Rural Development: Administration and Planning

(KHU-801)

Unit 4
Notes

Human Resource Development in Rural Sector

Human resources is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business

sector, industry, or economy. A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills

which the individuals command.

Human Resource Development

 Human Resource Development is defined as the policies and programs that support for

equitable (treating everyone in an equal way) opportunities.

 It is necessary for continuing acquisition and application of skill and knowledge which

is beneficial to individual organization and is equally beneficial to the community of

larger environment of which they are part.

 Human resource development in India will consider the urban development as well as

the rural development.

 Rural development is concerned with the overall development of rural areas to improve

the quality of life of rural people.

 It aims at bringing change among rural community from the traditional way of living

to progressive way of living.

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Need for Human Resource Development

 About three-fourth of India's population live in rural areas.

 Nearly half of the country's national income is derived from agriculture.

 Raw materials for industries come from agriculture.

 Governmental services like law enforcement, schools, fire departments, and libraries

may be distant, limited in scope, or unavailable.

 Utilities (service that is used by the public) like water, street lighting, sewer, and

garbage collection may not be present. Public transport is very limited.

Elements of HRD

 Education: Strengthening technical education, adult education and basic education.

 Family Planning: Control the population size through enhancing family planning.

 Irrational distribution of human resources: By adjusting irrational distribution of

human resources in regions. (For example: where work force is less employed make

them more employed)

 Rural Development Schemes: More effectively human resource development can be

carried out by schemes launched by Government of India for rural development.

Dimensions of HRD for rural development

Mission lndradhanush

 The Government of India launched Mission lndradhanush in December 2014.

 Immunization programme in India was introduced in 1978 as 'Expanded Programme of

Immunization' (EPI) by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of

India.

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  In 1985, the programme was modified as 'Universal Immunization Programme' (UIP)

to be implemented in phased manner to cover all districts in the country by 1989-90

with the one of largest health programme in the world.

 Through UIP, Government of India is providing vaccination free of cost against vaccine

preventable diseases such as polio, measles etc. in UIP/national immunization

programme.

 To strengthen and re-energize the programme and achieve full immunization coverage

for all children and pregnant women at a rapid pace.

Samagra Shiksha Scheme

 It was launched by the Ministry of Education in 2018.

 It is an integrated scheme for school education covering all from pre-school to class

XII.

 It aims to deliver affordable school education.

 The scheme covers schools, students and teachers of government and aided schools

(from pre-primary to senior secondary level).

 It is being implemented as a centrally sponsored scheme. It involves a 60:40 split in

funding between the Centre and most States.

Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission

 JNNSM was launched on January 2010.

 The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), or the National Solar Mission,

is an initiative of the Government of India and State Governments to promote solar

power in India.

 JNNSM has been revised twice and now boasts a target of 100 GW (Gigawatt) of solar

PV by 2022.

 The objective of JNNSM is to establish India as a global leader in solar energy.

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Benefits of rooftop solar panels

 Suitable for Indian climate.

 Low maintenance cost.

 It increases access to energy.

 They offer cost savings.

 Support from the government.

 It is a secure investment.

 Green source of energy.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana scheme was launched on July 2015.

 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana is the most important scheme of the Ministry of

Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implemented by National Skill

Development Corporation.

 The objective of this Skill Certification Scheme is to enable a large number of Indian

youth to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better

livelihood.

(i) Short Term Training (STT)

 STT imparted at PMKVY Training Centres (TC) is expected to benefit candidates of

Indian nationality who are either school/college dropouts or unemployed.

 TCs also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy.

 Upon successful completion of assessment, candidates are provided placement

assistance by Training Providers.

(ii) Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

 Individuals with prior learning experience or skills are assessed and certified under the

RPL component of the scheme.

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  To address knowledge gaps, Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) offer bridge

courses to RPL candidates along with training on soft skills, job role related safety and

hygiene practices.

Deen dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

 Deen dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDY-GKY) is designed to

provide high quality skill training opportunities to the rural poor and also to establish a

larger ecosystem that supports trained candidates secure a better future.

 The DDU-GKY National Unit at Ministry of Rural Development (MORD) is the

agency responsible for national policy-making, funding, technical support and

facilitation.

Key features of DDU-GKY

 Outcome Led Design: Guaranteed Placement for at least 75% trained candidates and

moving towards minimum mandatory certification.

 Greater Support for placed Candidates: DDU-GKY offers uniform and post

placement support to the candidate apart from the training that is being imparted under

the scheme.

 Special Regional Focus: Jammu & Kashmir (HIMAYAT project), 27 Left Wing

Extremist Districts (ROSHINI scheme), North East States.

 Enable the poor and marginalized to access benefits: Demand led design through

funding of skill training programs that are based on national and international market

demand.

 Inclusive Program Design: Mandatory coverage of socially disadvantaged groups

(SC/ST 50%, minority 15%, women 33%)

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Midday meal scheme

 Midday meal scheme refers to the government of India programme introduced in all

government elementary schools to provide children with cooked lunch.

 The Midday Meal Scheme (MMS) is a school meal programme in India designed to

better the nutritional standing of school-age children nationwide.

 The Midday Meal Scheme has been implemented in the Union Territory of Puducherry

under the French Administration since 1930.

 In the post-independent India, Midday meal Scheme was first launched in Tamil Nadu,

pioneered by the former Chief Minister K. Kamaraj in the early 60s.

 By 2002, the scheme was implemented in all of the states under the orders of the

Supreme Court of India.

 The name of the scheme has been changed to PM-POSHAN (Pradhan Mantri Poshan

Shakti Nirman) Scheme, in September 2021, by MoE (Ministry of Education), which

is nodal ministry for the scheme.