she treat calls from the government departments? Was she right in trusting the suggestions of the NGO? Complexity academic level This case study caters to students of various streams, namely, management, business administration and law, and can be targeted at both undergraduate and postgraduate students. It could be suitable for several types of courses and students. Furthermore, this case study can also be targeted for various training programmes for bank employees and employees of various lending institutions engaged in agriculture finance and credit linkage programmes. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email support@emeraldinsight.com to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS 1: Accounting and finance.

Analisis Structure, Conduct and Performance (SCP) pada Pemasaran Daging Sapi di Kabupaten Kubu Raya

<p><em>Structural problems of domestic cattle and beef marketing include: marketing infrastructure, market structure and price formation, and the existence of domestic marketing policies and regulations. The purpose of this study was to determine the description of beef marketing in Sungai Subdistrict, Kubu Raya Regency and to calculate the marketing efficiency of beef cattle using market structure, market conduct, and market performance (SCP) analysis approaches. The research was carried out in November-December 2021. Respondents were 60 farmers, and 32 sub-district traders, district traders, and retailers. The method used is a survey using a questionnaire. Descriptive analysis for marketing margins and analysis of market structure, market behavior and market appearance. The results showed that beef marketing in Sungai Raya Subdistrict consisted of 3 marketing channels, namely: 1) Breeders – Collector Traders, Sub-District Traders – Retailers – Consumers; 2) Breeders – District Collectors – Retailers – Consumers. ; 3) Jakarta Retailers-PT Agro Boga Utama Pontianak (Prov Distributor)-Regency/City Traders in West Kalimantan Province-Consumers. With a market structure approach, the beef market in Sungai Raya District tends to be less concentrated (low concentration). From market behavior, the payment system is good. Meanwhile, market performance shows that the distribution of margin, farmer's share, and profit ratio is evenly distributed in each marketing institution. From the SCP indicators above, it can be seen that beef marketing in Sungai Raya District is efficient.</em></p>

Sensor Based Flood & Landslide Pre-Alert System

The proposed system is an advanced early warning system designed to mitigate disasters such as landslides and floods by providing crucial minutes of warning. It consists of a wireless sensor network deployed on the slopes of landslide and flood-prone mountainsides. The network utilizes a Node MCU topology, and for demonstration purposes, a two-node system is suggested. The nodes in this system are equipped with various sensors to gather essential data. They utilize a tipping rain sensor to measure precipitation and an accelerator to detect potential landslides by monitoring module position changes. Additionally, there's a humidity sensor continuously monitoring surface temperature changes. These sensor nodes transmit their data to a central base station, which acts as a receiver. Both the public and the base station are equipped with Node MCU microcontrollers to facilitate communication. The base unit, positioned at a strategic location, such as the district collector's office, utilizes a long-range transmitter to communicate with the master unit. When the sensor nodes detect significant landslide or flood activity within a specific time frame, indicating a potential flash flood, this critical information is transmitted to the master unit. The master unit responds by activating an alarm and promptly sending messages to relevant officials and the general public through Node MCU microcontrollers connected to it. This swift communication allows for timely evacuation and response measures to minimize the impact of the disasters.

Role of village-level workers in the political structure of India

India, the second-largest democratic country in the world with about 1.21 billion people, among which all most half of the total population lives in the villages, and to the welfare of our nation, it is essential to improve the conditions of the villages. Therefore, rural development has become the first and foremost necessity for our country to develop. In India for all-round development of the rural areas the village level worker is responsible. They are recruited by a district-level selection committee chaired by the district collector. Usually, there are ten village-level workers in a development block. They must have passed the matriculation examination and the age limit is 24. They must belong to a rural area. From planning to implementing various policies for the rural people, from making aware the rural poor to ensuring their participation in them are the primary duties of the village level workers.

ROLE OF DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF ODISHA & DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF MEGHALAYA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY.

