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Browse all 60 kits → SummarySince more than two-thirds of India's people depend on agriculture and a large part of rural India remains poor, rural development — the all-round growth of village economies — is central to the nation's progress. It covers developing human resources (literacy, especially female literacy, and health), land reforms, productive resources, rural infrastructure such as electricity, irrigation, credit, marketing and roads, and measures to remove poverty. Agriculture growth decelerated after 1991, partly because public investment fell. Rural credit is vital: at independence moneylenders exploited farmers through high interest and debt traps, so India adopted social banking and a multi-agency approach in 1969, set up NABARD as the apex body in 1982, and built a network of commercial banks, regional rural banks, cooperatives and land development banks, supported by self-help groups that promote thrift and micro-credit. Agricultural marketing — assembling, storing, grading and distributing produce — is improved through regulation of markets, better infrastructure, cooperative marketing, and policy instruments like minimum support prices, buffer stocks held by the Food Corporation of India and the public distribution system, along with channels such as Apni Mandi and Rythu Bazars and the e-NAM portal. Diversification of crops and of livelihoods into allied activities — animal husbandry, fisheries and horticulture — and into non-farm work spreads risk and raises incomes; Operation Flood greatly expanded milk output. Organic farming offers an eco-friendly, sustainable alternative that avoids costly chemical inputs, though its early yields are lower.
Key termsRural development
The all-round development of village economies, covering human resources, infrastructure, credit, marketing and poverty removal.
NABARD
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, set up in 1982 as the apex body for rural credit.
Agricultural marketing
The process of assembling, storing, grading, processing and distributing farm produce to consumers.
Minimum support price
A price fixed by the government to assure farmers a minimum return and protect them from price falls.
Diversification
Spreading farming into different crops and shifting workers into allied and non-farm activities to reduce risk.
Organic farming
An eco-friendly system using local organic inputs instead of costly chemical fertilisers and pesticides.
Extra questions & answersQ1 Why is rural development important for India? Answer Q2 What areas does rural development cover? Answer Q3 Why is rural credit important and how was it reformed? Answer Q4 What role do self-help groups play in rural credit? Answer Q5 What is agricultural marketing? Answer Q6 How can agricultural marketing be improved? Answer Q7 What are minimum support prices and buffer stocks? Answer Q8 What is meant by diversification in agriculture? Answer Q9 How do allied activities help rural development? Answer Q10 What is organic farming and what are its limitations? Answer Try one from this chapter
Rural development refers to the all-round development of:
A Foreign trade B Heavy industry only C Stock markets D Village economies
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