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GLOSSARY JJ Act 2000 Persons with Disability Act 1995
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Chil- The Act has been enacted under Article 253 of the
dren) Act, 2000 is the primary legal framework for Constitution read with item No. 13 of the Union List
juvenile justice in India. The Act provides for a spe- (WORD - 1) It effect to the proclamation on the full
cial approach towards the prevention and treatment participation and equality of the persons with disabili-
of juvenile delinquency and provides a framework for ties in the Asian & Pacific Region and provides for
the protection, treatment and rehabilitation of children their education, employment, creation of barrier free
in the purview of the juvenile justice system. environment, social security, etc.
Labour force Participation Rate (LPR) Protection of Children from Sexual Of-
fences Act, 2012
Labour force participation rate is the ratio between
the labour force and he overall size of their cohort An Act to protect children from offences of sexual
(national population of the same age range). assault, sexual harassment and pornography and
provide for establishment of Special Courts for trial of
Literacy Rate such offences and for matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto.
Literacy rate is defined as the percentage of popula-
tion aged 6 years and over who can both read and Rashtriya Swastya Bima Yojana (RSBY)
write with understanding a short simple statement on
his/her everyday life. It is a Health Insurance Scheme launched by Union
Government for BPL workers as defined by the Plan-
National Family Health Survey ning Commission and their families in the unorga-
nized sector.
The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a
large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a repre- Retail Price
sentative sample of households throughout India.
Retail Price of a commodity is defined as the price
Net National Product (NNP) which the ultimate consumer pays for relatively small
transactions of the commodity.
Net National Product at factor cost or National
Income is the sum of wages, rent, interest and profits School Management Committees (SMC)
paid to factors for their contribution to the production
of goods and services in a year. It comprises of local officials, parents, guardians and
teachers. The SMCs will monitor utilization of govt
Parity Index grants and the school environment.
Parity Index is a relative measure as to the gains Sex Ratio
or loss to farmers as a consequence of the price
fluctuations in the economy. The index is a function The Sex ratio is one of the basic demographic
of cost of farm cultivation, domestic expenditure and characteristics of the population. It is defined as the
market rate of farm products. number of females per 1000 males. The sex ratio of
the population is affected by the differentials in the
Persons with Disability Act 1995 mortality conditions of males and females, sex selec-
tive migration and the sex ratio at birth.
The Act has been enacted under Article 253 of the
Constitution read with item No. 13 of the Union List Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
(WORD - -1 ) It effect to the proclamation on the full
participation and equality of the persons with disabili- Wholesale Price Index measures the average
ties in the Asian & Pacific Region and provides for change overtime in the wholesale prices of 17 impor-
their education, employment, creation of barrier free tant agricultural commodities produced and trans-
environment, social security, etc. acted in the state (Kerala) with the agricultural year
1952-53 as the base. These indices are computed
Preraks every month. Weights are assigned to the commodi-
ties in proportion to the value of production to make
Preraks are the authoritative of the continuing edu- the index fully representative.
cation centres for giving leadership to the informal
education and local development activities.
Proxy Indicator
Indirect measure or sign that approximates or rep-
resents a phenomenon in the absence of a direct
measure or sign. Number of female members of a
chamber of commerce, for example, is a proxy indi-
cator of the percentage of female business owners or
executives.
Kerala State Planning Board
