08-09-2017, 11:32 AM
The next two billion people will live in cities and towns; so we need to plan now. Nearly all future population growth over the next 40 years will be absorbed by cities in the developing world that are not poised for such rapid expansion. Planning must begin now to take advantage of the many benefits cities can offer. While cities concentrate poverty, they also provide the best means to escape from it. Cities have long been the engines of economic growth. Densely populated areas may be more environmentally sustainable than larger communities and allow for more efficient delivery of services. Ideas, connections and activities in cities often generate solutions to the problems they create. People in rural areas should have the same quality of life as people living in suburban and urban areas. In addition, there are cascade effects of poverty, unemployment, poor and inadequate infrastructure in rural areas in the urban centers that cause slums, and the consequent social and economic tensions manifested in economic deprivation and urban poverty. Therefore, rural development, which deals with economic growth and social justice, it is essential to improve the standard of living of the rural population by providing adequate and quality social services and minimum basic needs. The present study deals with the same. Vishwakarma Yojana is one of the approaches to reduce urban city pressure and reduce the rate of migration by developing the village with a "rural soul" but with all the urban amenities that a city can have. Development work in villages that could be undertaken according to the needs of the village in particular includes physical, social and renewable infrastructure facilities.