Rural India

I was reading an article in the latest forbes india magazine and made me think of the rural india. What an area for immense growth and opportunities.I strongly feel that if rural india develops,then the whole nation grows.MFIs are doing their job to fund the underprivileged and this has seen huge rise in the confidence levels of the villagers.They are now able to sustain their shop and other enterprises.But even the biggest MFI,SKS has reached only 7 mn people which is nothing considering the total 150 mn poor households of india.If we can cover the remaining then we can see bigger differences.Telecom has seen rise in the villages of india.Total mobile base of the country has crossed 400 mn and still another 50% plus of the population needs to be covered.Technology has helped the poor to know the latest weather reports. Villagers can now get access to the daily market prices of food items which will help him get the best price for his products than before.Electricity is reaching the villages in forms of solar.Many new entrepreneurs are looking for infotech applications in the rural parts.Health care needs to be set at huge pace to meet the needs.Recent announcement to give extra 10 marks to a medical student for 1 year of rural practice makes much sense.Education is a major factor for rural uplift.Villagers need to be shown that there exist a better world and a better life outside which can be reached with education.All passout M.Ed students to be given chances to teach in the villages with better stipends.I agree that things are changing,but we need to understand that we are not running a marathon when we compare with other developing nations of the world.We are running a sprint.We need to accelerate each of the rural steps for the mass reach and execution.Once rural india grows,the entire nation grows.Believe it before you see it.