Stopping peoples migration form villages to towns:

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.