Question

According to Gandhi the rural development means (a) Welfare of the rural people (b) Provide more responsibilities to rural people (c) Grama swarajya (d) Upholds the human independence and dignity​

Answer 1

Providing administrative power and the responsibility of developing the village to people themselves is called decentralization. It is a process through which power-sharing occurs and people participate in decision making. It is also a process that aims at planning and development from below. This process was called as ‘Grama Swarajya’ by Mahatma Gandhi. Following were Gandhiji's concept of Grama Swarajya:

i) Administrative power to the villagers

ii) The responsibility of developing the village to villagers

iii) Self-reliant, self-sufficient and prosperous villages

iv) Self-reliant, self-sufficient village life is ‘Grama Swarajya’

v) Decentralization ends all kinds of exploitation

vi) Upholds human independence and dignity

vii) Nurtures human values like compassion and co operations