Home Management

Now a days, different modern devices have been generated which can reduce our drudgery in house hold activities. Some of the major work simplification devices are:

The income generating activities are classified into two as agro-based and non-agro-based. The agro-based income generating activities for rural women are:

Likewise, the non-agro-based activities are:

Home budgeting is one of the important house hold chores for a woman. It enables her to know the source of total income and to take an overview for its effective use. It facilitates to save for rainy days. As per saying, she can cut her coat according to her cloth. Budget making also helps to meet the basic requirements and encourages conscious decision making to achieve long term goals. It helps to identify and check wasteful expenditure. Indirectly it determines the judicious use of other resources of family.

They are:

Some of the major programmes are:

The bio-gas plant has certain advantages over open chullah as:

The housewife should be more conscious for fuel conservation by adopting the methods like:

The smoke can be prevented while cooking by:

The forest resources such as fire and charcoal are depleting year after year. Hence it is advisable to use eco-friendly chullahs such as solar-cooker, bio-gas chullah, smokeless chullah etc. to overcome these difficulties.

The different types of chullahs available in the market are:

Solar cooker does not require any fuel and smokeless chullah requires less fuel. One should follow the various fuel conservation methods {mentioned earlier} while using any type of chullah.

As budget is the financial plan for future expenditure, certain factors should be taken into account while planning a family budget. The factors are:

Steps in making the budget for a family are:

Due to monotonous repetitive works, boredom fatigue arises. To overcome this type of fatigue, the housewife should:

Decision making is a logical thoughtful process. We have to choice among the alternatives to solve a problem. Therefore, decision making process involves so many steps as:

During emergency or accident, first-aid is provided to an injured person. It is the skilled local assistance given to the patient at home atmosphere before taking to hospital. But first-aid has its limitations for treatment as the first-aider is not a doctor. The role of the first aider ends after the arrival of the doctor or after taking to the hospital.

If after swallowing of poison, the farm woman is conscious, try to make her vomiting. For vomiting, a solution consisting of two table spoon of salt with a glass of water may be given. But if the person is unconscious, neutralize the poison by giving an antidote. An antidote is a substance, which react the poison and makes it harmless e.g. when acid has been swallowed; an alkali such as chalk or milk of magnesia should be taken. Dilute the poison by giving copious draught of water. This will help to lessen the irritating effect and to delay absorption in strong concentration.

The steps to follow are:

The household pests include a number of insect pests like cockroaches, ants, book lices, termites, etc. It is very difficult to eradicate all the pests in total. It is better to maintain neat and cleanliness of the house. Besides, different methods should be adopted as periodic check for different insects.

The cockroach inhibit in damp and moist places and cracks in the house. Keeping house cleaned is very essential for checking the insect. Beygon bait or Baygon spray is very effective in controlling it. Baygon may be sprayed in cracks and crevices. Malathion 0.2% (4 ml in 1 lit of water) spray also kills the cockroaches.

Different methods are there for different stains as following: