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development. Index value of female literacy has been
calculated on the basis of fallowing method.
FLPI x100
TFPI
Where :
FLPI= Female Literate Population of I Taluk
TFPI= Total Female Population of
(above seven Years) I Taluk
Marginal Workers
The marginal workers concept was adopted for the
first time during 1981 census. It means those people who
had not worked for the major part of the year i.e. those who
had not worked for less than six months or 183 days. This
indicates the poor economic base of the region. Smaller
number of marginal workers indicates a higher degree of
human resource development. Index value of marginal
workers has been calculated as fallows.
MWI x100
TPI
Where :
MWI= Marginal Workers in I Taluk
TPI= Total Population of I Taluk
Female Workers
Women constitute a significant part of the work
force of India: female workers in Mandya district provide
proof of the exhibit of marginalization of female workers.
Among these majority of women workers are employed in
the rural area particularly in agricultural workers and
smallest group employed in urban area particularly
household industry in petty traders, and services, building
construction, etc. large number of female workers indicate
the high degree of human resource development. Index
value of female workers has been calculated on the basis of
fallowing method.
FWI
TWI
x100
Where :
FWI= Female Workers in I Taluk
TWI= Total Workers in I Taluk
Non Agricultural Workers
In a developing country like India, the percentage of
Agricultural workers or primary workers is high. Hence, the
number of non agricultural workers may be regarded as a
potential fool to measure the development of human
resource. Index value of non agricultural workers has been
calculated by the following formula.
NAWI x100
TWI
Where
NAWI= Non agricultural Workers in I Taluk
TWI= Total Workers in I Taluk
Now all the above values of indicators have been
calculated for each taluk and each index has been calculated
by average index of the study area to measure the level of
human resource development in the taluks. I a taluk have
index value less than the study area, the district has been
regarded as backwardness with reference to the particular
indicator but in the case of marginal workers, the calculation
will be in reverse way. If the index value of marginal
workers of taluk is higher than the study area, the taluk will
be treated as backward with reference to marginal workers.
Ultimately according to the index value the whole district
has been divided into four regions on the basis of fallowing,
if a taluk has index of any one indicator less than the study
area it will be treated as an area of least backwardness, if a
taluk gas indices of two and three indicators less than the
study area these will be treated as areas of moderately
backward. Similarly taluk with more than three indices less
than the study area is treated as high backward. But if a
taluk has indices of all indicators higher than the study area
it will be treated as an area with fully developed human
resources.
Discussion and Analysis
To analyze the comparative development of human
resources in the taluk wise, the census data of 1991 and
2001heve been utilized. During 1991, Mandya taluk had no
backwardness in human resource development and therefore
it may be called “Developed Area” in respect of human
resource. In 2001, also the same taluk was recorded under
this category of backwardness with the indices of all the
indicators more than the study area. The remaining taluks
witnessed backwardness in one or more indicators. In this
context only five indicators were taking to analyze the
Backwardness which are urbanization (A), Literacy (B),
Female literacy (C), Marginal Workers (D) and Non
agricultural workers (E). At this point indicator of female
workers is neglecting due to the higher percentage of
workers engaged in primary sectors. During 1991, 71.42
percent taluks and backwardness in „A‟, 42.85 in „B‟ 42.85
percent in C, 42.85 percent in „D‟ and 57.14 percent in E
indicators.
The situation is quite different in 2001, the number
of taluks backward in C and D indicators increased during
this decade, it means that the taluks of the district with
reference to female literacy and marginal workers were not
developed and in reaming indicators A,B, and E the degree
of backwardness has remained constant. In 2001, the
percentage of backwardness in A, B, C, D and E were 71.42,
42.85, 71.42, 85.71 and 57.14 percent respectively. The
taluks falling in different categories of backwardness are
mentioned in the table 1 and 2.
Area of Least backwardness
During the 1991, Srirangapattana was least in
backwardness, in 2001, again has been registered under
same category, in 1991, it was back ward in E indicator only
while in 2001 it was backward in indicator D. under the
category of least backwardness no other taluk has been
registered.
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