1. “Dynamics of Rural Development” Symposium on Uncommon Opportunitiesby
Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM At
Symposium on Uncommon Opportunities
Teen Murti Bhavan
New Delhi
20 November 2004

2. Rural prosperity through Connectivity
We are one billion+ people
600,000 villages with
700 millions people
260 million are below poverty line
How to uplift?
Habitat
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Education
Employment : Agriculture, Manufacturing, Services
Market connectivity
Quality of Life
Integrated,
Simultaneous,
Connected
Actions
Palk Strait

3. GREEN REVOLUTION - II SECOND FIRST IRS-1 RP-5 Bihar 1960-70 2004-2020
SOIL CHARACTERISATION
SEED
MATCHING THE SEED
FERTILISERS
FERTILISER MANAGEMENT
(Organic Farming)
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER MANAGEMENT
Drip irrigation: Halving water
Consumption
TRAINING FARMERS
IRS-1
TRAINING
CULTIVATION MANAGEMENT
CULTIVATION
POST HARVESTING (SILOS)
HARVEST & POST HARVEST
OUTPUT = 400 MT GRAINS
OUTPUT = GRAIN (200 MILLION TONNES)
FOOD PROCESSING ( Value Addition )
RP-5 Bihar
MARKETING

4. Priorities of the Nation
Agriculture
Rural cooperative credit system
Dry land farming in the arid and semi arid regions
Watershed and waste land development
Education and Health
Cooked nutritious mid-day meal scheme to the Primary and secondary schools
primary education, health and nutrition
Infrastructure
Housing for the weaker section in rural areas
Drinking water, sanitation
Water resources
Linking of the rivers in the country starting with the southbound rivers
Employment
Micro-finance, Self-Help Groups

5. Connectivity – a path for National Development
Every year in India
Rs. 20,000 crores ( ~US$ 4 bn)
With Proper connectivity
Rural Prosperity is assured
Education
Health
Housing
Employment
Ag/M/S
Road
Water & Energy
Electricity
Market
Self-help
Rural
finance
How to realize the dream of
Prosperous India ?
Different Ministries and Departments working for Rural development