A STUDY ON CONTRIBUTION OF NRIs FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Dr. Jyoti Ka. Patel

Rural development and improving the quality of life in rural areas has been in force in our planning and developmental strategies.

Rural development implies both the economic betterment of people as well as greater social transformation. Increased people‘s

participation in the rural development programmes, better enforcement of land reforms, decentralization of planning and greater

access to credit are conceived for providing the rural people with better prospects. (Rural Development, GOI, 2012). Initially, main

thrust for development was laid on agriculture, industry, communication, education, health and allied sectors. Later on, realizing

that accelerated development can be provided only if governmental efforts are adequately supplemented by direct and indirect

involvement of people at the grass root level, the thrust shifted. N.R.I play very significant role in village development and

motivating development in various field such as educational, religious, economic, social, cultural, infrastructure, health and many

more. (GOI, 2012)

This study focuses on contribution of NRIs in Rural Development. The main objectives of this study are to assess various areas of

intervention of NRI‘s in village development, to explore the role of NRI in village development, to know impact of contribution of

NRI on local community participation in village development, to study development observed in villages through NRI‘s

contribution The sample of the study consists of 80 villagers from Samarkha, Sarsa, Kunjrav, Thamna villages of Anand district.

The tool of data collection was Interview Schedule. Through this study an attempt has been made to clearly define the areas

wherein NRIs have contributed and areas where still there is need for development.