Question

Answer the following questions in six sentence each:
How does Rural Development help to the economic development of the country ?

Answer 1

Rural development has assumed greater importance in India today than in the earlier period in the process of the development of the country. It is a strategy package seeking to achieve enhanced rural production and productivity, greater socio-economic equity, and aspiration, balance in social and economic development.

— Rural Development tackles poverty, unemployment, illiteracy,

ill health etc.

— provides facilities like education, training, health, hygiene etc.

— enhances the knowledge, skills and capacity of work of people

— promotes agriculture and agriculture related activities

— avoids the migration of rural people to cities

— provides essential amenities like electricity, irrigation, transport

and communication etc.

— establishes food processing centres and enhances the value of

agricultural produce

— provides employment opportunities to SC, ST and OBC

— improves small scale and cottage industries

— provides all facilities that are available in urban areas

— provides equal benefits of development to rural people

— makes agriculture as a profitable and attractive occupation.