Smart Value Smart Village

Smart village is the need of the hour. Smart village means to have the development in the rural areas so that there should be adequate education facilities, health care facilities, sanitation facilities, proper roads facilities, etc.

Smart villages are more important than the smart cities. As the cities are already developed and having almost every facility, but villages are still at the zero place with no proper facilities and even not properly developed. Smart villages are a scheme made for the development of the cities providing quality education, health care facilities, job facilities, etc. this all will improve the standard living life of all the villagers. There are many areas which need to developed as soon as possible. So as to cure the long-term damage.

Smart villages are most important to be developed because almost 70% of Indian population lives in the villages but due to absence of even basic immunities, medical center, people from villages migrate to cities which creates more population in cities as a result many serious problems like pollution, deforestation, etc. will take place. Farmers suicide because they don’t even get the requires sum for their hard work. Many farmers suicide due to crop failure because this is only a source of income. There is lack of job opportunities for the young generation or even they don’t get better wages from farming. People from villages migrate in cities but it increases pollution, traffic problems, increased crime rates, infrastructure related problems, etc. That is why there is a need of smart villages.

Now the development of villages to smart villages can help in many ways. It can help them in having basic requirements of health (medicines), education and even can create job facilities which can even control the migration towards cities. Village development will help to develop the people of rural areas making them more aware about the different benefits, different schemes, digitalization, etc.

There are various ways for the development of villages. The first thing is to create various job opportunities for the youth in villages which will help in decreasing the migration. Like Hospital should be there for better treatment of patients, so that they shouldn’t have to move for cities in emergency situation. This also create employment for youngster. Farming should be given due importance with some monetary benefits or remunerator occupation. Different schemes such as crop insurances, soil health card, etc. should be given and their benefits should reach them. Projects like digital India and skill India should be interpreted an agency to reach the villages. Now there are different large water bodies which can be used in water harvesting methods etc.

Smart villages have to adopt modern technology which is environmentally friendly. They have to use solar energy for street holding lights. Have to provide free Wi-Fi facilities to all the people in village, by this initiative other people will attract for the village to see it. There should have to build proper toilet facility for everyone.

There are many rural banks in India which help the underdeveloped villages to build a strong village or smart village.by opening a branch in rural areas. This will help the villagers to put their costly items in lockers by using locker facility, also they will take loans at cheap interest rate. Some’s of the names of rural banks which support many villages are Allahabad UP Gramin Bank, Bihar Gramin Bank, Assam Gramin Vikash Bank, and many more.

Conclusion:  In short, smart villages are most important for the development of country. There are many schemes which should reach the villages for the benefits. Different teams should be appointed for teaching the village farmers about the farming techniques etc. there all would contribute in the smart village creation. Smart village is not only to build infrastructure, toilet, water tanks and public buildings. Its also to empower the people.

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