GLOSSARY
 

        
        Anganwadi                     :    A Village Level Centre under Integrated Child
                                           development Scheme.
        
        Balwadi                       :   Early Childhood Care and Education Centre for
                                          Children of 3-5 age group organised by Voluntary 
                                          Agencies.
        
        Charcha Mandal                :   Discussion Group.
        
        Crore                         :   10 million
        
        Guru                          :   Teacher
        
        Jan Shikshan Nilayam          :   Post Literacy Centre
        
        Kendriya                      :   Central
        
        Lakh                          :    0.1 million
        
        Lok Jumbish                   :    Peoples' Movement
        
        Mahila Samakhya               :    Women's Empowerment.
        
        Nehru Yuvak Kendra            :    Organisation for the development of Youth, named after
                                           Shri Jawaharlal Nehru and set up at district level 
                                           throughout the country.
        
        Panchayat                     :    An elected body responsible for local government of a
                                           village or a cluster of villages
        
        Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes   : Socially weaker sections of the society, 
                                           particularly, identified for development.
        
        Shiksha Karmi                 :    Educational Worker
        
        Shikshak Samakhya             :    Teacher's Empowerment.
        
        Zilla Saksharta Samiti        :    District Literacy Committee.
        
        Exchange Rate                 :    US$ 1 = Rs. 36.35 (As on 17th September, 1996)