Bageshwar district, in the forest rich Kumaon region of the North Indian state of Uttarakhand with 2.57% population of the state, has an average literacy rate of 81%,thereby indicating a sound potential for accelerating the overall socio economic development of the area through a well conceived, people oriented intervention programme.
And indeed the activities and achievements of Jan Shikshan Sansthan(JSS) set up in 2005 at Bageshwar, the district headquarters town that derives its name from an ancient temple of Shiva, go to prove beyond a shadow of doubt that a literate population is highly receptive to the programmes aimed at enhancing livelihood opportunities through the creation of a variety of revenue earning skills. Bageshwar known for its rugged terrain has as its economic backbone farming and animal husbandry with small scale industries such as carpet weaving providing supplementary income.
However, lack of....
