Lessons from Antyodaya for Integrated rural development programmes.
Abstract
The paper reviews Antyodaya the programme of the
Government of Rajasthan to raise the income of the poorest
citizens. The analysis is based on a survey of 50
beneficiaries. The involvement of the village community in
identifying the beneficiaries was a notable feature of the
programme. However, like many such programmes, in
this one too, quantitative targetry overshadowed solid
achievement and the goal of economic self-reliance for
the poorest. The implications of the Antyodaya experience
for the Integrated Rural Development Programme of the
Government of India, involving an annual expenditure of
over a billion rupees, are sketched, and some suggestions
for its more effective management made.
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