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Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM

www.presidentofindia.nic.in. “Dynamics of Rural Development”. by. Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM. At Symposium on Uncommon Opportunities Teen Murti Bhavan New Delhi 20 November 2004. Rural prosperity through Connectivity. www.presidentofindia.nic.in. We are one billion+ people

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Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM

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  1. www.presidentofindia.nic.in “Dynamics of Rural Development” by Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM At Symposium on Uncommon Opportunities Teen Murti Bhavan New Delhi 20 November 2004

  2. Rural prosperity through Connectivity www.presidentofindia.nic.in • We are one billion+ people • 600,000 villages with • 700 millions people • 260 million are below poverty line • How to uplift? • Habitat • Infrastructure • Healthcare • Education • Employment : Agriculture, Manufacturing, Services • Market connectivity • Quality of Life Integrated, Simultaneous, Connected Actions Palk Strait

  3. GREEN REVOLUTION - II SEED FERTILISERS WATER MANAGEMENT TRAINING FARMERS CULTIVATION MANAGEMENT HARVEST & POST HARVEST OUTPUT = GRAIN (200 MILLION TONNES) SECOND FIRST SOIL CHARACTERISATION MATCHINGTHE SEED FERTILISER MANAGEMENT (Organic Farming) WATER MANAGEMENT Drip irrigation: Halving water Consumption IRS-1 TRAINING CULTIVATION POSTHARVESTING (SILOS) OUTPUT = 400 MT GRAINS FOOD PROCESSING ( Value Addition ) RP-5 Bihar MARKETING 1960-70 2004-2020 www.presidentofindia.nic.in

  4. www.presidentofindia.nic.in Priorities of the Nation • Agriculture • Rural cooperative credit system • Dry land farming in the arid and semi arid regions • Watershed and waste land development • Education and Health • Cooked nutritious mid-day meal scheme to the Primary and secondary schools • primary education, health and nutrition • Infrastructure • Housing for the weaker section in rural areas • Drinking water, sanitation • Water resources • Linking of the rivers in the country starting with the southbound rivers • Employment • Micro-finance, Self-Help Groups

  5. Connectivity – a path for National Development Every year in India Rs. 20,000 crores ( ~US$ 4 bn) Education Health With Proper connectivity Rural Prosperity is assured Road Housing Employment Ag/M/S Water & Energy Electricity Rural finance Market Self-help www.presidentofindia.nic.in How to realize the dream of Prosperous India ? Different Ministries and Departments working for Rural development

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