Sub themes:

1. Rural sustainable livelihood –issues, challenges and policy perspectives

2. Sustainable livelihood through development of skilled human resources

3. Ensuring financial resources for livelihoods

4. Marketing and value chain for sustainable rural livelihoods

5. Sustainable livelihoods through natural resource management

6. Micro-enterprises and MNCs linkage for rural livelihoods

7. Role of local self- government in sustainable rural livelihoods

8. Technology intervention in Sustainable rural livelihoods

Author Guidelines: The paper should be written in APA format. It is recommended that the length of the paper should not exceed 6000 words excluding preliminary pages, annexures, and reference list. The abstract of the paper with a maximum of six keywords should not exceed 300 words which should excluding preliminary information on the title of the proposed paper, name(s) of the author (s), institutional affiliation, and email and postal addresses. Both the paper and abstract should be written in Times New Roman, 12 point with line spacing of 1.5.

Important Dates:

Seminar dates: 4 and 5 March, 2016

Last date of submission of full paper: 31 January, 2016

Decision on Acceptance: 15 February, 2016

Submission of revised paper: 25 February, 2016

Last date of registration: 25 February, 2016

Brochure: http://www.tezu.ernet.in/event/National-Seminar-2016-BA.pdf