RETHINKING DEVELOPMENT: TOTAL
VILLAGE MANAGEMENT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO PRESENT DEVELOPMENT
The
word “Development “implies orderly movement of an organism or a social system
from a lower level of functioning to a higher level of functioning and
integration. Anthropologists generally considered development as a state of
society providing for the security and necessities of its members, adopting
itself continuously with the changing conception of good life. Development
represents an increase in the capacities of the society to organize for its own
objectives and to carry out its programmes more effectively. The essential
element here is the organization. India is a country with approximately 80%
population living in the villages. It is therefore, important to develop the
villages then only the country can be considered as developed country in the
international arena. Tribal are integral part of Indian villages therefore,
village development model is being suggested here for integrated development.
As
per Census of India definition,” A village is a rural setup and defined as, “ A
parcel of land which as a rule is partly built over but mostly cultivated and
waste with a definite position and area, the boundaries of which were defined
either at the time of cadastral survey or at the time of revenue survey. It may
contain no houses at all or on the other hand, several hamlets (or total) each
bearing a different name. A village may be small, medium or of larger size with
multi-ethnic population”.
It is therefore, important to develop the villages,
then only, the country can be considered as developed country in the
international arena. Tribal are integral part of Indian villages therefore, total village management as an alternative to present
development model is being suggested here for integrated tribal /rural
development. This paper is to suggest a
methodology for total
village management
as an alternative to present rural development.
