In this V chapter, soclo-economic characteristics of the female workers are analyzed based on field data.

The construction of this lift irrigation project on the river Tulshi at Burambaii in Radhanagari taluka was begun in 1972 and com¬pleted in 1978 at a cost of Rs.650.36 lakh. The height of the dam is 48.6 mts. and its capacity is 98.29 million cu.mt. After the full development of its irrigation potential, the dam will irrigate a total of 5,711 ha. of lands. It presently provides water to perennially cropped 1,870 ha. of lands and seasonally cropped 345 ha. of lands.

Phaltan state was a very old, glorious, developing (small state) in southern Maharashtra. It was founded by First Nimbraj in 1284 A.D. It had experienced many polytical rise and falls and change of circumstances from 1284 to 1948. Generally, there were 25 rulers ruled in Naik- Nimbalkar dynasty. Shrimant Malojiraje alias Nanasaheb was the last 25th Ruler of Phaltan state and his regime was considered very important. He ruled/ governed from 1917 to 1948 for long time and started Phaltan’s modernization. A co-operation movement was started in his regime in 1917 in Phaltan state.

Phaltan state was a very old, glorious, developing (small state) in southern Maharashtra. It was founded by First Nimbraj in 1284 A.D. It had experienced many polytical rise and falls and change of circumstances from 1284 to 1948. Generally, there were 25 rulers ruled in Naik- Nimbalkar dynasty. Shrimant Malojiraje alias Nanasaheb was the last 25th Ruler of Phaltan state and his regime was considered very important. He ruled/ governed from 1917 to 1948 for long time and started Phaltan’s modernization. A co-operation movement was started in his regime in 1917 in Phaltan state.

Resource is the key to operate overall development of the nation. Increasing population and improper management lead to over exploitation of the natural resources, cause scarcity of the conventional resources. The conventional energy resources have become limited due to increasing demand with increasing population and industrialization. So it is necessary to utilize non conventional or renewable energy sources for generating the power for overall development of the nation. By keeping this view this study aims to analyze the gap between production and consumption of conventional resources and also to study implementation of renewable energy sources in India. The present investigation is based on secondary data published by Govt. of India in Energy Statistics. The concentration of installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power is calculated by the modified formula of Bhatia’s (1965) Location Quotient method for delimiting the regional concentration of the renewable power sources for the period of 2007-08 and 2011-12. It is observed that the installed capacity of wind and solar power is increased by 13.42 and 1.23 per cent respectively, where as the installed capacity of Small Hydro Power, Biomass Power and Waste to Energy is decreased. The high concentration of Biomass Power is observed in Chhattisgarh, Waste Energy in Andhra Pradesh, Wind Power in Gujarat, Small Hydro Power in Assam and Solar Power in Lakshadweep during 2007-08. The Utter Pradesh in Biomass and Delhi in Waste Energy were become leading states in concentration during 2011-12. The maps and diagrams are prepared for detailed analysis.

The Right to information act 2005 in India is one of the most advanced information legislation in the world. The Act is based on the principle that all government information should transparent to the people. Due to this, democracy has taken to grass root level and it is a step for ensuring the participation common people in governance in the country. RTI refers to the right of every citizen to access information held by or under the control of public authorities. It is necessary that people should know about what is happening in their society. If the actions of the ruling government are hidden then the people cannot take a meaningful part in the affairs of the society. Access to information not only promotes openness, transparency and accountability in administration, but also facilitates active participation of people in democratic governance process. The Right to Information act is a weapon for today’s democratic citizens to be involved in every political decision which is made for the welfare of the people. For this every individual must know about the proper use of RTI Act. This study aimed to examine and compare the awareness among senior secondary school teachers about Right to Information act and its proper use on the basis of gender and locality. The data has been collected from 200 senior secondary school teachers from different schools of Central India with the help of self-structured RTI Awareness Inventory by following survey method. The results revealed that the secondary school teachers are moderately aware about RTI and they are less concerned with its proper use. It is also observed that there is significant difference among male-female and urban-rural teachers regarding the awareness about Right to Information Act.