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Old Monday, January 16, 2023
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Rural development lies at the heart of any meaningful development strategy. This is the only mechanism to carry the message to the majority of the people and to obtain their involvement in measures designed to improve productivity levels. Rural population exceeds 70 percent of the total population of the country, despite a rapid rate of urbanization. Average rural income is 34 percent less than per capita urban income. A large part of under employment is still concealed in various rural activities particularly in the less developed parts of the country. For centuries, the true magnitude of poverty has been concealed from view by pushing a large part of it to the rural areas. This set in motion a self-perpetuating mechanism. The more enterprising and talented in the rural society migrated to the cities in search of dreams which were seldom realized. Such migrants added to urban squalor. The relatively more prosperous in the rural society opted for urban residence for different reasons. The rural society itself has in this way systematically been denuded of its more enterprising elements, as rural areas developed the character of a huge and sprawling slum. Development in the past has touched rural scene mainly via agricultural development programmes. These are essential and would have to be intensified. Much more important is a large scale expansion of physical and social infrastructure on the village scene. These included rural roads, rural water supply and village electrification as a part of the change in the physical environment and primary education and primary health care as the agents of social change. The task is to provide modern amenities as an aid for bringing into motion the internal dynamics of the rural society on a path leading to increase in productivity and self-help, changing the overall surrounding, while preserving coherence, integrated structure and the rich cultural heritage of the rural society.

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Any effective development strategy must center on rural development. Majority of the population lives in rural areas. The per capita income, unemployment rates, poverty levels, and state of development are quite abysmal in villages. Those who dream of better lives migrate to cities but find themselves in urban slums. Villages are being deprived of their essential characteristics, transforming into squalor with each passing day. Apart from development programs, which are primarily agricultural in nature, the country requires a complete overhaul of its socio-physical infrastructure. The focus should be on providing these hamlets with modern amenities, enabling them to follow the path of development while keeping their intrinsic character intact.

Title: Socio-Physical Development of Rural Society
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