Rural Development in India
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India is predominantly an agrarian country. Therefore 80%
of India's population lives in villages. Hence it becomes
important that proportionate amount of attention and funds
be spent for betterment of the rural folk. But inspite of their
being in majority, they have been lagging behind in the
fields of education, civic amenities, medical facilities and
economic well being. So the Government of India realize the
need of improvement of condition of rural people. Many
programmes and projects for the upliftment of rural folk
have been started.
One of the earliest steps taken was to bring about the
Community Development Programme which was started in
1952. Its purpose was to ensure the supply of improved
high quality seeds, modern implements and chemical
manures to farmers. Also irrigation facilities were improved,
facilities were provided for the upliftment of livestock and
small-scale village industries. Ministry of Rural
Reconstruction was formed in August 1979 whose major
task was in the field of rural development.
Besides this another programme i.e. Integrated Rural
Development Programme (IRDP) has been launched by
Government in 1979. It aims at creating additional
employment and raising the income levels of the identified
target groups, consisting of marginal and small farmers,
agricultural labourers, small artisans, and persons
belonging to scheduled castes and tribes. To start with the
programme was sought to be taken up in such blocks
where necessary infrastructure already existed. The
launching of this programme was widely welcomed as a
better deal for the rural poor.
Under IRDP there were further smaller agencies like Small
Farmers Development Agency (SFDA). The Drought Prone
Areas Programme (DPAP), Command Area Development
(CAD), Desert Development Programme (DDP) which all
aimed at rural upliftment. Under this programme of...
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