SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

RURAL DEVELOPMENT-In 1961 82% of India's population lived in villages in 1971 the percentage was 80% so far the rural area has yielded the responsibility of providing food grains and other raw materials to urban areas supplying labour to industrial sectors of the city And taking care of natural resources there are three major challenges with references to rural development namely bringing about the economic development developing facilities to make social needs and finally bring about a change of attitude in matters concentrating society culture and ways of Thinking it is equally necessary to irrigation projects and bring about the land reforms SOCIAL NEEDS-It is necessary to give priority to facilities for public hygiene and Healthcare even today the ruler population faces problems related to year round provisions of drinking water toilets opening drainage narrow roads inadequate electrification and lack of facilities for medical treatment there is a lack of good quality educational facilities from primary level to higher education centres for recreation and libraries that's why it is necessary to give special attention to rural areas the collected Development Scheme had an important place where government needs to give concentration the state of Maharashtra registered remarkable achievements under this scheme for example Zilla Parishad where is established in 1962 nutritious diet scheme was launched in 1972 1971 the state also started ruler water supply scheme for sinking Wells and provided piped water by 1971 and small dams had also been built RULAR ELECTRIFICATION-Electricity is essential for the development of rural areas automatic forms are needed to water the fields electricity is needed to preserve food items such as milk eggs fruits and vegetables to draw and fertilizers projects and for fans and TV for lights for studying at night so electricity is very necessary for rural development INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF RULAR AREAS-A village industrial planning committee was formed to help the development of industry in rural areas by 1972 persons got employment under this scheme the Government of Maharashtra has started residential High School known as with the Niketan in Satara Aurangabad Nasik and Chikhaldara their purpose is to provide the best quality education to intelligent village students living in unfavourable conditions as per the recommendations of the Kothari Commission agriculture universities Where are also started at Akola in Maharashtra in recognization of the work done in the field of education you and be awarded its International prize for the spread of literacy to Maharashtra in 1972 in this way overcoming obstacles at the beginning of post independence parade India begin to develop and make progress CHANGES IN RURAL LIFE- early or every village was economically self-sufficient a majority of the villagers were dependent on farming farm produce used to be distributed among artisans as payment for their works now this situation has changed rural areas are engaged in agriculture and occupations to farming Vellore bus societies and guest in non agricultural production and the service sector Villages are important part of the country's economy the farmers in villages have contributed a lot in earlier time to make Indian economy strong but in this time the situation has changed and now government wants to look after the farmers of villages ​