Schemes and Measures for the Rural Development in Karnataka: A Study

  • Unique Paper ID: 167538
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 7
  • PageNo: 380-384
  • Abstract:
  • Rural development is conceived as strategy aimed at finding ways to improve the rural lives with participation of the rural people themselves so as to meet the required need of the rural area. According to World Bank (2005), rural development is the process of rural modernization and the monetization of the rural society leading to its transition from traditional isolation to integration with the national economy. Also, rural development is perceived as a process of not only increasing the level of per capital income in the rural areas but also the standard of living of the rural population measured by food and nutrition level, health education, housing, recreation and security. Karnataka is a leading contributor to the country's production of coarse cereals, coffee, raw silks and tomatoes. Sugarcane is the major crop of the state with production. Greening rural development can stimulate rural economies, create jobs and help maintain critical ecosystem services and strengthen climate resilience of the rural people. Conversely, environmental challenges can limit the attainment of development goal. The basic objective of this paper is to upgrade the living standard of the rural people by providing ways to develop rural parts of Karnataka and improving food security including those below poverty line (BPL) by restricting the ruralurban migration. However, to provide optimum benefit to the grass-root level, there is a need for coordination among various Government agencies and other institutions engaged in rural development. This will also assist in minimizing the rural-urban gap in terms of basic infrastructure facilities essential for ‘Sustainable Development’ of a settlement.

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 7
  • PageNo: 380-384

Schemes and Measures for the Rural Development in Karnataka: A Study

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