District Collector is the head of district administration and the ofcial agent of the state government in the district. Since the range and scope of activities and responsibilities of the district Collector have increased many fold and become more complex and challenging than ever before. The head of the district Administration in both the states face many challenges and the researcher wants to know how do they face the challenges full the expectation of people and sustain their position.The main objectives are to nd out the similarity and difference between the two heads of the district administration in two different states. To know the role of Collector and Deputy Commissioner to carry out their traditional functions as well as developmental Administration in Odisha and Meghalaya. The researcher adopted both historical and analytical methods of studying the research problem. The study is based on both primary and secondary source of data. There is certain structural and functional similarity between the two ofces so also certain visible differences between the District collector of Odisha and Deputy Commissioner in Meghalaya in their work load, accessibility to the common man, political interference, inuence of pressure groups etc.Since the ofce of district Collector and Deputy Commissioner is indispensable for the people of the district as well as the state authority, instead of creating hindrances it is better to facilitate the District Collector and create a congenial atmosphere for him /her so that he/she can render his/her best service as the head of the district.

Supply chain analysis of incense in North Tapanuli Regency

Incense (Styrax sumatranaJ. J. Sm) is a non-timber forest commodity in North Tapanuli Regency. This study aims to map out incense supply chain in North Tapanuli, to analyze the stakeholders who play role, and to determine the added value of incense throughout its supply chain models. Using snowball sampling, this study found different supply chain models and stakeholders who play role, namely farmers, village collectors, large village collectors, sub-district collectors, district collectors, agents, exporters, and consumers. Calculation of the added value of incense for each stakeholder throughout the supply chain was carried out using the Hayami method. The results indicate that farmers who sell their crops to sub-district collectors get the highest added value with R/C ratio of 2.18. Further, the stakeholders were also mapped out into quadrants based on power and interest in incense value chain. Unexpectedly, stakeholders who have high influence and interest are the collectors, while the farmers are only the subjects, namely actors who are high in terms of interest but low in influence. The result of this study is useful for developing of incense trade system that favors its community stakeholder.

Role of village-level workers in the process of political decentralisation

India, the second-largest democratic country in the world with about 1.21 billion people, among which all most half of the total population lives in the villages, and to the welfare of our nation, it is essential to improve the conditions of the villages. Therefore, rural development has become the first and foremost necessity for our country to develop. In India for all-round development of the rural areas the village level worker is responsible. They are recruited by a district-level selection committee chaired by the district collector. Usually, there are ten village-level workers in a development block. They must have passed the matriculation examination and the age limit is 24. They must belong to a rural area. From planning to implementing various policies for the rural people, from making aware the rural poor to ensuring their participation in them are the primary duties of the village level workers.

GRAFFITI ART OF CHANDVAD RAJPRASAD

A small town named Chandvad is situated on the Agra-Mumbai highway between Nashik and Malegaon in the state of Maharashtra. The Holkar's palace at Chandvad was built between 1753 and 1797. Many paintings have been made on the walls of this palace, which are older than the paintings of Rajbara found in Indore, but from the point of view of study, these paintings could be known much later. In 1929 the eminent archaeologist Shri R.D. When the Chandwad palace was surveyed by Banerjee, no importance was given to the painted walls there. After 12 years, the then District Collector of Nashik district, Shri H. F. Knight saw these paintings in AD 1933 and asked Sir J.J. School of Art Bombay Director Mr. H.J. King was invited. Mr. King was very impressed by those pictures, and he studied those pictures closely and sent his report to the Holkar state. The princely state of Holkar again sent Kalaguru Devlalikar ji from Indore to Chandvad for a classified study of those paintings. After about ten years of all these activities, these paintings were preserved in 1944 AD. The frescoes built here were probably built between 1753 and 1797 AD during the construction of the Rajwada. Ketkar (2007-08)

Critical Perspectives on Public Systems Management in India - Through the Lens of District Administration

The book - Critical Perspectives on Public Systems Management in India - Through the Lens of District Administration provides an overview of India’s public administration system by studying the district administration. Using a two-year project that involved conferences, interviews, and shadowing district collectors, the authors described the obstacles that a district collector faces in his/her day-to-day operations. The book is a must-read for any candidate aspiring to be a public service officer.

