Role of Khadi & Village Industries in Socio-Economic Development

This Book is based on an extensive study and analysis of diverse sources of materials, which consist of official reports, published journals, and books supplemented by insights gained during the field work carried out for the PhD. The PhD thesis is serving as an input to this book. In my academic pursuit, I feel highly fortunate to receive support and inspiration from many. I extend my gratitude to various Government and Non-Government agencies whose materials and help were instrumental in developing this book brick by brick. I am especially grateful to the Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Directorate of Industries, Directorate of Textile & Handicrafts and Directorate of Information & Public Relations of GoAP, APKVIB, KVIC, the Librarians of State Central Library, D.N. Government College Library, and Reference Library at Itanagar. I am indebted to many respondents in the villages/areas surveyed, who shared their views and spent hours together in helping me to understand the intricacies of the KVI with which they have remained associated for a long time. I am grateful to the GoAP and the APKVIB authorities for granting permission to do this study along with my job.

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Dr. Sukamal Deb is a crusader for inclusive development. For more than three decades, he has been working in N E Region, India, towards rural reconstruction, Socio-economic transformations, and tribal development, focusing on women and youths, mostly in senior positions in the Government of India and the Government of Arunachal Pradesh.