2. • A complex process which envisages the development
of rural areas.
• Aims at all round development of people living in
Rural areas.
• Aims at improving Rural peoples’ livelihood in an
equitable and sustainable manner.
• Objectives of RD Programmes alleviation of poverty
and un-employment through creation of basic, social
and economic infrastructure thereby bringing a
quality rural life.
3. • Rural infrastructure and habitat development
• Poverty reduction
• Provision of basic minimum services
• Employment generation
• Making available basic necessities
4.
5.
6. 15% of World’s Population live on less than $1/day
40% of World’s Population live on less than $2/day
More than 850 million suffer from hunger
One in 7 people go to bed hungry
17000 children die every day from hunger
25% of the world’s poor live in India
73% of India’s poor live in rural areas
47%of Orissa” population-poor
7. Poverty Ratio
55
51
44
38
35
27.5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1973-74 1977-78 1983 1987-88 1993-94 2004-05
Years
PovertyRatio(%)
Poverty Ratio
Absolute Poor in India
321 329 323 307 320
302
261 264 252
232 244
221
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
1973-74 1977-78 1983 1987-88 1993-94 2004-05
Years
Poorinmillion
Total Rural
8. Little control over their own Life And Destiny
Employment Insecurity and Low Incomes
Lack of Control over Common Resources
Lack of Assets and Entitlements
Low Productivity of Assets
Illiteracy, Poor Health and Nutritional Status
Lack of Access to Credit, Information & Technology
9. • Create Rights and Legal Guarantees for rural poor
• Decentralize Planning and Implementation
• Set up well defined Systems with clear Guidelines
• Involve Partners and Stakeholders
• Converge Schemes with Common Objectives
• Incentivize Achievements
• Ensure Transparency and Accountability
• Use IT platform for effective Monitoring
• Establish Grievance Redressal Mechanism
10. Indicator MDG Target Status
Value by 2015
Proportion of population 18.75(%) Latest surveys show poverty at 27.50 (%) below
poverty line well on target to reaching the goal.
Literacy rate of 100.00 (%) Literacy has gone up to over 76 (%)
15-24 year olds for this age group.
Infant Mortality rate 27.00 India’s rate already has come down from
(per 1000 live births) 80 in 1990 to 58 in 2006.
Population with access 80.5 (%) India has already touched 82 percent.
to water source (rural)
Population with access to 72 (%) It is expected to achieve the target by 2012
sanitation (rural) itself.
11. “ Be the change you
want to see in the
world”
Mahatma Gandhi 1927