The historical avulsion of the Tista River, and its relationship to the Brahmaputra: Map and archive evidence from 1750 to 1835

Alluvial fans are constructed when river deposition raises local elevations until the river “avulses” to an alternative lower elevation alignment. Avulsions may be triggered by exogenous events, such as floods that locally overtop the river’s banks; they may then cause extreme flooding on a fan and have major impacts. Rivers draining the Himalayas into the Gangetic plain have behaved historically in this way; for example, the Kosi River’s historical westward migration (1731–1963), and its recent eastward shift (1980). In the major fan‐delta of the Bengal Basin, the Brahmaputra and its tributary, the Tista, have both undergone historical avulsions, with some suggestion that these may have been causally linked. Between the Rennell survey of Bengal (1765–77) and the partial re‐survey by Wilcox and Ommanney (1828–35), the Brahmaputra River substantially changed its course. In Rennell’s time it turned south‐east into the Sylhet Basin leaving the higher land of the Madhupur Tract on its right; by 1830, it flowed due south with the Tract on its left. One hypothesis for the timing and cause of this avulsion relates it to the impact of a major flood and avulsion in the River Tista in 1787. This paper examines the evidence of the Rennell maps, the East India Company archives of correspondence between District Collectors about flooding and avulsion in the Tista, and the diaries of Francis Hamilton Buchanan who travelled along the Tista in 1807–11. From these contemporary sources it is possible to re‐construct the changes in the River Tista in the late 18th century, and to conclude that its avulsion had little direct influence on that of the Brahmaputra, although it went through some radical rearrangements of its own.

ANALYSIS OF CARP VALUE CHAIN IN BARA DISTRICT, NEPAL

Carp is the major fish produced under polyculture in Nepal. A study was conducted to analyze the value chain of carp in the Bara district from January to April 2020. A total of 120 respondents; 60 each from Simraungadh and Pachrauta municipality on an equal basis was sampled by using the cluster sampling technique. 60 respondents include; 45 carp producers, 10 traders (local collector, district collector, local wholesaler, processor, retailer), and 5 consumers from Simraungadh and Pachrauta municipality were sampled randomly. Data were entered and coded in SPSS 25 and analyzed using STATA 12.1. The study revealed a benefit-cost ratio was 1.76. The maximum share was contributed by the cost of feed (70%) to the total variable cost and cost of pond construction (80%) to the total fixed cost. The unit cost of production of carp under polyculture was NRs. 201.5. The key actors involved in the chains were producer, wholesaler, collector, processor, retailer, and consumer. The price spread was higher in the regional market chain i.e. NRs 66.73 as compared to the local market (NRs 40.38). The producer’s share was higher in the local market chain (87.5%) as compared to the producer’s share in the regional market chain (81.73%). The study revealed that the value chain of carp was dominated by the trader. Consumers kept the freshness of the carp under major consideration while purchasing. The major problem faced by the trader was identified as the unavailability of plastic crates. Carp production is a profitable enterprise, yet producers were not realizing potential benefits due to the involvement of middlemen and their dominant role while determining the price. Thus, carp enterprise could be bolstered through government stringent rules and proper policy to determine the price and to customize the efficient marketing channel.

