IRDP and other RD programmes.pptx

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1. Target group and Area specific Approach (1969-1979) A new initiative was taken to improve the economic conditions and reduce the income disparities in the rural areas. SFDA MFAL DPAP CADP FFW NREP RLEGP JRY DWCRA

2. Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) Many development programmes were introduced for the benefit of rural people before and after independence viz., IADP (Intensive Agriculture Development Programme), HYVP (High Yielding Variety Programme), SFDA (Small Farmers’ Development Agency), MFALA (Marginal Farmers and Agricultural Laborer Agency) , TRYSEM (Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment ), CDP (Community Development Programme) etc..

3. But these programmes had many lacunae like : (a) restriction to small and same areas , (b) same target groups were benefitted , ( c) no single programme for entire country, ( d) unsatisfactory administration, (e) population explosion etc. besides these problems, it was felt that in order to deal with rural poverty in India, a far more ambitious programme was required. Consequently , a programme known as Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) came into existence in 2,300 blocks of the country during 1978-79 and it was extended to all the blocks of the country from 2 nd October 1980.

4. The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) was set up at the district level to implement IRDP in the country. It is headed by the District Collector or Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad . The main functions of DRDA are : To oversee the implementation of different anti poverty programmes implemented in the district Create awareness among the rural people about the different anti poverty programmes implemented in the district, Submit periodic report in prescribed format for keeping inform about the progress of implementation of different projects to Zilla Parishad and State and Central Governments, T o strive hard to promote transparency in the implementation of different anti poverty programmes, To co-ordinate and oversee the conduct of BPL census, and To carry out action research/evaluation studies initiated by State and Central Governments.

5. Objectives of the IRDP : To provide necessary help to the poor families in the villages to raise them from the poverty line To create substantial additional opportunities of employment in the rural sector

6. The funds are drawn from Central government (50%) and State Government ( 50 %). Each block gets financial assistance of Rs . 5 lakhs covering 3000 families in every block within 5 years . In every block, 600 families are selected per year. In this programme the needy families are selected carefully. Among the total selected families, 50% should be SC and ST families, 40 % women, 7% general poor families and 3% disabled. The target group under IRDP consists of small farmers, marginal farmers, agricultural labourers and rural artisans . The IRDP beneficiaries are assisted through viable projects which are financed partly by subsidy and partly by bank loans. The capital loss of the assets is subsidized to the extent of 25% to small farmers, 33.33% to marginal farmers, agricultural labourers, non-agricultural laborers and rural artisans, and 50% to tribals , SCs and STs.

7. Short comings/Bottlenecks of IRDP : The demerits of the IRDP includes : Misidentification of beneficiaries and mis utilization of funds Lack of infrastructural support Lack of remunerative price for different inputs Irregular monitoring and evaluation of the programme Lack of better quality assets Absence of full time staff at the block leve l for IRDP work Preference was given to those who were better off within the poverty group Non-involvement of the village community as a whole in the identification of beneficiaries Lack of participation of members of the target group in the selection of schemes and allied aspects of receiving assistance Inadequate flow of credit has been a major bottleneck.

8. Panchayathi Raj Institutions PRIs are the local self governing bodies consisting of elected representatives from rural areas. Balvantray G. Mehta Committee studied CD & NES One of the least successful aspects of CD and NES was its attempt to evoke people initiative recommended “Democratic Decentralisation” Democracy-Greek roots ‘demos’ meaning the people and ‘ kratos ’ meaning authority i.e. In democracy, all authority originates from the people. Decentralisation means distribution of power and functions from a central authority to regional and local authorities.

9. Rajastan was the first state to launch Panchayath Raj in the country on 2 nd October 1959 followed by Andra Pradesh. Gram Panchayath Taluk P anchayath Zilla Panchayath