LITERATURE STUDY
INTRODUCTION : SMART VILLAGES ENDORSE AN
INTEGRATED APPROACH TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT
THAT INCLUDES BETTER AND IMPROVED PHYSICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE VILLAGES, ALONG WITH
BUILDING COMMUNITY SPIRIT. IT AIMS FOR
BETTER GOVERNANCE (TRANSPARENCY,
ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTEGRITY), ACTIVE
PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION (MUTUAL COOPERATION,
SELF-HELP & SELF-RELIANCE AND IMPROVED
STANDARD OF LIVING & QUALITY OF LIFE), AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS THAT CAN BE
REPLICATED
CULTURE IS THE ART OF LIVING :
TRADITIONAL CRAFTS, VISUAL ARTS AND OTHER
FORMS OF TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSION
ARE CLOSELY RELATED TO THE IDENTITY,
HERITAGE AND SOCIO-CULTURAL WELL-BEING OF
INDIGENOUS VILLAGES.
STEPS TO BECOME A MODEL VILLAGE
THOUGH EACH VILLAGE WILL HAVE ITS
OWN INDIVIDUAL TOPICAL SOLUTION,
THE FOLLOWING POINTS ARE
ESSENTIAL
• IDENTIFY PEOPLE’S NEEDS AND
PRIORITIES
• DEFINE ACTIVITIES THAT CAN
MOBILIZE THE COMPLETE COMMUNITY
• USE RESOURCES FROM RUNNING
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES
• REPAIR AND RENOVATE EXISTING
INFRASTRUCTURE
• STRENGTHEN THE GRAM PANCHAYAT
• PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY
• IDENTIFYING RESOURCE ENVELOPES
• USE OF SCIENCE FOR TECHNICALLY
SOUND WATER SECURITY PLANS
STEPS TO BECOME A MODEL VILLAGE
THOUGH EACH VILLAGE WILL HAVE ITS OWN INDIVIDUAL
TOPICAL SOLUTION, THE FOLLOWING POINTS ARE ESSENTIAL
• IDENTIFY PEOPLE’S NEEDS AND PRIORITIES
• DEFINE ACTIVITIES THAT CAN MOBILIZE THE COMPLETE
COMMUNITY
• USE RESOURCES FROM RUNNING GOVERNMENT SCHEMES
• REPAIR AND RENOVATE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
• STRENGTHEN THE GRAM PANCHAYAT
• PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
• IDENTIFYING RESOURCE ENVELOPES
• USE OF SCIENCE FOR TECHNICALLY SOUND WATER SECURITY
PLANS
CONCLUSION
THE INTENSITY OF POVERTY IS HIGHER IN RURAL AREAS
THAN IN URBAN AREAS. THE CHALLENGES FACING THE
RURAL POOR ARE NOT LIMITED TO LACK OF INCOME TO
MEET THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF HUMAN NEEDS, BUT ALSO
INCLUDE LACK OF SERVICES, CAPACITIES, CAPITAL,
SECURITY AND OPPORTUNITY.