MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Tell me about yourself and also describe in detail what are

your achievements in light of modi government
Rural development is the process of improving the quality of life
and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often
relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas.

Rural development has traditionally centered on the

exploitation of land-intensive natural resources such as
agriculture and forestry. However, changes in global production
networks and increased urbanization have changed the
character of rural areas. Increasingly tourism, niche
manufacturers, and recreation have replaced resource
extraction and agriculture as dominant economic drivers.The
need for rural communities to approach development from a
wider perspective has created more focus on a broad range of
development goals rather than merely creating incentive for
agricultural or resource based businesses. Education,
entrepreneurship, physical infrastructure, and social
infrastructure all play an important role in developing rural
regions. Rural development is also characterized by its emphasis
on locally produced economic development strategies.In
contrast to urban regions, which have many similarities, rural
areas are highly distinctive from one another. For this reason
there are a large variety of rural development approaches used
globally.

Rural development is a comprehensive term. It essentially

focuses on action for the development of areas outside the
mainstream urban economic system. we should think of what
type of rural development is needed because modernization of
village leads to urbanization and village environment
disappears.
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2 Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas
3 Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
4 DISHA
5 NGO Darpan Portal - MoRD
6 Mission Antyodaya
7 MGNREGA
8 PMAY-G
9 DDUGKY
10 PMGSY

What are current new products that are shown here?

SARAS Mela is an initiative by the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-
National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Ministry of
Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India with an
objective to bring the rural women SHG members formed under
DAY-NRLM, in one platform to showcase their skills, sell and
build linkages with potential market players. SARAS Mela not
only provides a platform to these SHG women, but it also
provides a national level exposure to understand the demand
and taste of the urban customers in metros. The SARAS Mela is
been organized by CAPART.
Over 20 years now, SARAS has evolved as a brand and has
brought wide range of products handcrafted by the Self Help
Group of DAY-NRLM. The SARAS-IITF Mela 2019 at Pragati
Maidan, New Delhi is being organized by the Ministry of Rural
Development from 14th to 27th November, 2019. 240 artisans
from different states are showcasing wide range of curated
collection of products like handicrafts, handlooms and natural
food products in 120 stalls at Hall No.7 (F, G & H).