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“The future of India lies in its villages”- Mahatma Gandhi. 

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“The future of India lies in its villages”- Mahatma Gandhi. 

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Seventy percent of India’s population – roughly one-tenth of humanity – live in the countryside. This makes rural India a focal point for issues of national and global concern: the impact of high population and development on natural resources; lack of sanitation and its impact on health; water pollution from raw sewage and pesticide runoff; soil loss and desertification due to erosion, overgrazing and deforestation.

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6.  Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)

* launched in 2001
* to provide employment to the poor.
* aimed at providing food to people in areas who live below the poverty line and improving their nutritional levels.

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5. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)

* 100 days of employment is guaranteed to any rural household adult who is willing to do unskilled manual work in a financial year.

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4. Prime Minister Rural Development Fellows Scheme

* It is a scheme initiated by the Ministry of Rural Development, implemented in collaboration with State Governments.
* It has dual goals of providing short-term support to the district administration in the underdeveloped and remote areas of the country and develop competent and committed leaders and facilitators who can serve as a resource for a long-term.

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3.  Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)/ National Rural Livelihood Mission

* launched in 2011
* scheme aims at empowering women self-help model  across the country.
* Under this scheme, the government provides a loan of 3 lakh rupees at an interest rate of 7% which can be reduced to 4% at the time of repayment.

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2. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

* Launched on 25th September 2014
* the scheme’s prime focus is on the rural youth of poor families aged between 15 and 35.
* An amount of Rs 1500 crores has been provided for the scheme which will help in enhancing employability

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Some of the SD practices apt for our villages:

Renewable energy: Being a sub-tropical country, utilising the immense solar potential we could tackle the electrification issues.

Leveraging Technology for Self-reliant Village: create a rural knowledge platform through active collaboration between the public and private sector.

sustainable agriculture :  with the help of internet and artificial Intelligence . Also by changing to region specific scientific cropping instead of commercial cropping.

Integrated Area development planning

Satellite development villages

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1. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

*  Launched on 25 December 2000 by then Prime Minister    Atal Bihari Vajpayee
* The scheme aims at enhancing rural road connectivity.
* ensures sustainable poverty reduction in the long run as people get an opportunity to get connected with the rest of the world.

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Villagers could arrange medical checkup/awareness camp for them once in every 3/6 months. Why medical checkup is important?
1. Easily accessible for the villagers as they don't have to travel long distances to reach the nearest hospital.
2. Awareness sessions and proper hygienic ways can be taught to the villagers.
3. Superstitions can be avoided.
4. Disease prevention.
5. Avoiding preventable deaths.
6. Improve quality of life.

Chikitsak is a Bengaluru based startup, that aims to reduce the burden on the villagers  by tying up with NGOs and training their workers to become 'Chikitsaks' (caregivers) who can then screen the rural folks right at their doorstep.

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A life where you know everyone of the people you live around. Simple, quiet life style with harmony and a land with a lot of traditions and rituals. A place where you can breathe pure air. You live like a large family and help one another in the hour of need.
But, the lack of basic amenities like drinking water, electricity, roads, individual toilets, hospitals, make the life harder.

Athira K S
AM.EN.P2BMI21005

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Empower them to take smart decisions using smart technologies.

Provide good education - online education

Better Infrastructure

Proper sanitation facility

Health facility-Tele medicine

Waste management

Renewable energy

Environment protection

Clean drinking water

Efficient use and management of resources.

Climate smart agriculture

Drones for spatial and temporal analysis

Water management of tanks

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Villages are small places where people live by helping each other in their community. They depend more on vegetation and farming activities for living. Availability of healthcare facilities is one of the challenges they face to get in their life. They are not updated about latest technologies and events occurring in there place.

- Advaith Jayan
AM.EN.P2GEO21001

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Village according to me is mostly represent interconnected way of life, usually slow paced with lots of harmony, fraternity and solidarity with nature.
Might not be up to date with technology or infrastructure but would boast cleaner air, scenic beauty and people deeply rooted to their culture.

- Remya R
AM.EN.P2GEO21009

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All villagers in the community should be in sync so that they can live in harmony. Equipped with good sanitation facilities, electricity, network connectivity, transportation and underground tanks for rainwater harvesting. Awareness about health and social interactions can be done on a weekly basis by the villagers. Proper waste management should be done so that the cleanliness is maintained.

-Adarsh P
AM.EN.P2WNA21001