Gandian Model
Gandian Model
iv) Employed and Unemployed Levels The Gandhian model would be much reliable to reduce
As per the 66th NSS round, the male and female em- the gap between the haves and have-nots, instead of rep-
ployed on Current Daily Basis (CDS) were 50.1 per cent licating the Western models of economic development,
and 18.2 per cent in that order and the unemployed on which lead to drastic inequalities and too much capital
the CDS basis were 6.4 per cent and 8.0 for males and fe- concentration in a few hands (Naik J.P. 1983) There are
males respectively. certain objections to the adoptability of Gandhian rural re-
construction, since certain academic and political groups
(iv) Lagging Agriculture express the view that rural social stratification and social
The pathetic conditions of cultivators generate a number hierarchy may become obstacles for the development of
of questions. A large proportion of the agricultural land the underprivileged and backward sections in society. But
is without irrigation facilities. We find suicides of farmers, at same time, they argue strongly for a new approach for
huge debt burden, and low level of incomes, market prob- the welfare of the huge masses of rural India. (Suryakant
lems. Thus a galaxy of problems exists in agriculture in ru- Waghmore, 2008 and Surinder S. Jodhka, 2002.Though
ral India. A major segment of the population depends on there are doubts over the working of the Gandhian eco-
agriculture, its growth rate in the recent past (10 years) has nomic ideology, we should be ready to accept the ground
been low—not more than 1.5 per cent (crop). It certainly realties of the present scenario of economic failure in en-
affects the incomes of a vast segment of the population. suring well-being for a large chunk of our fellow men.
There is hardly any appreciable development in the eco- Therefore, Mathur B.P. (2011) clearly articulated: “It is time
nomic condition of the small and marginal farmers. we abandon a model whose foundations rest on material-
ism, consumption and greed.”
(v) Indebtedness
It is reported the indebtedness of all rural people was 25 Notwithstanding the controversial aspects of the Gandhian
per cent and 47.30 per cent for 1999-00 and 2004-05 re- model, one can hardly deny its relevance in the current
spectively. For labour households, the indebtedness re- turbulent and violent-prone societies. It is the right time to
ports that for all households average indebtedness per adopt the Gandhian model in the interest of 84 crores of
household is Rs 4852 in 2004-05 and the average debt per the rural population.Hence, our rural development policies
indebted household( for all) is Rs 6049 and Rs 10,259 in are to be given shape through the prism of Gandhian ru-
the similar period. Farmers’ suicides from 1997 (13,622) ral reconstruction. What we need today is to devise a new
to 2006 (17,060) have been persisting. The rate of suicides model of economic development based on the Gandhian
during 1996-2005 reported as per lakh population from ideology.
1.42 per cent to 1.55 per cent.
IV. Conclusion
III. Need for Alternative model for Village’s makeover in Rural regions in our nation are still deprived of basic ne-
India cessities. Poverty in rural areas has resulted in suicides
There is a dire need to take the message and practice of of a large number of farmers. A number of schemes and
Gandhian thought in both planning and implementation programs have been made for providing employment op-
to render a real change in village life. Where the old poli- portunities to the rural youth over the years but due to
cies have failed to guarantee welfare to all, an alternative poor implementation of the programs and the absence of
policy must be devised. Since the gloomy situation, as dis- proper monitoring almost all the schemes have not shown
cussed earlier, stand in the way of ensuring peaceful and expected results. Thus the Gandhian Paradigm of social
harmonious life for vast segments of Indian peoples, it is progress needs to be followed effectively in our villages.
necessary on the part of policy makers to consider the
Gandhian ideology of village transformation, and helps to India need a new matrix of economic development, in
ameliorate the prevailing conditions. which progress is measured in terms of development of
human capability, dignified employment for everyone, eq-
The economic models of India are hardly successful to re- uitable distribution of income and wealth, ecological sus-
move the maladies on the rural front; rather these have tainability and social well-being of the community. Gan-
paved the way for transfer of resources from rural to urban dhiji’s ideas are more relevant today than ever before,
in the form of humans and raw material. It is high time to specially his philosophy of self-reliance and decentraliza-
formulate a new model, which is based on the Gandhian tion.
ideology ( Mishra,2009; Rangarajan and Rajkumar, 2009) .
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