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The State of Nagaland has 90% of its geographical area
under the rural category with 80% of the State population residing in 1110
recognized villages and other settlement. Currently, there are 2,20,545 rural household in
the State. The Community Development Programme was introduced in the State since the
early fifties. The concept of Rural Development throught active participation of the
Village Community began to take shape only during the 7th Plan period and the idea of
grass- root level planning and development become a reality in 1980-81 with the
constitution of the Village Development Boards (VDBs) in all recognized Villages in the
State. The Department of Rural Development has been involved in the activities of
Development of rural areas of Nagaland through the implementation of various Programmes
and schemes with the objective of improving the economic and social living
standards of the rural poor through employment generation and infrastructural development
Programmes. All the activities of the Department are implemented through the grass
– root level organization, the Village Development Boards (VDBs), which
has been active since its inception, to mobilize resources and implement the scheme
through the involvement of Village Community, the activity of which are determined and
selected on the basis of their felt need.
The State of Nagaland has been exempted from the purview of the
73rd Constitutional Amendment due to the existence of the traditional Local Self-
Government bodies like Village Council and VDBs for its Rural Development
activities.
The Community Development Programme was introduced in the State since
the early fifties. The concept of Rural Development through active participation of the
Village Community began to take shape only during the 7th Plan period and the idea of
grass- root level planning and development become a realityin 1980-81 with the
constitution of the Village Development Boards(VDBs) in all recognized Villages in the
State. The Department of Rural Development has been involved in the activities of
Development of rural areas of Nagaland through the implementation of various
Programmes and schemes with the objective of improving the economic and social
living standards of the rural poor through employment generation and infrastructural
development Programmes. All the activities of the Department are implemented through the
grass – root level organization, the Village Development Boards (VDBs), which has
been active since its inception,to mobilize resources and implement the scheme through the
involvement of Village Community, the activity of which are determined and selected on the
basis of their felt need.
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