An Inter-Block Level Analysis of Regional Disparity in the Youngest Alipurduar District of West Bengal

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ID13016204
AuthorsKoyel Sam (0000-0003-0757-3090, University of Burdwan, corresponding author), Namita Chakma (0000-0001-9063-3546, University of Burdwan)
Year2016
Volume3
Issue3
Pages10-20
Publication date2016-03-26
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSpace and Culture India (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2052-8396 • E-ISSN: 2052-8396
PublisherACCB Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.20896/saci.v3i3.159
OpenAlexW2328075089
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited1

Alipurduar (also known as †̃Dooarsâ€TM) was a subdivision of Jalpaiguri district before its emergence as the new 20th district of West Bengal on 25 June 2014. The districts of North Bengal (including Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur and Malda) have been poorly placed in comparison to the state of West Bengal, in terms of Human Development Indicators: low literacy level, poor condition in sanitation, and partly availability of electricity and safe drinking water (Report on Comparative Backwardness of North Bengal Region, Government of India, 2002). Research on regional disparity is essential for addressing the lacuna in the planning process of development (Sen, 2001). In the present study, an analysis has been made in terms of the inter-block inequality in socio-economic and infrastructural development of Alipurduar district as a newly emerged region

Archaeology · Backwardness · BENGAL · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Sanitation · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Subdivision · Uttar pradesh · Water resource management · West bengal · Agricultural Economics and Practices · Environmental Science · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Social and Economic Development in India · Environmental Engineering

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