Abstract
The objective of this paper is to identify suitable rural development indicators which are easy to compile and analyze. These indicators can also be presented at the village level depicting their current status of rural development. With increasing emphasis on local governance, Gram Panchayats will be playing a key role in the rural development process. These indicators will help the elected representatives and Panchayat officials to track their progress as well as compare the outcome of their efforts with that of other Gram Panchayats in the area of rural development. The suggested indicators have been grouped in seven broad headings such as basic data, social indicators, economic indicators, educational indicators, wellness and health indicators, access to public amenities, and natural environment indicators. These indicators will greatly help Gram Panchayats, planners, policymakers to learn and improve upon shortcomings and replicate successes achieved in rural development.
Highlights
Mahatma Gandhi had said, “The soul of India lives in its villages”
The objective of this paper is to identify suitable rural development indicators which are easy to compile and analyze
These indicators will greatly help Gram Panchayats, planners, policymakers to learn and improve upon shortcomings and replicate successes achieved in rural development
Summary
Mahatma Gandhi had said, “The soul of India lives in its villages”. The country’s economy is largely dependent on the wellbeing of people in the villages where 66.7 % of the total population of the county lives. There are 45 indicators under seven broad categories viz. Basic data, rural economic performance, natural resource management, Rural well-being, Human asses (education and health), physical assets (infrastructure and communication), and food security under which various developed, developing, and underdeveloped countries were evaluated (16). European Union identified 55 indicators that were considered to represent “good practice” in addressing the needs of rural development policymakers and practitioners these include population and migration, demographic structure and evolution, Social wellbeing, quality of life economic structure and performance, The World Bank prescribed 81 core indicators for developing countries from five themes - basic socioeconomic data; enabling environment for rural development, broad-based economic growth for rural poverty reduction, natural resource management, and biodiversity. Efforts being made on adult education, an important aspect of the development program are captured through one of the indicators
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