Dr AMBEDKAR’S DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE

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Please see the abstract of teh paper presented and published highlighting the importance of toady: 

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Dr AMBEDKAR’S DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE

N Lakshmi Narayana
    M.Sc., Tech; PGDEEM; PGCMRR;
  PGDRD; PGDNGOM; PGDCBR P & M;  PGDEE

Director,

N Lokhesh Kumar

Volunteer (student)
     GEO REHABILITATION CENTRE,

Hyderabad. E-mail: grcnln@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Keywords: Natural Resources, Development, Exploitation, Vulnerabilities, Water, Power, Global Warming, Environment, Rehabilitation, Empowerment, Sustainability, Quality of Life.

The developmental model conceptualized by Dr Ambedkar is holistic and expected to maximize the sustainability or quality of life. This model has given priority for social development, economical development, individual development and environmental development with effective optimization. Over the period, deviation from this developmental model by giving priority to economical development has affected the health and wealth of the people and environment. The end result is what we all are facing “today’s crises” in majority of the domains. The SWOT analysis in the selected areas like water, land, minerals, power and global warming has helped to understand the challenges and possible opportunities to minimize the challenges with sustainable strategies / interventions. The initiations made in the selected areas with the aim of maximizing the SD or QOL have opened the gates to move forward with positive impact. In addition to the listed opportunities and initiatives, the study resulted for set of conclusions and recommendations for regaining the concept of Dr Ambedkar’s model and to state that “it is still relevant for the better utilization of natural resources and other developmental projects”. The SEIE model is simple, flexible, scalable, replicable and sustainable with maximization of Quality of Life so that our nation can move from ‘developing’ to ‘developed’ with improved independency.    

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