1.
The National Food Security Act 2013 (also 'Right to Food Act') is an Indian Act of
Parliament which aims to provide subsidized food grains to approximately two thirds of
the country's 1.2 billion people.
2. National Rural Livelihood Mission is a poverty alleviation project implemented by
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. This plan is focused on promoting
self-employment and organization of rural poor.
3. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan with an aim to connect institutions of higher education, with local
communities to address the development challenges through appropriate technologies.
The objectives of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan are broadly two-fold: 1. Building institutional
capacity in Institutes of higher education in research & training relevant to the needs of
rural India. 2. Provide rural India with professional resource support from institutes of
higher education, especially those which have acquired academic excellence in the field
of Science, Engineering & Technology and Management
4. Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) was launched by
the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India with effect from 01st
April 2013 as a restructured version of Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna (SGSY). The
Mission aims at creating efficient and effective institutional platforms of the rural poor
enabling them to increase household income through sustainable livelihood
enhancements and improved access to financial services. On March 29, 2016, the
program was renamed Deendayal Antayodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM).
5. ‘Mission Antyodaya’ seeks to converge government interventions with Gram Panchayats
as the basic unit for planning by following a saturation approach by pooling resources -
human and financial - to ensure sustainable livelihoods. It is a State - led initiative for
rural transformation to make a real difference based on measurable outcomes to the
lives of 1,00,00,000 households in 5,000 rural clusters or 50,000 Gram Panchayats in
1,000 days. Mission Antyodaya encourages partnerships with network of professionals,
institutions and enterprises to further accelerate the transformation of rural livelihoods.
Self Help Groups (SHG) are enablers to convergence approach due to their social capital
and their proven capacity for social mobilisation. The thrust is not only on physical
infrastructure but also on social infrastructure with strengthening of agriculture,
horticulture, animal husbandry activities with utmost priority given to SHG expansion in
Mission Antyodaya clusters. Capacity for financial and social audit would also be built at
grassroot level. This would be accomplished by convergence of frontline worker teams,
cluster resource persons (CRPs) and professionals at the Gram Panchayats/ Cluster level.
Cluster facilitation team would also be provided at the block level. Mission Antyodaya
Framework for Implementation is, thus, based on convergence, accountability and
measureable outcomes to ensure that resources are effectively managed in providing
sustainable livelihoods for every deprived household based upon SECC, 2011.
6. Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) - Under the scheme, financial assistance is
provided for construction of pucca house to all houseless and households living in
dilapidated houses. The scheme would be implemented in rural areas throughout India
except Delhi and Chandigarh. The cost of houses would be shared between Centre and
States.
7. Rural Road Connectivity is not only a key component of Rural Development by
promoting access to economic and social services and thereby generating increased
agricultural incomes and productive employment opportunities in India, it is also as a
result, a key ingredient in ensuring sustainable poverty reduction. Hence, Government
launched the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana on 25th December, 2000 to provide all-
weather access to unconnected habitations
8. With the aim of mitigating the unemployment problem among the youth, a new
initiative was tried jointly by Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Educational Trust,
Syndicate Bank and Canara Bank in 1982 which was the setting up of the “RURAL
DEVELOPMENT AND SELF EMPLOYMENT TRAINING INSTITUTE” with its acronym
RUDSETI near Dharmasthala in Karnataka. Several centers of the RUDSETI are already
operating successfully now. Since the RUDSETI has today become a replicable model, the
MoRD proposes to support establishment of one RUDSETI type of institution in each
district of the country to tap the rural BPL youth from the rural hinterland.
9. The National Rurban Mission (NRuM) follows the vision of "Development of a cluster of
villages that preserve and nurture the essence of rural community life with focus on
equity and inclusiveness without compromising with the facilities perceived to be
essentially urban in nature, thus creating a cluster of "Rurban Villages". The objective of
the National Rurban Mission (NRuM) is to stimulate local economic development,
enhance basic services, and create well planned Rurban clusters.
10. SVAMITVA (Survey of villages and mapping with improvised technology in village areas)
scheme is a new initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. It aims to provide rural
people with the right to document their residential properties so that they can use their
property for economic purposes.
11. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana is a financial inclusion program of the Government of
India open to Indian citizens, that aims to expand affordable access to financial services
such as bank accounts, remittances, credit, insurance and pensions.
