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GlossaryAcre: Unit <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> measurement for land area (1 acre = 0.404685642 ha).Adda leaves/nuts/fibre: Bauhinia vahili or platter leaf vine a species <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> climber whose leavesare used to make plates, nuts are eaten and fibre use for making ropes.Adivasi: Term used to refer to the indigenous or tribal populati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> India (Sanskrit languageadi=beginning; vasi=dweller).Agency areas: Fifth Schedule areas in the state <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Andhra Pradesh are termed as agencyareas.Anganwadi: A government sp<strong>on</strong>sored child care and mother care centre in India. It caters tochildren in the 0–6 age group. The word means ‘courtyard shelter’ in the Hindi language.These were started by the Indian government as a part <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the ICDS programme to combatchild hunger and malnutriti<strong>on</strong>.Below Poverty Line (BPL): An ec<strong>on</strong>omic benchmark and poverty threshold used by thegovernment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> India to indicate ec<strong>on</strong>omic disadvantage and to identify individuals andhouseholds in need <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> government assistance and aid. It is determined using variousparameters which vary from state to state and within states.Benami: These are purchases in false name <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> another pers<strong>on</strong>, who does not pay thec<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong> but merely lends his name, while the real title vests in another pers<strong>on</strong> whoactually purchased the property and he is the beneficial owner.Block: Block, mandal, taluk or tehsil is an administrative level in India below state anddistrict.Crore: Unit in Indian numbering (1 crore=10 milli<strong>on</strong>).Dalit: This is a self-designati<strong>on</strong> for a group <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> people traditi<strong>on</strong>ally regarded as low caste.Dalits are a mixed populati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> numerous caste groups all over South Asia, and speakvarious languages. The word ‘dalit’ comes from the Marathi language, and means ‘ground’,‘suppressed’, ‘crushed’, or ‘broken to pieces’.Dhaba: Small local restaurants usually found <strong>on</strong> roadsides and frequented by truck drivers.Displaced Pers<strong>on</strong> (DP): A pers<strong>on</strong> forced to leave his or her home/native place.District: Local administrative unit that generally form the tier <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> local governmentimmediately below that <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> India's sub-nati<strong>on</strong>al states and territories.Dumpa: Refers to tuberGram Panchayat: Refers to the local government at the village level in India.Gram Sabha: All men and women above 18 years <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> age in a village c<strong>on</strong>stitute a GramSabha.Hectare (ha): A unit comm<strong>on</strong>ly used for measuring land area (1 ha=10,000 sq m).Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS): The scheme was launched with the primaryobjective <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> improving the nutriti<strong>on</strong>al and health status <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> children in the age group 0–6years.79

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