Principles and Techniques of Veterinary and AH Extension

NATIONAL EXTENSION SERVICES (NES) AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCKS

• The experience of these pilot projects indicated that people were ready, even keen for the programme. So, there was a need for rapid extension of the programme of same magnitude (as in 55 projects).
• The government therefore decided to launch another programme alongside Community Development programme, of less intensive nature called National extension Services (NES) formulated in April, 1953 and was inaugurated on October 2^nd, 1953. (one year after CDP).
• This was a major development in the sphere of rural reconstruction in India. Since the basic idea underlying both CD and NES was same, two were integrated under one agency at the centre and states. The idea behind both was to cover the entire country within a period of 10 years.