ABSTRACT
The watershed project in Jhabua seems to have changed all that. Now that the project is almost complete, the results are impressive. The watershed project in Jhabua seems to have changed all that. Now that the project is almost complete, the results are impressive. The Bhil have built and nurtured community organisations that are truly democratic. By functioning in user groups, they have ensured that the members of the watershed community have equal access to the benefits that the project offers. The Bhil women have formed self-help groups that ensure thrift and credit to the community. True, the watershed project in Jhabua is a government project. But it is not the typical top-down, run-of-the-mill government programme administered by crusty bureaucrats with a hand in the till. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.
