Socio economic

problems and
government
policies
Presented By:

ABHISHEK SHARMA SHREYA CHATURVEDI

Need And Importance Of Rural
Development
To develop Rural areas as:

Whole In Terms Of Culture, Society,

Economy, Technology And Health.
Living Standard Of Rural Mass.
Rural Youths, Children And Women.
Empower Human Resource Of Rural Area In
Terms Of Their Psychology, Skill, Knowledge,
Attitude And Other Abilities.
Infrastructure Facility Of Rural Area
PROBLEMS IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT

People related

Economic problems

Agricultural related problems

Social and Cultural problems

Infrastructure related problems

Leadership related problems

Administrative problems
 Traditional way of thinking

People Low level of Education

related

Lack of expected awareness,

knowledge, skill and attitude
Agricultural
related Unwillingness to work and
problems stay in rural areas
Infrastructure related problems
Poor infrastructure facilities like water,
electricity, transport, educational
institutions, communication, health,
storage facility etc.

Economic problems
Unfavourable economic condition to adopt
high cost technology.
Underprivileged rural industries.
Less purchasing power.

Social and Cultural problems

Cultural norms and traditions.

Conflict within and between groups,

castes, religions, regions, languages.
 Leadership Related Problems

- Leadership among the hands of inactive and

incompetent people.
- Malafied interest of leaders.

Administrative Problems

- Earlier, majority of the programmes were planning

based on top to bottom approach and were target
oriented.
- Political interference.
Government Policies Introduced
For Rural Development

employment generation
Policies for

Swarnjayanti Gram
Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)

Mahatma Gandhi National

Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
Policies for rural
connectivity
Pradhan Mantri Gram
Sadak Yojana

Council For Advancement

Of Peoples Action & Rural
Technology (CAPART)
Policies for rural
rehabilitation
Indira Awaas Yojana

NABARD (National Bank

for Agriculture and
Rural Development)
Policies for education
Midday Meal
Scheme
Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan
 Launched In 01/04/1999

SWARNJAYANTI Emphasizes On Self-employment

GRAM
SWAROZGAR Includes Building, Subsidy, And Infrastructure
YOJANA (SGSY) Facility, Skill Upgradation, Insurance And
Marketing.

Launched On 2/2/2006 As A Momentous

MAHATMA Initiative Towards Pro-poor Growth
GANDHI Not Just A Development Programme But Also A
NATIONAL RURAL Regime Of Rights
EMPLOYMENT Guarantees 100 Days Of Employment In A FY To
GUARANTEE ACT Any Rural Household Whose Adult Members Are
(MGNREGA) Willing To Do Unskilled Manual Work.
 Launched On 25 December, 2000

Pradhan Mantri To Provide All-weather Access To

Gram Sadak Unconnected Habitations

Yojana

Council For To Strengthen And Promote

Voluntary Efforts In Rural
Advancement Development With Focus On
Of Peoples Injecting New Technological
Inputs;
Action & Rural
Technology To Act As A Catalyst For The
Development Of Technology
(CAPART) Appropriate For Rural Areas
 Operating Since 1985.

INDIRA To Provide Financial

AWAAS Assistance To Some Of The
Weakest Sections Of
YOJANA Society

NABARD Providing Refinance To

(National Lending Institutions In
Rural Areas
Bank for Promoting Institutional
Agriculture Development.
and Rural Evaluating, Monitoring And
Inspecting the Client Banks.
Development)
Midday Implemented 2004.

providing "adequate nutritious

Meal foods" for children.

Scheme

Sarva Operational since 2001.

Shiksha
aimed at the universalization
ofelementary education

Abhiyan
National Social
Assistance Training
Programme
OTHER
MAJOR
POLICIES

DRDA Aajeevika
PMRDFs(Prime Deen Dayal
Minister's Rural Upadhyaya
Development Gram Jyoti
Fellows) Yojana
Other
policies
Integrated Kasturba
Rural Gandhi Balika
Development Vidyalaya
Program
National Scheme Pradhan Mantri
on Welfare of Adarsh Gram
Fishermen Yojana
Other
policies
Sukanya Samridhi
Rashtriya Krishi Yojana (Girl Child
Vikas Yojana Prosperity
Scheme)
THANK YOU