PEARL Multidisciplinary Journal

Pros and Cons of Government Support in Creation of Women Entrepreneurship in Medium and Large Scale Industries in South India

Today, women in India are scaling equal to that of men in different fields of business, which enabled government to concentrate on creation and development of women entrepreneurship in India. Government of India has launched different financial and other schemes in which some are meant specially for women like Stand-Up India scheme which provides loan only to women and SC/ST entrepreneurs. As on 31.01.2020, 70% of the total loan borrowers of Pradhan Mantri MUDRA are Women. As on 17.02.2020, more than 81% account holders under Stand Up India Scheme are women and Rs. 9106.13 crore has been disbursed for women account holders. We can find women’s taking initiatives in different fields but majority of the women entrepreneurs are limiting themselves to small sector. Even though this is help them to become self-employed but focusing on medium and large scale entrepreneurship can help to boost the economic growth. Therefore, the present study tries to find out reasons behind women’s taking entrepreneurship in small sectors in large number instead of medium and large scale entrepreneurship. Primary data using telephonic interview, have been extracted from women entrepreneurs who have taken government support in creating their entrepreneurial initiative. Convenience sampling method has been used to select samples.

Entrepreneurial qualities and skills are essential for industrial development as well as eradication of poverty by means of creating self employment and employment to others. The Central and the State governments are trying their best for promotion of entrepreneurship among the economically backward castes, particularly scheduled castes and scheduled tribes through policy measures and institutional network. Keeping in view the need and importance of the entrepreneurship development among under privileged communities in the present era of globalisation, the present study is undertaken to probe into the entrepreneurial process, problems and challenges faced by the SC/ST entrepreneurs and to make some possible suggestions.

Rural Credit to Farmers in Kasaragod District and its Effectiveness

 Credit is essential for rural development, especially for farming sector.  Financial  requirements  of  the  farming  sector  have  increased tremendously over the last few decades due to the extended use of fertilizers, improved seeds and mechanization.  Credit flows for rural economic development initially  made  through cooperative societies  have contributed much  to  the improvement of  the  financial condition  of  agriculture  and  rural  economy. Institutional credit has been viewed as an important instrument for serving rural development especially in the agricultural sector. The role of banking institution in rural development in India has undergone vast changes since the nationalization of major commercial banks. The study evaluated the economic effectiveness of rural credit among farmers in Kasaragod district. The analysis on agricultural production, income, standard of living, saving and investment of farmers before and after credit revealed the effectiveness of rural credit. The result shows that rural credit influenced agricultural production level, income, standard of living and saving of farmers effectively. 

A Study on Job Stress among Nurses in a Selected Medical College Hospital

 In the present scenario there are many fields and professions which are expanding day by day. Among the professions some are considered very relaxed and some are stressful.  Nursing is a profession which needs lots of personal commitment and time, due to the nature of the profession. Their main task is to take care and provide services to the sick, hence it is important that they should be free from stress.  In the present work a cross sectional descriptive study design was adopted for the study to assess the job stress among nurses in the Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, Mangalore. A total of 90 nursing staff were covered as samples from Yenepoya Medical College Hospital selected through purposive sampling technique.  Questionnaire method was used to collect the data.  The study revealed that the majority, 80% of them have moderate level of stress.  The level of stress is significantly associated with  age,  children  and  working  department.  Effective  occupational  stress management techniques may be imparted to control the job stress and improving coping at work. 

Assessment of Excess Lifetime Cancer Risk in an Endosulfan Spread Area, Kasaragod

Present study is an attempt to assess the radioactivity level and thereby obtaining the radiological parameters in and around the Rajapuram cashew plantation, an endosulfan spread area, Kasaragod in order to understand the associated health risk to the residents of the area.  The external gamma radiation  survey  has  been  carried  out  using  a  sensitive  portable  plastic scintillometer (UR-705).  The radiological parameters viz. absorbed dose rate (D), annual effective dose rate (indoor & outdoor), and excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR) were calculated, compared with the reported values elsewhere and possible conclusions are drawn.  The values of radiological parameters are well within the permissible limits except the annual effective dose rate (indoor). The study clearly indicates that,  the potential carcinogenic effects and the probability of occurrence of cancer to the inhabitance due to gamma radiation exposure is insignificant.  The results of these systematic investigations are presented and discussed in detail in the manuscript. 

The Need and Importance of Parenting Education

Parents are the most responsible persons in the upbringing of the children.  Positive parenting  supports  a child  to  become good  person and citizen. We always think seriously about the value-based education, formation and  training  given  to  the  children  to  be  effective  citizens  of  the  society. However, we think less of the formation and education given to the parents who have to mould the behaviour and character of the children. In the modern society where the challenges to family life are more, where the parents struggle to meet the expectations of the children, a parent should be equipped to handle the responsibility of parenting with proper knowledge, attitude, aptitude and skills. If so, parents need proper training and education. Mixed methodology is used for the study. The result of this study shows that majority of the parents do not have any orientation or training in preparation to their marital life or parental responsibility. Hence, the study comes out with the most important suggestion  of need  and importance  of parenting education in  the  modern society.