Vision for Empowering Rural India(seriously)

India was metaphorically called The Golden Sparrow, a prosperous developed nation of new opportunities, aspiration and an egalitarian society with abundant possibilities of finding the ideal realm. That was just ‘PAST’ and it’s always euphonic to talk about the great scintillating chronology. But, on finding the true scenario of present India, we are just living in a world of hallucination which is fallaciously erected upon endeavors of sham-shoddy philosophies based on ‘education-and-employment-for-all’ dogma. Even many of us are (day)-dreaming of competing with the decidedly potent USA with what we call a developmental growth till 2020.

Trying not to ride a pessimistic-cynical ship, still we, the today’s youth can certainly accumulate to create a better India. Recently there was a thought from our most bellowed Ex-president Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam that developing India can only be possible by strengthening our pastoral Bharat Varsha. Pondering on this thought, it’s quite promising that we can unquestionably take this herculean task of empowering out ‘roots’, though a simple concept but mightily a much leviathan task. But Saturn cries, what should be the perfect-arrangement-like-fixation that can be implemented to serve the Indian society of more than 100 crore population with 60% living in precincts lacking basic amenities of life?

A solution to this complex problem can be “Employment for Self Development” (call it EFSD). This EFSD can include development of rural India by providing basic services with much needed men power from the scantily employed rural region. It’s like generating self employment by developing own territory. It can be started by building canals, better roads, lavatories, residential facilities, etc in bucolic greens generating tremendous opportunity for rural employment and development in unison. There are mainly two advantages of EFSD:

Firstly, the development of parish communities will establish a society of sustainable and self-dependent humanity which is capable of independent development irrespective of varied denial contradictions of overall collapse. People themselves are liable for development of their own subject. The positive upshot is that people of particular region have a better idea of what they actually want, id est, fulfilling their own needs rather than adding superfluous aspects.

Secondly, providing ample opportunities of employment and skilled labor:

This can deal with the term of training not so skilled Indian manual labor for these colossal tasks which can ornament and sharpen our immense potential of man power. In turn, we will get a better development scale plus employment thwarting all the unnecessary ailing economy.

Employment for Self Development (EFD) will require a backhand administration from national government based management which provide firm platform for this arrangement. Another aspect which can be added by involving private players will again give this idea another dimension for sustainable development. Privatization though need some surveillance by government agencies but if introduced effectively, can append a batch to this foundation.

Another segment which needs adhered attentiveness is quality education for all. It’s quite comprehensible that today’s education system is not so tangible in achieving its goal of absolute enlightenment. Still, many children are devoid of their right for elementary education. The definition of structurally sound and equipped nation can’t be complete without apposite edification conveniences. Concentrating on education is quite productive whilst and beneficial as technology when meets with traditional skills surely create a brilliance which is surely not a meteoric marvel but a phenomena which can turn things upright. Educated farmers using new technologies and hybrid seeds will provide better gross production on the other hand conversant techno house-wives can reduce the infant mortality rate and better preferences over superstitious gimmicks. This can be achieved by increasing educational facilities amidst India by making it compulsory and free.

There can be numerous ways in which we achieve development rate but the solitary intend in the wake of this idea is to unite ‘Rural Bharat’ with ‘Urban India’. There are numerous visionaries of modern India dreaming about dynamic future, nick of the time solicits for a dynamic thinker with static aim of empowering India. We need an idealist not a fantasist!

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