Government’s Initiatives RURAL DEVELOPMENT New food for work programme to step up employment in rural areas – Rs. 6,000 cr. Rural Infrastructure Development fund - Rs. 8,000/- cr. Provision in major banks for rural development - Rs.40,000 cr. Accelerated Rural Development Fund - Rs.2,600 cr. Cottage industries - Rs.100 cr . AGRICULTURE Antodaya scheme - food grains for the poorest of poor - Rs.3,500 cr. subsidy. Biotechnology for agriculture development - Rs.1,000 cr. Reviving water bodies and Water harvesting schemes. Revamping of one lakh irrigation units with fifty per cent subsidy from NABARD. www.presidentofindia.nic.in

AndraPradesh - Developmental indicator Development Indicator AndraPradesh National Total population 76 million  1 Billion + Life expectancy 63.7 years (63.4) Infant mortality 66/1000 (66) Literacy 61.1% (65.4) Factory Employment 12 lakhs (100 lakhs) Agriculture Production 2 tonnes per hectare (1.65Tons/ hectare) Population below poverty line 15.8% (26.1) Per Capita GDP Rs. 11293 (11625) Gross Industrial Output Rs. 7707 (8965) Per Capita Spending   Education Rs. 493.9 (586.8) Medical & Public Health Rs. 140.1 (157.2) Roads and Bridges Rs. 159.8 (117.8) Irrigation and Flood control Rs. 342 (199.2) Palk Strait www.presidentofindia.nic.in

Connectivity – a path for National Development Every year in India Around Rs. 20,000 crores Connectivity Leads to Prosperity Education Health Housing Employment Road Water & Energy Electricity Market Self-help Rural finance Funds – not a limiting factor How to realize the dream of Prosperous India ? Different Ministries and Departments working for Rural development National Mission www.presidentofindia.nic.in

RUPCON RUPCON – Rural prosperity through Connectivity Telecom Internet e-Governance Tele-medicine Tele-education Ring Road Rail Public Infrastructure Mobile clinic PHYSICAL CONNECTIVITY Warehouse Agro Industries Markets Hospital Micro Power plant ECONOMIC CONNECTIVITY RUPCON ELECTRONIC CONNECTIVITY KNOWLEDGE CONNECTIVITY Enlightened Citizenship Moral Leadership Schools / Hospitals IRS Imagery for - Land & Crop Mgmt. - Water Mgmt. - Forest Mgmt. - Environment Proactive Health care Coop. Product Mktg. JOINT PRIVATE – PUBLIC EMPOWERED BODIES 10-15 Village Clusters 100 Crore investment Business Proposition Employment for 3000 persons Beneficiaries: 30,000 people

BAIF Vadi-Model Water Harvesting Family with Live stock, Low cost sandbag structure for seasonal water storage Lemon 6% Custard Apple 2% Sapota 4% Coconut 1% Guava 2% Tamarind 5% Mango 45% Amla 17% Cashewnut 18% Soil and Water conservation Prosperity from water Water Harvesting Family with Live stock, Market for milk, Fruit Orchards, Connecting Roads, Ponds www.presidentofindia.nic.in

An Integrated Water Table improvement Revive Ponds – Siruthuli experience Rainwater harvesting Check Dams Ponds with weeds Desilted ponds Recharging Wells Sustainable - watershed Ponds filled with Water www.presidentofindia.nic.in