Question

Suggest some ways which can be helpful in creating employment in rural areas.Explain with examples

Answer 1

The following measures can he taken to increase employment in rural areas
(i) Improve irrigation facilities, so that farmers harvest two or three crops in a year. Thus, more people can be employed.
(it) More dams should be built on rivers, so that more water can be provided to small farmers to increase the number of crops grown annually.
(iii) Provide better roads and improve transportation and storage, which will benefit small farmers and many people will be employed in these sectors.
(iv) Honey collection centres and vegetable and fruit processing units should be set-up.
(v) More cottage industries and services should be
promoted in rural areas with soft loans and marketing support.

Answer 2

Answer:1) Farmers should be encouraged to adopt pisciculture, horticulture, animal rearing, etc.

2) Government should encourage the commercial bank to provide loan to the farmer at cheaper rate.

3) The government should invest some money in these sectors so that indian village can be linked to the other markets.

4) In villages, near forest areas, honey collection centre can be started where farmer's can come and sell wild honey

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