community development project in rural development importance of community development project in rural development Community Development Programmes Objectives & Features

2. importance of communitydevelopment project in rural development
Community development project has put a number of workers in form
of Grain Sevaks and Extension Officers in each block. The personnel's
are engaged in the task of bringing about increment in agricultural
production. Due to their role, and other financial as well as technical
assistance within the provision of the programme there has been a
definite increment in this field.
i) Role in agricultural expansion:-
ii) Development of Human Resources:-
A countrywide effort for free general education has to certain extent,
undone the bad effects of illiteracy. The number of schools, colleges
growing up in rural areas is a fair index of it. In field of scientific and
technical education the development has not been at all
dissatisfactory Gone are the days in which there was a shortage of
teachers even for primary education with adequate qualification.

3. iii) Organisation of development administration:-
The greatest achievement of the community development programme has
been the establishment of well structured administrative set up for
developmental activities. From the centre to the village a chain of
developmental organisation has been created. The establishment of
development blocks has really accelerated the process. More than 5,200
blacks have been established ensuring the proper distribution of
developmental effort throughout the country. The creation of blocks as units
of planning and development has helped to a great extent in reflecting the
views and need of the people, in planning and implementation.
iv) Health services:-
Another gift of the community development programme is the
creation of facilities for public health. The Indian parents are no more
that much of UN assured about his survival of their children. The
cholera, malaria and other epidemics are no more the mass killers.
Thanks to the malaria education scheme and national small pox
eradication scheme which has achieved tremendous success.

4. v) Motivation of people towards nation building:-
To make Indian democracy successful, an to evolve a new socio
economic order based on economic and social justice, the citizens of
the country should be properly motivated towards it and they should
actively participate in it.
vi) Growth of national economy:-
Till now agriculture occupies a very important position in country
economy. In assessment of national economic growth, it has been
found that through other sectors like industry transport, and power
have achieved substantial progress still then agricultural products
constitute the largest portion of the gross national product.
Agricultural sector along contributes 45 to 50 percent of growth in the
national output.

5. vii) Other Welfare Activities:-
A number of welfare activities have been taken up by C.D.P. for an
integrated and all round development. Contraction of village roads,
establishment of community centers, different sanitary programmes,
organisation of Ramayana and Bhajan Mandals, establishment of
‘Anganbadies’ making arrangement for games, building of better
housing facilities and several other can be categorised under this head.
There is no part of the country which has not got one or other of these
welfare items.
viii) Increase in standard of living:-
With respect to the role of C.D.P. in bringing about an increase in
standard of living, we find diametrically opposite views. True that, a
section of population is yet to get its benefits. Of course, this is due to
several other factors. But it can be told without the programme has
succeeded in bringing up the standard of living of rural mass. Now-a-
days we find a radio set a cycle a watch or either of these in almost all
the homes of a village.

6. Community Development Programmes Objectives & Features
The Community Development Projects are aimed at helping the
villages in planning and developmental activities. Through these
projects, schemes for improving the agricultural production are
undertaken.
1. Help in Planning:-
2. Involving Villages in National Reconstruction:-
An important objective of Community Development Project is to make
village people self-dependent and encourage them to take part in the
activities of national reconstruction.
3. Improving the Standard of Living of Villagers:
The main objective of Community Development Programmes is to improve the
standard of living of the village people. They have been provided with various….

7. …employment facilities and opportunities to set up industries and the
training to improve their agricultural production. Cooperative societies
and other such bodies have been set up for them to undertake various
activities of development planning.
4.Political Training:-
Through the Community Development Projects, village people are also
given training in administrative activities. Through the working of
Community Development Projects, people are trained in the practical
working of democracy. The village people are trained in the area of
civic affairs.
5. Other Objectives of Community Development:-
Through the Community Development Projects, village people are also
given training in administrative activities. Through the working of
Community Development Projects, people are trained in the practical
working of democracy. The village people are trained in the area of
civic affairs.