Artha Vijnana: Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

N. Benjamin ¹, B. B. Mohanty ¹

Affiliations
1 Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, IN

Abstract

The article brings to light the deep commitment, as well as, the extremely pragmatic approach of Dr. D. R. Gadgil towards the development of the cooperative movement in India. Cooperation appealed to him because it offered an opportunity for people to come together, assume leadership of an organization and promote public accountability. His practical approach becomes evident when he spoke against officialdom but was quick enough to point out the inevitability of government participation at the early stage of the cooperative movement. The cooperative movement he dreamt of could easily accommodate people with different political views. The only condition necessary was that they should act as cooperative members and not as representatives of different political parties.

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B. B. Mohanty ¹

Affiliations
1 Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune 411004, IN

Abstract

This paper makes a comparative analysis of the aspects of the economic development of the scheduled castes in rural India across the major states. The results show that the scheduled castes continue to be the economically disadvantaged communities and there has been hardly any improvement. The perceptible changes in certain respects in some states are not due so much to the progressive measures of planning but to the scheduled caste movements and organizations. Therefore the author argues that the entrenched dominant castes never allow the benefits of economic development to percolate down unless forced to.

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