Question

What is national development? What are the aspects covered under national development?

Answer 1

Answer:

National development is the capacity of the country to raise the standard of living of its residents. It can be achieved by providing individuals with basic livelihood requirements and supplying them with employment, etc.

Development is a process that creates growth, brings in progress and positive change. Development is a healthy sign. Two aspects of development are

• Economic growth or increase in people’s income.
• Social progress includes literacy, health and the provision of public services.

Components of national development

The components of national development are as follows

• Development of rural areas
• Increasing agricultural outputs
• Enlargement of economic knowledge
• Handling of growth in urban areas
• Eradication of poverty

Further Reading

1. Development of a country can generally be determined by (1) it’s per capita income (2) its average literacy level (3) health status of its people (4) all the above