The condition of villages in the State is now improving rapidly. New stages of development are being created in rural areas. This is confirmed by the state getting the first position in the country in many schemes.
Rural infrastructure development with issues like participation in Gram Sabhas, empowerment of Panchayats, community involvement in collective development, community monitoring, participation, community ownership, basic amenities, mobility, socio-economic empowerment, self-reliance, employment-self-employment Work is being done with commitment to reach the village level of new technologies, especially in the field of education, health, sanitation and livelihood. With all these efforts, the picture of villages seems to be changing.
Remarkable efforts have also been made in the rural areas for improved agriculture, basic facilities in animal husbandry, irrigation, storage, connectivity of big markets with the village. By following the process of development in a scientific manner, positive changes have started coming as a result of reducing the dependence on the resources of traditional income.
The income of farmers is increasing due to promotion of micro entrepreneurship, fruit plantation, increase in commercial vegetable and milk production. Due to this the doors of prosperity of the villages are being opened. Seeing the social behavior change taking place in the rural area, social mobilization towards development, the commitment of the department, the desire and passion for development in the villagers, it can be said that the rural environment is changing rapidly.
About 34 crore man-days were created in the last financial year under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. This achievement is the highest ever. This state has been a leader in the country by giving employment to about 1.06 crore laborers last year. Total 12.94 lakh works have been started in this financial year. These mainly include works like plantation, school dining table, catch the rain.
In the first quarter, the budget of man-days was fixed at 10.50 crore. Of these, 14.80 crore man-days have been created by giving employment to 65.58 lakh laborers so far. About 66.21 lakh workers of about 37.56 lakh job card holder families have created about 15 crore man-days. The state ranks third in the country in the creation of man days.