RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA

1. RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
NAME: BALACHANDIRAN KAILASH
REG NO: 16BEC0709

2. WHAT IS RURAL DEVELOPMENT?
Rural development is the process of improving
the quality of life and economic well-being of
people living in rural areas.
BUDGET OF 2015-16: 79526CR
BUDGET OF 2016-17: 87765CR
OBJECTIVES/FOCUS ON IMPROVEMENT OF:
HEALTH, EDUCATION, DRINKING WATER, ROADS.

3. OVERVIEW
• Our economy is developing fast, Industries and big corporate are
going globalised, with liberalization, tremendous changes are being
felt in IT, manufacturing, Service sector, but nobody thinks of the
rural development to make it as fast as in these sectors.
• Then what all this progress and development means? Benefitting to
30% in the total population, already developed and above poverty
does not mean any development.

4. DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE
• Rural infrastructure and habitat development.
• Poverty reduction.
• Provision of basic minimum services.
• Employment generation.
• Making available basic necessities.

5. MAIN OBJECTIVES
To Build
Infrastructure Public service Communication
Toimprove
Health Education Living condition
Employment Farm & storage Economical activities

6. IMPORTANCE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

7. RURAL DEVELOPMENT
• It is a strategy designed to improve the
economic and social life of rural poor
• It is all about bringing change in rural
community from the traditional way of living to
progressive way of living.it is also expressed as
a movement for progress
• UN-it is a process of change by which the
efforts of the people, themselves are united,
those of government authorities to improve
their economic, social and cultural conditions
of communities in to life of nation and to
enable them to contribute fully to national
programme.

8. RURAL AREA
• It is a geographical area that is located outside
towns and cities.
• It’s an area where people are engaged in
primary industry In the sense that they produce
directly for the first time in cooperation with
nature.

9. KEY STRATEGIES AND POLICIES
'National Rural Employment Guarantee Act'2005 (NREGA)
• Act guarantees 100 days of employment in a financial year to every
household social safety net for the vulnerable groups and an
opportunity to combine growth with equity Structured towards
harnessing the rural work-force, employment for the area for future
growth employment and self- sufficiency Operationalised from 2nd
February, 2006 in 200 selected districts, extended to 130 more districts
in 2007-08.
• The remaining districts (around 275) of the country under the ambit
of NREGA from 1st of April, 2008

10. Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)
• Self employment programme for the rural poor.
• The assisted families (Swarozgaris) may be individuals or
groups (Self- Help Groups).
• Emphasis is on the group approach.
• To bring the assisted poor families above the poverty line
by providing them income generating assets through a
mix of bank credits and government subsidy.
• Organization of poor into Self-Help Groups and taking
care of training, credit, technology infrastructure and
marketing.
• Implemented by the District Rural Development
Agencies (DRDAs) with the active participation of Banks,
the line Departments, and NGO’s

11. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
• Launched December, 2000., 100% centrally sponsored
scheme to provide connectivity to unconnected
habitations road connectivity to all habitations with a
population of thousand (500 in case of hilly or tribal
areas) with all weather roads by 2009
• Lead to rural employment opportunities, better access
to regulated and fair market, better access to health,
education and other public services.
• Bridge the rural-urban divide and pave the path of
economic growth.

12. Indira Awas Yojana (IAY)
• Since1985-86 to help build or upgrade homes to
householdsbelow the poverty line.
• Ceiling on construction assistance under the IAY
currently is ₹25,000/- per unit for the plain areas
and ₹27,500 for the hilly terrains/difficult areas.
• To imparttransparency to the selection process
of beneficiaries, a 'permanent waitlist‘ was
prepared under IAY.
• 60 lakh houseswere to be constructed in a period of
4 year from 2005-06
• Against this overall target, 15.52 lakh
were built in 2005-06 and 14.98 lakh
homes in 2006-07

13. Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme
ARWSP
Central government supplements States’ efforts for providing safe
drinking water and sanitation by providing financial and technical
assistance under two centrally sponsored programmes
– 'Accelerated Rural Water Supply' (ARWSP)
– 'Central Rural Sanitation
Programme' (CRSP).
– By 2009, 55,067 uncovered,
3.31 lakh slipped back and 2.17 lakh quality affected habitations
are to be addressed
– approximately 6 lakhs habitations where water supply is a
problem to be covered

14. PROBLEMS IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT
1.People related problems
2. Agricultural related
problems
3. Infrastructure related
problems
4. Economic problems
5. Leadership related problems
6.Administrative problems

15. PEOPLE RELATED PROBLEMS
1.Traditional way of thinking.
2.Poor understanding.
3.Low level of education to understand
developmental efforts and new technology.
4.Deprived psychology and scientific orientation.
5.Lack of confidence.
6.Poor awareness.
7.Low level of education.
8.Existence of unfelt needs.
9.Personal ego.

16. AGRICULTURE RELATED PROBLEMS
1.Lack of expected awareness ,knowledge ,skill and attitude.
2.Unavailability of inputs.
3.Poor marketing facility.
4.Insufficient extension of staff and services.
5.Multidimensional tasks to extension personnel.
6.Small size of landholding.
7.Division of land.
8.Unwillingness to work and stay in rural areas.

17. INFASTRUCTRAL RELATED PROBLEMS
• Poor infrastructure facilities like-:
1.Water
2.Electricity
3.Transport
4.Educational institutions
5.Communication
6.Health
7.Employment
8.Storagefacility etc.

18. ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
1.Unfavourable economic condition to adopt high cost technology.
2.High cost of inputs.
3.Underprivileged rural industries.

19. LEADERSHIP RELATED PROBLEM
1.Leadership among the hands of inactive and
incompetent people.
2.Selfinterest of leaders.

20. ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS
1.Political interference.
2.Lack of motivation and interest.
3.Unwillingness to work in villages.
4.Improper utilization of budget.
5.No proper monitoring of programs and lacking their
implementation.

21. CONCLUSION
• India lives in villages. (70% Population are in villages)
• 56% of population gets only 17% share in GDP.
(The sectoral GDP represents 17% share of primary sector and
on the contrary 56% of population is engaged in agriculture.)
• There is unequal distribution of national income.
Solutions
• Rural Developments Plans
• Facilitates Cities and Villages eqully
• Provides the Needs. Like,
• Proer Land Reforms
• Rural credit
• Electrification, Etc……

22. THANK TOU