Department of Political Science

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The Department of Political Science is one of the oldest Departments with which North Bengal University began to cater to the needs of higher education in North Bengal and Sikkim since 1962. At present, the strength of the faculty members stands at thirteen (Three positions vacant) with five Professors, three Associate Professors and two Assistant Professors. The number of Postgraduate students is 136 (68 in each year). The Department provides for admission of M Phil and PhD students to the Departments.

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    Government Policies for Development of Floriculture and its Impact in Sikkim: A Socio-Economic Study
    (University of North Bengal, 2017) Bhui, Ujjwal; Bhandari, Yashmin
    The Government of a State takes policies as initiatives to develop socio-economic condition of its people by supporting them in doing special types of economic activities. In the state, there may be some professions practiced by its people which are unique and the government takes initiatives to encourage and flourish those professions. Floriculture is such a unique profession practiced by several ethnic communities in Sikkim. They are cultivating different kinds of flowers in a large quantity for commercial purposes that may be not possible without the assistance by the Sikkim government. This paper tries to explore how far the policies of the Sikkim Government are responsible for the growing interest among people of Sikkim in cultivation of flowers; consequently in developing floriculture as a commercial venture.