What is Development?

Lets take a simple example to make it simpler.

Rahul wishes to have a bicycle and a video

game.

And Ram Singh wants to have a tractor and a

good house to live in.

Similarly, we have ideas about what a country should be like. What are the essential things that we require to make the life

better for all?

Thus, “Development” involves thinking about these questions and about the ways in which we can work

towards achieving these goals.

Development - means a progression from a simpler or lower to a more advanced, mature, or complex form or stage. It is also defined as the

gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes. Development is a

process, not a level. It is a path to achieve certain goals.

Different People and Different Goals

Category of People Development Goals

1. Landless rural labourers More days of work and better wages.Local school is able to provide quality education for their childrenNo social discrimination

Different People and Different Goals

Category of People Development Goals

2. Prosperous farmers from Punjab

Higher support prices for their cropsAssured high family incomeSettle their children abroad

Similarly, different people have different goals in their life. People seek things that

are most important for them and can fulfill their aspirations or desires.

National Development

National Development is the ability of a county to improve the social welfare of the people by providing social amenities like

good education, proper infrastructure and healthy opportunities of growth etc.

National Development

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