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Item An Assessment of Rural Electrification Among Different Well-Being-Ranks (With Particular Reference to Rasnalu VDC, Ramechhap)(Department of Rural Development, 2006) Poudel, BimalEvery society is stratified and Rasnalu VDC is not an exception. About 4% of the total population of Rasnalu VDC is well-off (rank A), while 18% are the poorest of the poor (rank D). In Rasnalu, most of the populations belong to the Sunuwar caste while other residents include Tamang, Lama and Chhetri. The best-off segment of the population is generally living outside the community in other parts of the country or in other country. The differentials in social service consumption exist among the various strata of the society. The illiteracy rate is much higher among the rank D (poorest of the poor section) for the other ranks, their access to employment in service sector is much lower than the other groups and most of them are employed as daily wage labor. Only 67% of the households from rank D are electrified, whereas 87% of the total households from rank A are. Cut-Out system of tariff rates are favored if the service quality of the Cut-Out system is improved. Among the households that have energy meter installed, average unit consumption of the rank A is 16.75 units per month while the average consumption of the rank D is seven units. Electricity has mostly substituted battery and kerosene. Previously, a majority of the households from rank A consumed batteries worth NRs 50 per month prior to electrification, half of the total households from rank D did not have a radio/cassette. Most of the households from rank A stated that the present tariff rate is affordable while 62.5% of the households from rank D reported that it is expensive. An average number of the total bulbs and tube lights in a household of rank A accumulates to 337.5 W , whereas for rank D it is only 110.45 W. Almost all rank A households have a radio/cassette whereas only 33.3 % of the total households from rank D have radio/cassette. Thirty-eight percent (37.5%) of the households from rank A have television; 12.5% have the electric rice cooker. A majority of the households in Rasnalu VDC have not enjoyed an income or employment because of the accessibility of the electricity. Within people's perception and practice, electricity has been experienced and understood as a synonym of lighting. Relief from the burdens of kerosene and battery has been recognized as the benefits of electricity. Few households from rank C and D have benefited from the provision of electricity during the night. A large number of women (80%) from rank D have delayed their routine for going to the bed following the introduction of electricity facility and only 36% of the men have this experience. Few households believe that their children's educational performance has improved following the electricity facility. Twenty percent of the households from rank A intend to buy an electric rice cooker and the same percentage of households from rank D plan to buy radio as electronic appliances. Many people think that they can use electricity for income generating activities and employment; most of them envision running a grinding mill. Their lack of experience means their knowledge and skill regarding technologies is very weak.Item Role of rural electrification in rural development (A case study of Bhujung Micro Hydro Project in Lamjung District, Nepal)(Department of Rural Development, 2006) Baral, FanindraAvailable with full textItem Role of rural market on rural development: A case study of Phidim Rural Municipality Ward No.12, Panchthar(Department of Rural Development, 2023) Rai, Ram KuamrThis study entitled Role of Rural Market on Rural Development: A Case Study of Phidim Rural Municipality Ward No.12, Panchthar Nepal. This study was targeted to find out the problems and prospects of this periodic market for Rural Development. Data were collected through primary and secondary sources. The primary data were collected through field visit and secondary data were collected from various official sources and publications. The research design of this study was both exploratory and some analytical due to the nature and objectives of the study topic. Regarding these methods of research the sample size also determined, where 35 respondents were taken. To collect the data interview and observation method were adopted. The collected data were analysed through tabulation, average, percentage, bar diagram and pie chart. The limitation of this study was focused in the specific area i.e. phidim municipality with limited time framework. It was found in four market, vegetables played a dominant role functioning centrality in each periodic markets. Most of the traders had very small amount of capital, all the shops were in open space, all the periodic markets were in dusty place and there were no any facility of Toilet, drinking water, sanitation and others. The existence of the periodic market is closely related to the needs of the society and not just the exchange of goods. The volume and number of periodic market is increasing day by day due to the increasing the size of population in the study area.