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Rural Development

CBSE · Class 11 · Economics

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1. Meaning and Need for Rural Development

  • Rural development is a comprehensive term focused on improving areas that are lagging behind in the overall development of the village economy.
  • It includes human resource development such as literacy, female literacy, education, skill development, health, sanitation, and public health.
  • It also includes land reforms, development of productive resources, and infrastructure such as electricity, irrigation, credit, marketing, transport, roads, and communication.
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2. Rural Credit System and NABARD

  • A major change in rural credit occurred after 1969 when India adopted social banking and a multi-agency approach.
  • The institutional structure of rural banking consists of commercial banks, regional rural banks, cooperatives, and land development banks.
  • NABARD was set up in 1982 as an apex body to coordinate institutions involved in rural financing.
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3. Agricultural Marketing System

  • Agricultural marketing is a process that involves assembling, storage, processing, transportation, packaging, grading, and distribution of agricultural commodities across the country.
  • Before independence, farmers often suffered from faulty weighing, manipulation of accounts, and low prices due to lack of market information.
  • More than 10 per cent of goods produced in farms are wasted due to lack of storage.
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4. Diversification of Rural Livelihoods

  • Diversification has two aspects: change in cropping pattern and shift of workforce from agriculture to allied and non-agricultural activities.
  • The need for diversification arises because depending only on farming involves high risk.
  • Many agricultural jobs are concentrated in the Kharif season, while employment becomes difficult during the Rabi season in areas with inadequate irrigation.

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