Rural Development

Rural India which encompasses three fourths of the Country's population is Characterized by low income levels, inadequate to ensure a quality of life compatible with physical well being. The Ministry of Rural Development, spearheading the frontal attack on rural poverty, through its various programmes endeavored to reach out to the last and most disadvantaged sections of society, provide them with avenues of employment, be it self-employment or wage-employment, and to improve infrastructure relating to their life support systems. To strengthen the panchayti Raj Institution, Government has merged DRDAs into Zila Parishad since 30th August' 2003.

Implementation of Development Plans and  Programmes

Rural Development and poverty alleviation programmes are implemented on a decentralized basis throughout the country. The central Govt. Ministry of Rural Development has been implementing programmes in the rural areas for which it releases central share of funds for policy formulation, overall guidance, monitoring and evaluation of the rural development programmes. At the state level, Secretary, Rural Development of the state govt. is the overall incharge for implementation. At the district level the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) / Zila Parishad is responsible for the implementatiion of the rural development programmes. The governing body of the DRDA includes the Members of Parliament (MPs), Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), district level officials of related departments, and representives of the weaker sections of the society. At the block level the Block Development Officer and at the villege level, the Gram Sevaks (Villege Representatives) are responsible for the implementation of rural development plans.

Schemes

DRDA/Zila Parishad, Jaisalmer are working in accordance to the guidelines of the central govt. & the state govt. for the execution of various rural development works. Here is a list of some of the works and plans, being executed by these authorities in the district:

Besides all these schemes, DRDA is playing an effective role in running Famine Relief Programs.