A comprehensive plan is
needed for stopping this migration which is due to econocial, social and aspirational
reasons.
1. Connectivity: Good
road network to connect each village to nearby semi urban centre for travel and
to send goods is needed for creating and sustaining economic activity in
villages. Public transportation like RTC Buses to each village is a must.
2. Encouraging Cultivation: Almost all the villages have surplus land
belonging to Panchayath. Further many villages have lands left uncultivated by
the owners for various reasons. One of the main reasons is the fear of giving
it for rent cultivation or for share cropping purpose. Legislative changes
providing some scope for short term renting of agricultural lands will be
helpful for everyone as it frees vast amount of agricultural land, increase
agricultural production and will create jobs in Villages.
3. Vegetable
Cultivation: Vegetable cultivation needs maximum amount of labour. Huge demand
for vegetables is already there and it will only increase as the economy
progresses. Hence create a scheme under which both panchayath lands and the
private lands which are not being cultivated can be brought under cultivation
with either Panchayath or some self-help society as the tenant for a limited
period. This will create huge job opportunities.
4. Fertilizer making: Manure, gobur, agri-watage and items can be
made in to organic fertilizers. It will be an import substitute and has scope
for creating large amount of employment.
5. Manufacture of items:
Each village has to be made self sufficient on all manufacturing items which
are low tech in making. Things like agricultural tools, house hold articles,
process foods like pickles, food processing activities etc all can be done with
low tech base at the villages.
6. Capital investment
and Asset Creation: Ground water
recharge structure, Drinking water facilities, micro village level irrigation
works, drainage etc works, Housing facilities for poor can be made. No further or extra money needed to be spent
here. MANDREGA amounts can be spent properly and other schemes are implemented
properly.
7. Education and Medical facilities: Lack
of medical and education facilities is also one of the reasons for migration
apart from livelihood. Provide them within 10 to 15 KM of each village.
