https://ir.vidyasagar.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/91 2026-04-25T23:56:55Z https://ir.vidyasagar.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/7318 Title: Efficiency of The Marketing System for Selected Horticultural Products in West Bengal Authors: Bhattacharjee, Susmita; Banerjee, Tanima Abstract: The horticultural industry is one of the leading industries in the international market after globalization. This paper offers a overview of horticultural product marketing with special focus on India and tries to measure the marketing efficiency of different horticultural products, like fruits, vegetables, and flowers in West Bengal, an Indian state. This study has used primary data that has been collected from the district of North Twenty-Four Parganas in West Bengal, India. It has conducted a multivariate regression analysis to investigate the determinants of marketing efficiency of horticulture products. It has considered marketing channels as a prime determinant of marketing efficiency and the results of the study also confirms this in the sense that as the number of middlemen in marketing channel increases, marketing efficiency decreases. The findings suggest that the marketing efficiency of the fruit traders is higher than flowers and vegetables sellers for the presence of less middlemen. Description: pp:276-290 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.vidyasagar.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/7317 Title: Sanitation Coverage and Open Defecation Rate in Indian States: A Pooled Data Analysis Authors: Bera, Sujata; Maiti, Adwaita Abstract: To fulfil the sanitation needs of the people, Government of India has implemented the several sanitation programmes during its planning period. Still there is a nearly 30 percent household having no sanitation /latrine facilities (National Family Health Survey-5, 2019-21). The enormous negative externalities of lack of sanitation facilities motivate us to measure sanitation situation across states in India and identify the factors that affect the sanitation coverage. Sanitation status across states has been measured in terms of changing sanitation coverage during the period 1998-99 to 2019-2020 and Open Defecation Rate (OD) during the period 1998-99 to 2015-16. To measure the influences of various social-economic and demographic conditions on the state level sanitation coverage; we applied the multi-variable regression framework. Our overall conclusion is that the sanitation coverage in a state is appeared to be high where the literacy rate, per capita net state domestic product (PCNSDP), concentration of SC/ST population is high whereas the state having a higher percentage of poor population, higher proportion Hindu population, higher share of rural population adversely affects the sanitation coverage in a state. Description: pp:291-301 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.vidyasagar.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/7316 Title: Healthcare Choices in Assam: Exploring Household Behaviour between Private and Public Hospitals Authors: Kr Paul, Pranjit; Kumar Jana, Sebak Abstract: Assam is in a critical state of affairs as per the public health. The infant mortality rate stands at 31.9 against the national average of 35.2. Assam records the highest infant mortality rate among eight states in the Northeast. The situation is even worse in the Under-Five mortality rate. As per the National Sample Survey in 2014, it has been noted that the total average household out-of-pocket health expenditure is found to be Rs. 14810 in Assam, which is higher than the NER average of Rs. 8770, as a large number of households chooses private hospitals for general treatment. With the rapid expansion of the population and shortages of healthcare facilities in government hospitals, private hospitals in society have been playing an important role. The National Family Health Survey report reveals that 18.4 households choose private hospitals for general treatment in Assam. In this context, this study uses binary logistic regression to explore the factors associated with household choices of private hospitals for general treatment. The study carried out on the basis of National Family Health Survey unit-level data, which was published in 2015-16. The investigation found the factors like type of place of residence, age of household head, wealth index, household’s religion, social category of household, household head’s education and also member of household whether covered by a health scheme or not are found statistically significant to choose private hospital for treatment in the state Assam. 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.vidyasagar.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/7315 Title: Status and Determinants of Digital Transactions in India: Findings from the New Global Findex Database Authors: Sutradhar, Tapas Kumar Abstract: Promoting digital transactions is an announced policy priority of the Government of India. Such transactions can be comprehensively monitored and hence reduce leakages in the government’s direct benefit transfers, curb circulation of fake currency and track unaccounted transactions. A digital payment environment reduces the operational costs of the financial system. In this background, understanding the current status and progress of digital transactions has crucial importance for the monetary authority of a country. Using the bank-level information from RBI, this study examines the progress of digital transactions in India in recent years. Also, the latest round of the Global Findex Survey provides information on the access and usage of digital payment instruments at the individual level. Using this information, this study identifies the factors influencing individuals’ adaptation to digital transactions in India through the estimation of logistic regression models. It is found that the number of digital transactions in India has increased almost eight-fold during the last six years. The Findex database for India revealed considerable disparities in adaptation to digital transactions among individuals belonging to various socio-economic categories. A significant gender gap is also detected in digital transactions. Income and education have turned out to be significant positive contributors to digital transactions. Regression results suggest that waiving convenience fees for digital payments, special schemes for women's digital financial inclusion, promoting universal basic education and facilitating access to the internet in remote rural areas can increase the share of digital transactions in India. Description: PP: 314-328 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z