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    Evolution of Child Custody Laws from ‘Parens Patriae’ to the ‘Welfare of the Child’
    (University of North Bengal, 2020-03) Pradhan, Alisha
    Divorce is a process in which the actual victim is neither husband nor wife, but the children born out of the wedlock. The children of a divorced parents endure psychological or mental disturbance. Studies show that majority of the children of divorced parents shows deviant behaviour, prone to abuse due to lack of emotional support that need to be given in the particular age group. The custody rights during the ancient period was under the state i.e. ‘Parens Patriae’, thereafter the custody rights shifted to the natural guardians’ rights. However, now the focus is on the ‘Welfare of the Child’ while granting custody. In custody cases normally the best interest of the child will be taken into consideration. It means that all custody and visitation discussions and decisions are made with the ultimate goal of fostering and encouraging the child’s happiness, security, mental health and emotional development into young adulthood. The shift in custody law not only grants security to the child’s interest but it is a mark that our society is progressing towards a better future. As the children are the future of our society and each and every child should be protected.
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    Ground reality of welfare measures: voices from below
    (University of North Bengal, 2015-03) Basistha, Nandini
    In spite of age-old Brahmin or upper-caste domination on the ecosocio- political life of Uttar Pradesh, we saw huge success of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in 2007 Vidhan Sabha election. It becomes the only National Party of India, which captures power for Bahujan, with Bahujan and by Bahujan. Ideologically, BSP wants ‘Social Transformation and Economic Emancipation’ of the Bahujan Samaj, which is comprised of the Scheduled Castes (SCs), the Scheduled Tribes (STs), the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Religious Minorities such as Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, Parsis and Buddhists. In a Press Release in 2009, the Party announced that the State Government of Uttar Pradesh is giving priority to the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and declared many schemes to achieve its objectives. This raised hopes among the so-called ‘backward’ and downtrodden classes of this province. But, how far these welfare programmes were effective was still to be proved. To unravel the ground reality, we had done an empirical survey on the awareness and impact of the welfare schemes of Uttar Pradesh on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. In this paper is an outcome of the survey.
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    Study on The Labour Welfare of Tea Plantations in North Bengal Region
    (University of North Bengal, 2019-03) Roy, Nirmal Chandra; Biswas, Debasish
    Labour is one of the most important assets in any organization for the enhancement of productivity. The concept of ‘labour welfare’ is dynamic. Multifarious dimensions of labour welfare enable labourers to maintain a portly and a comfortable life. Consequently, it leads to higher productivity of labour and proficiency of an enterprise. It also amplifies the value of the existent labourers by circuitously release the compulsion on their purse. The Plantation Labour Act enshrines the welfare of the labourers by way of ensuring facilities such as canteens, crèches, transportation, recreation, education for the children, suitable house accommodation of plantation workers and for their families in and around the work places of plantation, etc. In the present study, a deliberate effort has been drawn up to showcase the existing scenario of labour welfare facilities among the tea estates owned by different tea companies located in the North Bengal region of West Bengal. For the purpose of the study, 33 tea estates have been selected scientifically from the study region. ANOVA technique has been used to analyze the collected data. The study has found the significant imparity based on the labour welfare expenses among tea estates of the study region.