Rural development.pptx
- 2. DEVELOPMENT Rural development in India was typically overseen by the Agricultural and Rural Development Department (ARD). It assisted the country's farmers in enhancing production through extension services, agriculture research and development and the distribution of subsidies, among other things.
- 3. INDIA Between 1947 and 1961, the government under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries conducted research into agricultural production to improve the quality of Indian agriculture. In 1952, India adopted "the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)'s 'Green Revolution' techniques and technologies to increase crop production.
- 4. UNITED NATIONS Till 1963, the Department of Agriculture and Extension also administered the following schemes: Between 1961 and 1965, India formulated the following policies: In 1965, India adopted "the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)'s 'Green Revolution' techniques and technologies to increase crop production.
- 5. MINISTER Prime Minister Indira Gandhi announced "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme", through the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, as a means to provide gainful employment to rural people and small and marginal farmers, in 1981.