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TOPIC: Indian villages- Strength or Weakness

Welcome

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India is a land of villages. There are some 638000 villages in India.

According to 2015 census, 72.20% of the population live in villages. They depend mostly on Agriculture and Small Scale industries.

INDIAN VILLAGE:

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Indian Village as Strength

Our basis need is food and it comes from villages.

In India 60% of employment is basis on agriculture.

India is the world's second largest country in agricultural.

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Rice Exports by Country

India: US$6.4 billion (30.1% of total rice exports)

Thailand: $4.5 billion (21.4%)

United States: $2.1 billion (9.7%)

Pakistan: $1.9 billion (9.1%)

Vietnam: $1.6 billion (7.5%)

Italy: $591.8 million (2.8%)

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Very high percentage of workforce involved in agriculture which contributes only 17.2% of GDP.

Poor infrastructural facilities

Low productivity

Low literacy rates

Rural-urban divide, leading to inequality in living standards.

Weakness

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Move towards city

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