ISSN: 2249-3433 Hello ABHIJIT | Sign Out Editorial Board Vol-6 Issue-2 Vol-6 Issue-2 1. Nature Talk 2. Lodhas of West Bengal : A Case Study 3. Saora Kinship Terminology 4. The Social and Cultural Problems of Tribes 5. Statehood Demands after Telengana: Politics of Agitation in the Koshal Region in Odisha 6. Archaeological Excavation at Banga of Harirajpur, District Puri, Coastal Odisha: A preliminary Report Movies- Other Issues- Special Article Print Lodhas of West Bengal : A Case Study Santanu Panda Abhijit Guha Abstract Demographic scenario of the Lodha population in the three blocks Introduction The age-sex composition About the schemes Development Inputs and their Utilisation About the Lodhas Patta Land Objectives of the study House Materials and Methods Solar Cell Case Study 1 & 2 Conclusion Abstract In this article, we have made an attempt to study the impact of various types of development inputs on the socioeconomic life of the Lodha community in the three administrative blocks of Paschim (West) Medinipur district in West Bengal. The study was conducted in connection with an Impact Assessment Survey under the Rastriya Sama Vikas Yoyona (RSVY) and Indira Awas Jojana (IAY) Schemes. The present study revealed that the major constraints of the implementation of the developmental inputs among the Lodhas lie in their landlessness and poverty. It was found that the distribution of patta land to landless Lodha families by the Government was not done properly. On the other hand, developmental inputs like brick built houses were not properly planned and suffered from lack of maintenance. Some of high technology developmental inputs like solar cells distributed to the poor and landless Lodha families were found to be of no use to the beneficiaries since many of them sold the solar cells to the wealthy neighbours. Finally, we recommended some suggestions in the concluding section of the article for better implementation of developmental inputs given under the RSVY and IAY schemes. Keywords: Rural development; Development inputs, Implementation, Lodhas, Marginalised community. Introduction In India about seventy percent of the population lives in rural areas. To improve the socio-economic conditions of the rural people, Government of India launched many schemes through the planning commission of India such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Rastriya Sama Vikas Yojana (RSVY), Indira Awas Yojana (IAY), Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY), Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas (DWCRA), etc. All these schemes are aimed to reduce the gap between rural and urban people, which would help reduce imbalances and speed up the development process. In this article, we would present our empirical findings and analysis on the implementation of macro-level development programmes like Rastrya Sanma Bikas Yojana (RSVY) and Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) schemes in a micro situation. The micro-level situation consists of three administrative blocks of Paschim (West) Medinipur district of West Bengal, under a specific development scheme, which was launched by the Planning Commission of India and is known as the Rastriya Sama Vikas Yojna (RSVY). It may be