Sustainable Rural Development Strategies for Sustainable and Inclusive Development in Rural areas in the 12th Five Year

Kuldeep Singh, Rural Development Division, Planning Commission Kuldeep Singh Rural Development Division, Planning Commission of India

121 Crore

Population of India (2011

Census )

Rural Population: 68.8%

Urban Population: 31.2%

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33.8

25.45

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2004-05 2009-10

Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line (BPL)

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Urban

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11Th Five Year Plan (Beneficiaries ~

Expenditures) Rural Development Programs

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Low Contribution

in GDP

Unemployment, Under-employment and seasonal employment , Low Productivity in agriculture & allied sectors

Untapped Emerging

Opportunities for livelihood

Low Productivity in Rain fed Agriculture

Large segment dependent on Agriculture, Small & Marginal Farmers ,

Low capacity to invest, low output

Inadequate Social

Security System

Poverty Trap

Low level of skill & education, Low Productivity & unsustainable Income

Inadequacy of Credit

Lack of Infrastructure

Poor Delivery

Mechanism

Major Challenges for Rural Transformation

Weak Local Institutions, low public participation and democratic decentralization

Lack of Financial Inclusion, Inaccessibility to credit, High lending rate by MFI and informal source of finances

Lack of Conducive Environment for Entrepreneurship

Poor connectivity and marketing Infrastructure, Lack of power & other facilities

Low coverage and assistance under NSAP

Sustainable Rural Development

Creation of Employment

- MGNREGA

- NRLM

Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Connectivity

-IWMP including synergy with MGNREGA

- MKSP

- PMGSY

Social Protection Program

- NSAP

Housing, with Basic amenities through

convergence

- IAY

- TSC

- NRDWP

Present Program Continuum

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Social Security (Old Age, Disabled & Widows Pension and Family Benefit)

Sustainable Agriculture

Skill Development for Rural Youth

Infrastructure Development

Public Private Partnership (PPP)

Financial Inclusion

Focus on ‘horizontal’ issues through ‘vertical’ programs that cut across sectors

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Women Empowerment

Approach to Poverty reduction through Sustainable Rural Development

Employment 1

Sustainable livelihood through Agriculture

Self Employment and wage Employment under various Rural Development Programs. Multilevel approach to increase investment in agriculture, watershed development and empowerment of women through MKSP. Focus of MGNREGA to create durable and quality assets . Connecting rural People with Banking system, Post offices and Banking Correspondents (BC) for payments etc. Promotion of proven technologies and best practices with multiplier effects. Rural Flexi-Fund to incentivize better performing States and managing the inequality of the region through better targeting and focused projects on state-specific priorities.

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Durable Asset 3

Financial Inclusion

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Innovative Tech.& Best Practices

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Flexi-Fund 6

Approach to Poverty reduction through Sustainable Rural Development

Convergence

Multilayer convergence at all levels with Inter and Intra-ministerial programs.

Focus of major Rural Development Programs on women and skilling the youth .

Participation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in all major Flagship Programs of Rural Development.

electronic Financial Management System (e-FMS) to ensure availability of funds at each level along with effective and time bound payments.

• electronic Muster & Measurement system (e-MMS) to strengthen monitoring process expediting the payment of wages and removal of duplicity.

• Social Audit along with Grievance Re-dressal Mechanism to promote accountability.

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Women and Youth

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Vulnerable Section

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Information Technology

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Transparency

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1. Sustainable Development for Rural Transformation.

2. Skill development of large number of rural poor youth for employment

3. To facilitate 30 lakh entrepreneurs among the poor to set up micro-

enterprises.

4. Nurturing and strengthening the ‘Institutions of Poor’

5. Women Empowerment

6. Better Quality IAY Houses.

7. Comprehensive Financial Inclusion through linkages to banks, Post offices

and other Financial Institutions.

Expected Outcomes