Impact of Institutions in Managing Rural Water Resources: Identifying Appropriate Institutional Framework in a Semi-Arid Region of Rajasthan

  • Roopesh Kaushik Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur, Osmanabad, Maharashtra, India.
  • Binayak Rath Former Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kanpur, U.P., India.

Abstract

Water acts as an important component in sustaining rural livelihood. In a semiarid
region like Alwar district of Rajasthan water management is inevitable for
rural livelihood. Effective water management depends upon appropriate
institutional framework viz., tripartite and bipartite institutional framework.
Community participation is indispensable for making any project successful.
Tripartite institutional framework comprises community, NGO and international
funding agency. On the other hand, bipartite institutional framework comprises of
government and panchayat. The work attempts to identify an appropriate
institutional framework, in enhancing rural sustainability. It further attempts to
examine the impact of institution i.e., participation and income on rural
sustainability. The results of t-statistics showed significant mean difference
between the performance of bi-partite and tri-partite institutional framework. In
order to examine institutional impact, socio-economic impact assessment
approach has been used. Tobit estimates show that participation and income
level are having significant and positive impact on different sustainability indexes.

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Published
2021-08-19
How to Cite
KAUSHIK, Roopesh; RATH, Binayak. Impact of Institutions in Managing Rural Water Resources: Identifying Appropriate Institutional Framework in a Semi-Arid Region of Rajasthan. Journal of Advanced Research in Alternative Energy, Environment and Ecology, [S.l.], v. 2, n. 3, p. 5-11, aug. 2021. ISSN 2455-3093. Available at: <http://thejournalshouse.com/index.php/AltEnergy-Ecology-EnvironmentJ/article/view/305>. Date accessed: 04 jan. 2025.