Discourse of Power under Power Play: An Analysis of Amitav Ghosh’s The Glass Palace between Displaced Diaspora and Nondiaspora

This paper examines the causes and consequences of the shifting values infused in the displaced Diasporas in comparison to those who are not from diasporic background yet colonized. Amitav Ghosh’s critically acclaimed novel The Glass Palace introduces few dislocated figures particularly Rajkumar Raha, and his mentor Saya John, who overlook the power play of the British acting as collaborators. Arriving in Burma as orphans, they amassed enormous profit with teak business in the Burmese forests, and gradually transform themselves into business tycoons. Utilizing colonial havoc, they become affluent while fully understand the British power politics. This novel also throws light on two other Nondiasporic characters; Beni Prasad, the District Collector, and Arjun, a Lieutenant in the British Indian Army, who equally shake hands with their European masters being part of their exploitative venture and ideological network. However, interestingly they could not flourish like Rajkumar and Saya John, rather collapsed completely under British policy. Ultimately, they committed suicide through an acute remorse. This paper shows how people from displaced Diaspora become the instances of failed Cosmopolitanism who are unable to rise as transnational in their new home. It also clarifies that, the construction of identity is interrelated with the discourse of power, and the multi-dimensional impact of power and politics.

Did psychopathology in Indian psychiatric patients change following the COVID-19 pandemic?

Did psychopathology in Indian psychiatric patients change following the COVID-19 pandemic?

Analisis Pemasaran Komoditas Cabai Rawit Merah di Desa Brajan, Kecamatan Prambanan, Kabupaten Klaten

Klaten District is one of the producers of red cayenne pepper in Indonesia. Brajan Village is one of the villages in Prambanan District that produces red cayenne pepper. Brajan Village has a strategic location, which is near the border of Central Java province, so it has a very diverse marketing channel for red cayenne pepper. The number of marketing channels affects the price at the consumer level which affects the marketing margin. This research aims are: to analyze the comparison of member farms with non member farmer groups of red cayenne pepper, to analyze the channels and functions of the red cayenne pepper marketing, and to analyze the efficiency of the red cayenne pepper market in Brajan Village, Prambanan Sub-District, Klaten District. The analysis methods used are income analysis, R/C ratio analysis, analysis of channel and function marketing, marketing margin analysis, farmer's share analysis, B/C ratio analysis, and analysis of price transmission elasticity. The results showed that the income of red cayenne pepper farming at the cash cost of member farmers and non-member farmer groups are profitable. Income on total costs to member farmers is profitable, while non member farmers are losses. There are 12 marketing channels for red cayenne pepper in Brajan Village, and the marketing channels in the form of farmers to sub district collectors to retail traders to final consumers are the most efficient marketing channels.
 Keywords: B/C ratio, farmer's share, marketing channel, marketing margin, price transmission elasticity

Analisis Pemasaran Komoditas Cabai Rawit Merah di Desa Brajan, Kecamatan Prambanan, Kabupaten Klaten

Klaten District is one of the producers of red cayenne pepper in Indonesia. Brajan Village is one of the villages in Prambanan District that produces red cayenne pepper. Brajan Village has a strategic location, which is near the border of Central Java province, so it has a very diverse marketing channel for red cayenne pepper. The number of marketing channels affects the price at the consumer level which affects the marketing margin. This research aims are: to analyze the comparison of member farms with non member farmer groups of red cayenne pepper, to analyze the channels and functions of the red cayenne pepper marketing, and to analyze the efficiency of the red cayenne pepper market in Brajan Village, Prambanan Sub-District, Klaten District. The analysis methods used are income analysis, R/C ratio analysis, analysis of channel and function marketing, marketing margin analysis, farmer's share analysis, B/C ratio analysis, and analysis of price transmission elasticity. The results showed that the income of red cayenne pepper farming at the cash cost of member farmers and non-member farmer groups are profitable. Income on total costs to member farmers is profitable, while non member farmers are losses. There are 12 marketing channels for red cayenne pepper in Brajan Village, and the marketing channels in the form of farmers to sub district collectors to retail traders to final consumers are the most efficient marketing channels. Keywords: B/C ratio, farmer's share, marketing channel, marketing margin, price transmission elasticity

