Webinars on issues of elderly, rural development organized by Sadiya College

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DOOMDOOMA: A webinar on 'Addressing the issues of elderly in changing society' was organized by the Department of Sociology, Sadiya College in collaboration with IQAC, Sadiya College on Sunday.

In the webinar, Dr. Bikash Deka, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Dibrugarh University acted as resource person and spoke about various issues of elderly in this changing society. He said that the government support in Assam was quite low in comparison to States like Gujarat and Kerala. He expressed his concern on the consequences to be borne by the year 2050 when the proportion of elderly persons who have to be dependent on the younger generation would become more than 20 per cent. He also said that this webinar was first of its kind in Assam and laid great stress on educating the elderly people by organizing such workshops and other means.

The webinar started with a welcome address by Jewram Changmai, Coordinator and Head, Department of Sociology, followed by speech from Dr. Karunakar Panda, Co-ordinator, IQAC, Sadiya College, who spoke about the importance of PRANAM Commission launched by former Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal on 26/02/2019. The webinar that was inaugurated by Brojen Borah, Principal (i/c), Sadiya College, was participated by more than 150 participants and came to an end with offering of vote of thanks by Dr. Jyotshna Keot, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany of the College.

On the other hand, another webinar on 'Issues and Challenges of Sustainable Rural Development : A Brief discussion in the context of Assam' was organized by the Department of Economics in collaboration with IQAC, Sadiya College on Saturday. In the webinar, Dr. Pranjal Pratim Buragohain, Head and Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Dibrugarh University acted as resource person who spoke on various issues and challenges related to sustainable rural development. He said that 75 per cent of the population of Assam was dependent on agriculture and if emphasis was given on provision of incentives, skill upgradation and technical support along with alternative occupation such as pisciculture, piggery, egg production, processed food and meat, then the issues of rural development could be successfully addressed.

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