Rural development programmes in India for progress of the villages

The population of India is approximately 125 crore. Out of which 70% of the population is subjected to various problems. The gravest of all the problems are faced by the poverty driven lower class. Their problems seem to be never ending and their means to cure the existing problem and prevent the upcoming problems are limited to a very marginal base. Out of the 100 million there are certain people who are a little more privileged and those who in their own way try to help and support people in need. These people or organizations who work for the improvement of the country and its people without the support of the government are called as the NGO in India.

These Private Organizations pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, and provide social or community development. They provide services for the women, downtrodden, culturally weak, children, and welfare of the poor as well as animals are running successfully all across India. They thrive to improve their lives and are running solely for the purpose of development and improvement. Some of the NGO’s in India are also affiliated with the government programmes which work towards development. Through their help lines and drives it is possible for a person in need to reach them and get needed help.

Just like these organizations work within the country, there are others around the world that work globally to foster help and services to the equipped. With the constant increase of epidemics and disasters, these organizations come to the rescue of those who are in need of help and for those countries who unwillingly fail to provide help to the citizens due to certain circumstances. These organizations are known as the international non governmental organizations. Their main focus is to provide relief and development aid to developing countries. They are also one of the first respondents to natural disasters, like hurricanes, floods and famines, or crisis that need emergency relief.

The villages in India have been under the torments of various economic, social and developmental problems since times immemorial. With abject poverty, disease and disaster being the host of the villagers, the health of the villagers has disintegrated and they have been subjected to various cruel tactics of the businessmen from the cities. To improve the condition of the rural population and to enlighten them about the various knowledgeable insights on their fields of activity the government of India as well private organizations have come up with a series of Rural Development Programmes in India.

They are as follows:

1)      Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana.

2)      Installation of Hydrams

3)      Marketing of Rural Goods

4)      Milch Lifestock Improvement

Rural Development through Diversification in Agriculture.

Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre inaugurated by PM Shri Narendra Modi - Mumbai

On the evening of Saturday 25th October 2014, Hon. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre. The Prime Minister talked about the importance of good health and said that the Government and the people have to work together for creating a healthy India. He congratulated Reliance Foundation & Smt. Nita Ambani for their efforts towards this initiative. Speaking at the inauguration, he said, "Just as this 90 year old hospital has undergone kayakalp (renewal), India too, can undergo a kayakalp, in the health sector"

Shri Mukesh Ambani, Governor Shri C Vidyasagar Rao, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Smt Nita Ambani at inauguration of Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital

Digital inauguration of Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

Reliance Foundation Chairperson Smt Nita Ambani, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, RIL CMD Shri Mukesh Ambani and Maharashtra Governor Shri Vidyasagar Rao during oath taking by the nurses

Renowned personalities in the country graced the hospital inauguration event

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi along with Governor Shri C Vidyasagar Rao visiting the neo-natal ICU at Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre

How Reliance Foundation of India has improved quality of education?

India boasts of a robust education system. Despite the booming population, educational institutes have come up in every nook and corner of the country to cater to the educational needs of Indian students. However, the academia debates that there is still room for improvement in the education sector. There is need for better quality education for children and college goers. In this light, the Dhirubhai Ambani University run by the Reliance Foundation offers the best in class educational facilities to meritorious students.

The Reliance Foundation has worked quite hard towards achieving the much required change in the Indian education system. Its objective is to provide quality education to all and it does this through following methods:

• -          Its huge network of schools provides open access to quality education
• -          It offers the coveted Dhirubhai Ambani scholarship to the meritorious
• -          Provides state of the art educational facilities at the DhirubhaiAmbani University
• -          Supports like minded partners

Facilities at the Dhirubhai Ambani University

1. This university, also known as the Reliance University, offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Information and Communication Technology. 
2. It has a modern, well networked campus with optical fibre connectivity between the buildings. 
3. It has three air conditioned lecture theatres with AV presentation systems. While two of these lecture theatres can accommodate as many as 200 students, the third is designed to accommodate 250 students. 
4. It has a laboratory building that houses the multimedia, grid, network, VLSI, RF and English language laboratories. 
5. It has a gymnasium, a music room and facilities for outdoor games such as cricket, volleyball, football etc. 
6. It has two residential halls or hostels for men and women. It also has a medical centre with two doctors who are available at specified time. 

Reliance Foundation Schools

The Reliance Foundation Schools are yet another initiative by the reputed foundation of India. There are about 13 schools in the network, spread across the country and they are the source of education for about 15,000 Indian students.

1. These schools use the National Curriculum Framework and NCERT guidelines for the syllabus. 
2. The classrooms are AV enabled and also have a public address system, ergonomically designed furniture and display boards. 
3. It has well equipped Science laboratories with audio-video teaching aids for better teaching learning process. 
4. It also has a mathematics laboratory which helps students to conceptualise the content taught and prevent rote learning. 

This NGO in India has strived hard to achieve world class standards in education and aims at developing well-read, responsible citizens from its students.