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The Pattern of Community Development Programme was further revised (modified with effect from 1 April 1958). According to this pattern, there were four stages:
- Pre-Extension Stage: At this stage, there was a budget provision of Rs.18, 800 for one year. The staff consisted of a block development officer, one agricultural extension officer and five village-level workers whose main duties were to survey the whole block area, to prepare the ground work for the intensive stage and conduct agricultural demonstrations.
- Stage I Blocks: After one year of the Pre-Extension stage, the block stepped into Stage I, with a budget provision of Rs.12 lakhs for five years for intensive development. During this period, provision was made to have one block development officer, eight extension officers, ten village level workers(VLWs), two gram sevikas, three stockmen (veterinary), one physician and 3-4 midwives, one compounder, a sanitary inspector and the necessary office staff.
- Stage II Blocks: In this stage, the staffing pattern was more or less the same, but there was a difference in the budget provision. The budget in this stage was five lakhs of rupees for a period of five years, i.e., one lakh per year.
- Post-stage II Blocks: This was the permanent stage. It was meant for the follow up work. The budget was one lakh of rupees per year. At this stage, all the developmental activities as in Stage II, under the various heads, such as agriculture, animal husbandry and co-operation, were to continue.
Needs are successfully satisfied only when,
- needs are identified, but not imagined.
- programme is planned for the need but not for the institution.
- institution is relevant enough to implement the programme.
Review of community development programmes reveled some failures which are listed below.
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