Role of DRDA in rural development: A study of two mandals in east Godavari District, A.P.

Agricultural production, due to its erratic nature leads to fluctuation. And this further leads to higher fluctuations in agricultural prices as well as agricultural incomes. In some cases, it is feasible to apply the tools that have been developed for monetary poverty measurement to non-monetary indicators of well-being. This increased purchasing power will demand for manufactured articles and, therefore, a big market for industries can be provided. In this way, rural development will also be in the interest of industrial development. The main objective is to enable the rural poor in the state, particularly the poorest of the poor, to improve their quality of life. Participation manifests itself in the actual involvement of an individual, directly or indirectly, in the formulation and implementation of a variety of programmes launched by the Government. Participation in this sense makes programme successful. In a large populated country like India the problem of poverty alleviation could not be resolved overnight but the steps taken up by the Government of India show some remarkable results. However, there is an urgent need to share the wealth of successful innovative initiates in rural development that target the various dimension of poverty under different condition.