PROGRAMME FOR RURAL AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Programmes to Enhance Food Production :-                                   

Thrust on agriculture, national food production programme ever since independence

• Intensive production schemes

Poverty Alleviation Effort :-                                              

• Programmes for poverty alleviation for rural and urban areas; employment generation and social inputs
• Current programmes for rural and urban poor (including 5 years plans till date)
• NREGA (Mahatama Gandhi nationl rural employment Generation act ): Self Help group: Swranjyanti Gram Swarojgar Yojyana: Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana : Swaran Jayanti, Shri Rojgar Yojana : National Food for Work Programme

Programmes for Women and Children :-                                        

• Women as target groups – Specific measures for woman and children such as DWCRA, ICDS, Mid day meal IMY, Kishore Shakti Yojana, Anchal Se Aangan Tak
• Shift from ‘Welfare’ approach to ‘Development’ approach to ‘Empowerment’ approach

Role of NGO’s                                                                                 

Need for participation of non-governmental organizations in developmental efforts.

• Encouragement given to NGO’s – Role of CAPART

Appraisal of the Efforts :-                                                              

• Examining the impact of the developmental efforts in selected rural and urban areas in terms of Quantitative achievement and qualitative improvement of programs.