Rural Development

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• 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.

Planning for Rural Development

• Rural infrastructure and habitat development

• Poverty reduction

• Provision of basic minimum services

• Employment generation

• Making available basic necessities

Development Perspective

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

The Poorest and The Weakest

Poverty in India

Poverty Ratio

5551

4438

3527.5

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20

30

40

50

60

1973-74 1977-78 1983 1987-88 1993-94 2004-05

Years

Pove

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Ratio

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Poverty Ratio

Absolute Poor in India

321 329 323 307 320 302261 264 252 232 244

221

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50

100

150200

250

300

350

1973-74 1977-78 1983 1987-88 1993-94 2004-05

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Poor

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Total Rural

Little control over their own Life And DestinyEmployment 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

Causes for Poverty and Vulnerability

• 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

Prospects

Moving Towards the Millennium Development Goals

Indicator MDG Target StatusValue 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.

“ Be the change you want to see in the

world”

Mahatma Gandhi 1927

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