Rupee, the Indian currency progressively increasing its value in
the international market and is one of the important indicator of economic
growth of a developing country like India. It is also universally accepted as
the medium of exchange for any kind of transaction in India.
In the 21st century when people are using Mobile Banking,
Internet Banking facilities as the mode of transaction for purchase &
sale’s of goods and commodities, the existence of ancient method of exchange i.e the barter system put a big question mark towards
the development itself.
It was Analaguda Village of Nayakguda Panchayat of Malkangiri (One of the most under developed and left wing extremism affected) district which is 45 kms away from the District headquarter and near about 25
Kms away from the its block headquarter Mathili. The village is covered by a
range of forests. We are not able see a single shop with all the required
commodities which is needed for day-to-day life. Hence the people are mainly
depends upon the cycle vendors for these essential commodities.
Again the govt. has also focused on tribal development with
various development programmes and projects which also includes proper pricing
for collected MFP/NTFP. But due to some ethnic barriers these are not
implemented properly which enforces the tribal people to exchange the collected
NTFPs (Mahul) to purchase household commodities from these cycle vendors. Such methods
of exchange not only exploit these innocent people but also resulted in change
in behavior towards money led transactions. Now-a-days we can rarely found such
type activities in other parts of our country. I think these are the thing
which appears very small to the necked eyes but seriously affects the growth
and development of the community.
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| A kid with Mahul (NTFP) in a container to purchase snacks |
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| An women exchange Mahul(MFP) for wearing bangles |
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