DEVOLUTION OF FOREST MANAGEMENT - Vasundhara

28CategoryRichMediumIndicatorsAnnexure 6Wealth Raking ExerciseLead a luxurious and comfortable life stylePosses agricultural lands above 5 acres.Have motor vehicles, TVPukka houseSell surplus paddyKeep Bhutias (contract labour)Most of the members are in service.Able to feed more five families.Have good no. of cattleSize of the homestead land is moreElectric facilityUsually cultivate through tractorsUse Gas stove/Gobar gas for cookingBesides paddy also sell vegetablesHave personal ploughsContractorsLandholding between 3-5 acresPaddy production is sufficient to feed the family for the whole yearSome members are service holders.Some have personal ploughsPosses cattle (fewer in nos.)Some have pukka houseFew households have motor vehiclesElectric facilityVegetable cultivation in smaller quantityPoor Most are landless and few have families have agricultural land between 1-2acresNo serviceSize of homestead land is very smallPaddy from own fields is manageable for six personsDependent on labour for around six months in a yearNo electric facilityMost of the families are landless and do not even have homestead land.No serviceFew hhs have cows(one or two in numbers)No electric FacilityA total dependency on labour throughout the yearStitching of Sal leaf plates and cups and weaving bamboo products is done as apart time workVery PoorHand to mouth existenceNo homestead land and agricultural landComplete dependent on labour workNote: The wealth ranking exercise was carried out with different groups of villagers as a attemptto analyse the way the villagers perceive themselvs wealthwise. It could be observed from theabove table that the indicators decided by them are not in absolute monetary terrms alwayswhich has been a common practice on our part to categorise people wealthwise. This exerciseshows a more authentic picture of the status of the village people as a whole.