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Lesson 20:Post –Independence era

Recommendations

• In its recommendations, the Committee proposed
• Formation of development block, each consisting of 100 to 120 villages.
• Appointment of revenue officers as development officers or extension officers, assisted by technical officers for agriculture, animal husbandry, co-ordination and engineering.
• One village level worker for every five or ten villages should be appointed. He will be the joint agent for all development activities and will convey to the farmer, the lessons of research, and to experts the problems of the farmers, and arrange supplies and services needed by the farmers
• Training of the required staff.
• Based on these recommendations highest priority was given to the development of agriculture and irrigation in the First Five-Year Plan.
• The Commission prescribed "Community Development" as the method for initiating the process of transformation of the social and economic life of villages and "Rural Extension" as its agency.