https://ir.vidyasagar.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/5390 2026-04-26T17:44:42Z 2026-04-26T17:44:42Z Sinha, Anup Maity, Shrabanti Roy, Niranjan https://ir.vidyasagar.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/5400 2020-06-20T15:26:49Z 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Understanding the nature of Demographic Transition and Population Cohort in India Authors: Sinha, Anup; Maity, Shrabanti; Roy, Niranjan Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate the trend of demographic transition in India. In addition to this, the study explores the nature of population cohort in India. The study is completely based on secondary data compiled from the United Nation Reports, World Bank Reports and Census of India, different issues. The study found that India is now in the third stage of demographic transition. With the process of demographic transition, the fertility rate and mortality rate becomes smaller, which increases the share of the aged population in the country. It is observed that the share of the older population was 8.3 per cent and it is expected to rise up to 12.6 per cent in 2025 as per census 2011. Moreover, it is also seen that the share of the elderly female is more in comparison to the elderly male in India. Finally, the study concludes with suitable policy prescriptions.

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Das, Susmita Mazumder, Ritwik https://ir.vidyasagar.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/5399 2020-06-20T15:21:54Z 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Gender-based Crime and Economic Growth in India Authors: Das, Susmita; Mazumder, Ritwik Abstract: The present study attempts to investigate the present status of total crimes against women across Indian states and to investigate the relationship between the rate of crime against women and economic growth in India for the period 1988-2016. In order to investigate the relationship between economic growth and rate of crime against women the ‘Granger Causality’ technique is applied along with standard econometric tools like unit root test and co-integration test. The results show that the rate of crime against women is continuously rising in India. The results also reveal that Rate of Crime against women has a negative impact on GDP per capita in the long-run. Finally, the study concludes that more fundamental economic and social changes are necessary to enhance the autonomy and power of women.

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Das, Pinaki Firdaush, Shama Sarkar, Supatra De https://ir.vidyasagar.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/5398 2020-06-20T15:16:56Z 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Status of Child Health in India: A State Level Analysis Authors: Das, Pinaki; Firdaush, Shama; Sarkar, Supatra De Abstract: Health is the state of physical, mental and social well-being and does not only mean an absence of illness or disease. Child health is a multi-dimensional issue. In this paper, health status of children is analyzed using several dimensions and indicators to investigate the intensity and inequality which exists across the states in India taking resort to NFHS 3rd and 4th round data and have found that the infant mortality rate, under five mortality rate and malnourished children have significantly decreased overtime. Infant vaccination program, Vitamin A supplement program, maternity care, childhood treatment disease, women literacy rate and maternity care significantly reduces infant mortality rate whereas underage pregnant women do positively and significantly affect the infant mortality rate. In 2015-16, the top five states having the highest percent were Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh while Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland, and Mizoram had the lowest percent of child mortality and malnourishment.

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Afreen, Anam Chakraborty, Chandrima https://ir.vidyasagar.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/5397 2020-06-20T15:12:26Z 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Crime in India: A State Level Analysis Authors: Afreen, Anam; Chakraborty, Chandrima Abstract: The present study attempts to understand the growth of Crime against children, Crime against women and other types of crime over the period 2001-02 to 2014-15. The relative performance with respect to All India as well as the position of the sample states are tried to be found out in terms of all the three crimes. The result suggests that the growth rate of all the crimes considered is highly fluctuating over the entire sample period. For crime against children, Tamil Nadu ranks the first and Uttar Pradesh ranks the least. For crime against women, Assam ranks the first and Tamil Nadu ranks the least. Considering the other crimes, West Bengal ranks the first and Rajasthan ranks the least.

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