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programme is NREP (National Rural Employment Science and Technology
Programme) .
India has shown tremendous progress in the field
Similar programmes are also run in the urban of science and technology. It has taken time to
areas, such as Jawahar Rozgar Yojna . introduce education in science and technology in
the country as the general trend in the past was for
Just Think! white-collar jobs. However, a sea-change has
come about in the thinking of the people as more
What steps we can take for removal of poverty? and more young people opt for a career in science
and technology. A very large number of them
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want to become engineers, doctors, technocrats
Infrastructure is the basis of development for a and scientists. This is a good sign and will result in
country, so suitable attention must be paid to this making India a fully developed country in not too
area. Since independence, much attention has distant future.
been paid to the development of infrastructure, Impact of Economic Presence of
such as multipurpose projects (dams), laying of Government
railways, building of roads, building of basic
industries etc. This infrastructure has enabled our Thus, we see that the government contributes
country to tread on the path of progress and significantly in all areas of human activity. This
march shoulder to shoulder with the developed has benefited the people of the country to a great
countries of the world. extent. The GDP (gross domestic product) and per
capita income have gone up manifold since
Health
independence. The percentage of people living
Health is a basic need, so many steps were taken below poverty line (BPL) has gone down, and we
to ensure treatment and prevention of diseases in can see the people enjoying more facilities of life.
India. For this, suitable steps were taken to Cars, motorcycles, televisions and refrigerators are
establish medical schools for providing medical common facilities available with the common
education, research and development of medical people, and this shows that the economic
equipment and medicines, establishment of presence of the government has benefited the
primary health centres and hospitals in different people greatly. Though some problems remain,
parts of the country etc. yet we are confident that all these problems
would be eradicated in the times to come and
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countries of the world.
Health sector is likely to progress if healthcare is
given due importance.

v Most important function of the government is to look after the well being of the people.
v The private sector is motivated by profit, while the primary concern of the public sector is development
and well being of the people.
v The chief method employed by the government is Five-Year Plans so that long term projects can be
undertaken.
v The important areas in which the government operates are water, agriculture, education, industry,
generation of employment, infrastructure, health, and science and technology.
v We can feel the impact of economic presence of the government on all fields of life.

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