The First COVID-19 Incidence in India: A Lesson of Struggle and Survival

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, which originated in Wuhan, China, has now spread to more than 200 countries and administrative regions infecting 3,09,04,45 individuals of all ages as of 3rd April, 2020. Though most of the infected individuals exhibit mild symptoms including fever, upper respiratory tract infections, shortness of breath and diarrhea or are asymptomatic altogether. Severe cases of infection can lead to pneumonia, multiple organ failure and death. Globally, at least 2, 07,973 deaths have been directly attributed to COVID-19 and this number is expected to rise with the ongoing epidemic. WHO declared the outbreak to be a public health Emergency of International concern on January 30, 2020. The same day, a laboratory confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in Kerala. That was the first reported case of COVID-19 in India. Since then 498 disease cases were reported in Kerala, while in India this has gone up to 33,050 with 1,074 deaths. During the first phase of the COVID-19 outbreak in Kerala, the health authorities have responded in a stellar manner. Kerala has not only traced hundreds of contacts of the confirmed cases and notified them to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) for monitoring, but also used unique community-based isolation methods, innovated while dealing with the Nipah virus outbreaks of 2018 and 2019. The model of monitoring with the District Collector as the administrative unit has been shared as a best practice with all states. How to cite this article:Rajendran R, Regu K, Anusree SB, Rajendran A, Jain SK, Singh SK. The First COVID-19 Incidencein India: A Lesson of Struggle and Survival. J Commun Dis 2020; 52(2): 45-51. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/0019.5138.202018

COVID-19: Challenges & Its Adaptation

Covid-19 not only has a challenge but also need a solution for its adaptation in day to day basis.It will not be cured in short period of time that we have concluded from present scenario.The section of the people is poor, uneducated and hardly have access to information about the scheme, here I mean real information that how much is sanctioned to poor people, worker, labourers, household workers, women, widow, senior citizen, disabled, children etc. Aganbadi, NGOs, District collector and many institutions private or govt working for this awareness but at the same time they collect data from same medium internet and hardly collect data from door to door step. There are number of schemes govt is providing but who to claim, from whom to claim is a big question that need to be answered by Centre govt, State govt and all those working for upliftment of the society in this pandemic situation. Very few percentages are getting benefit from the scheme and o ne who can get are still running of document verifications, the real situation is worse!!! I see this pandemic as a great opportunity to digitalized every possible department running by the govt so that transparency can be there and now only govt can reach to poor section of people by providing access to internet ,how to use to it to get information and to acquire the benefits that they deserve by their own. Cyber hub should be established as Aganbadi Kendra by govt free of cost for these people to access information about all the schemes and the documents they need to verify or make for that scheme at the same centre.

Partnership in Surveillance: A Kerala model to Emerging Public Health Threats.

Partnership in Surveillance: A Kerala model to Emerging Public Health Threats.

Identification of Socio-Ecological System of Seagrass Ecosystem in Bintan Regency

Seagrass ecosystem is a productive ecosystem, inhabited by various economic and noneconomic value of biotas. Seagrass ecosystem on the east coast of Bintan Regency has been utilized since the 1970s. So far the relationship between the resources and the utilization of seagrass ecosystem in Bintan Regency has not been identified in detail. Both interactions will be influenced by other factors and will form a socio-ecological system (SES). The socio-ecological system is the interaction between the ecological unit and the social system that can be used in management. This study aims to: 1) identify the SES component and 2) the use of seagrass ecosystems in Bintan Regency. The research site is located in Teluk Bakau Village, Malang Rapat, Berakit and Pengudang. The questionnaires from 64 respondents which collected in September-December 2014 were used as a basic data for conducting focus group discussions (FGD). The SES components were analyzed descriptively, while to know the utilization of seagrass ecosystem, the result of FGD were weighted. The results showed that SES seagrass ecosystems formed a relation between natural resources, resource users, public infrastructure providers as well as public infrastructure. Seagrass ecosystem resources are fish, crab, cuttlefish and mollusck. The beneficiaries are traditional fishermen, fishermen, crackers makers, village collectors, district collectors, fisherman’s wife and domestic tourists. The four villages have a similar patterns of SES interaction. The interaction is shown by the role of seagrass ecosystem as a source of income, catch, catch handling and marketing.