Rural development
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The state of rural development was not so deplorable in the remote past. It is clear that the villagers did not suffer from food crisis at least. But at present, villagers are failing to meet the bare necessities of life such as food, clothing, education, medicine, housing etc. It is because the population is increasing at a higher rate than production. Besides, villagers are not getting modern technology, which they can use to increase their production. Moreover, only 28% of the rural people are literate and the number of educational institutions is inadequate. For the village people technical and vocational education is very important. Of course, it is a matter of hope for us that the literacy rate is now 65%, according to a government survey. All the mills and factories are situated in towns and as the people of the villages are moving towards towns, rural development is becoming slower. In spite of that, in the last ten years some basic changes have taken place and these changes have opened the door of development. Side by side with the government, many non-government organisations are also making concerted efforts to develop the rural areas. The World Bank, UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, WHO etc. are some of the international organisations which are contributing a lot to rural development. We have to change our attitude regarding rural areas. We should go by the slogan “ Go back to the village”.
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