Rural Development and everything associated with it

Why holds so much significance ?

India lives in villages. __% of her population lives in villages. that to, most of the rural population is facing hardships.
So, development of rural India/ populace --> development of India

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Govt. side

Ministry of Rural Development

Schemes/ Programs of the ministry

1. MGNREGA  -- WAGE
2. SGSY -> NRLM -> Aajeevika
3. PMGSY  -- ROAD
4. IAY  -- HOUSING
5. NSAP  -- PENSION
6. PURA

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Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Previously TSC)

• By Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
• Since 1999
• Aim : to eradicate open defecation by 2017
• Nirmal Gram Puraskar
• through social mobilization for construction of toilets and also safe waste disposal
• Nirmal Bharat by 2022
• Sikkim

National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)

• centre will bear 80% of the cost of implementation
• Launched in  by Health Ministry
• To provide adequate and efficient public health delivery system to the urban poor