35 Important Rural Development Programme in India

 Rural refers to or describes a feature of the countryside rather than a town. Rural development is the process of enhancing rural residents' quality of life and economic security. Rural areas are frequently remote and sparsely populated. Here, we provide a list of Indian programs for rural development that includes extracted study materials for people preparing for various exams as well as general readers.

Rural Development Programme

Year of Beginning

 Community Development Programme (CDP)

1952 

 Rural Electrification Corporation

1969 

 Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme(ARWSP)

1972-73 

 Crash Scheme for Rural Employment

1972-73

Draught Prone Areas Programme (DPAP)

1973-74

Twenty Point Program

1975

 National Institution for Rural Development

1977 

 National Rural Employment Programme (NREP)

1980 

 Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas (DWCRA)

1982 

 Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP)

1983 

 National Fund for Rural Development (NFRD)

1984 

 Council for Advancement of People's Actions and Rural Technology (CAPART)

1986 

Service Area Account (SAA)

1988

Jawahar Rozgar Yojana

1989

Agriculture and Rural Debt Relief Scheme (ARDRS)

1990

Supply of Improved Toolkits to Rural Artisans

1992

District Rural Development Agency (DRDA)

1993

Mahila Samridhi Yojana

1993

Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana

1999

Indira Awaas Yojana

1999

Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana

2000

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

2000

Annapurna Scheme

2000

Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana

2001

Bharat Nirman Program 

2005

National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA)

2006

National Livelihood Mission

2009-10

Pradhanmantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)

2010

National Rural Livelihood Mission

 2011

National Food Security Scheme (National Food Security Act)

2013

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