12. Ministry of Jal Shakti aims to provide every rural person with adequate safe water for
drinking, cooking and other domestic basic needs on a sustainable basis. This basic
requirement should meet minimum water quality standards and be readily and
conveniently accessible at all times and in all situations. Under the National Rural
Drinking Water Programme, the Ministry in February 2018 has initiated a project in the
name of “Swajal” that is designed as a demand driven and community centred program
to provide sustainable access to drinking water to people in rural areas.
13. Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY)
· MPs are expected to facilitate a village development plan, motivate villagers to
take up activities and use the Rs.5-crore MPLAD fund to fill gaps for funds
besides mobilising “additional resources especially from Corporate Social
Responsibility” in sewage and water supply schemes.
· The activities and outcomes will cover broad development indicators such as
health, nutrition and education through organising immunization drives,
improving mid-day meal schemes, improving Aadhaar enrolment, setting up
“smart schools” with IT-enabled classrooms and e-libraries, improving panchayat
infrastructure under schemes such as MNREGA and Backward Regions Grants
Fund.
· A series of measures speak of better implementation of existing and new
schemes and laws including RTI Act, National Food Security Act, National Rural
Livelihood Mission, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, while at the same time
emphasising “activities to improve hygienic behaviour” by encouraging bathing
among villagers, use of toilets and exercising for thirty minutes every day. It
envisions social development in villages through identifying a village day, a
village song, and focusing on alternative methods of dispute resolution
Rural population (% of total population) in India was reported at 65.07 % in 2020, according to the World
Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. In India, 8.88
crore households are found to be deprived and poor households as per Socio Economic Caste Census
(SECC) of 2011 from the perspective of multi-dimensional deprivations such as shelterlessness,
landlessness, households headed by single women, SC/ST household or disabled member in the family.
These households require targeted interventions under government’s various schemes and programmes
in areas such as wage creation, skill generation, social security, education, health, nutrition and
livelihood creation. Already, financial resources to the tune of about Rupees four lakh crore are allocated
annually to impact lives of rural poor by several government ministries/ departments including Ministry
of Rural Development in schemes spanning rural wages, rural roads, skill development, health,
education, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, environment, etc.
A model village project has the following important objectives:
Prevent distress migration from rural to urban areas, which is a common phenomenon in
India’s villages due to lack of opportunities and facilities that guarantee a decent standard of
living
Make the model village a “hub” that could attract resources for the development of other
villages in its vicinity
Provide easier, faster and cheaper access to urban markets for agricultural produce or other
marketable commodities produced in such villages
Contribute towards social empowerment by engaging all sections of the community in the
task of village development
Create and sustain a culture of cooperative living for inclusive and rapid development
A conceptual model village is a modern, secular, democratic system empowered with prosperous and
harmonious life suffused with human values sublimated with spiritual inspiration. The model village
should also have a self-propelling model for ensuring growth with equality and social justice within the
participatory framework
Expected outcomes of the project
Education
Improved literacy level
Negligible drop outs/left outs
Maximum enrolment of children in schools
Equal participation of girls in education
Awareness of parents on education, child rights, women rights and human rights
Qualified candidates in all sectors of education
Health sectors
Healthy practices among the villagers
Reduced diseases and health problems
Reduction on consumption of alcoholism
Awareness and knowledge on transmitting diseases
Safe drinking water and sanitation
Majority will have access to pure drinking water
Maximum of villagers will use modern clean sanitation methods
Much improved health and hygiene for villagers
Livelihood
Alternate self employment activities
Increase in income level
Improved socio economic activities
Reduced migration
Productive economic activities
Human resources
Villagers capable of empowering themselves and extend the project to nearby villages
Skilled workers and professionals
Educated youth and women
About Veerapuram
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Veerapuram village is 629469.
Veerapuram village is located in Chengalpattu Tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu, India.
Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu are the district & sub-district headquarters of Veerapuram village
respectively. As per 2009 stats, Veerapuram village is also a gram panchayat. The total geographical area
of village is 254.62 hectares. Veerapuram has a total population of 1,724 peoples. There are about 427
houses in Veerapuram village. Chengalpattu is nearest town to Veerapuram which is approximately 3km
away.
