Seoni
is a district where most of the population lives in
remote villages. Here the traditional profession of
villagers is to grow crops on small pieces of land.
The wave of modernity had not yet touched the people
living villages and small towns of the district as
they had fewer visits to the district headquarter or
major towns. The main cause of this backwardness was
lack of pucca roads and transport facilities. But the
scenario has changed a lot after construction of
asphalted roads under National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme. These roads link remote villages
with each other. The rural roads constructed under the
scheme have ensure two-pronged benefits to the
residents of remote villages. First, they got
employment in their village itself and did not have to
migrate to other areas in search of job and second,
they can now travel to other places throughout the
year.
The
impact of construction of these rural roads is
discernible on the lifestyle of villagers now.
Children have started going to school regularly
without any difficulty, vegetables produced by farmers
can now reach far-off places in fresh condition
bringing good prices and no patient dies due to lack
of medicare as he can be rushed to the nearest
hospital any time. The construction of rural roads has
also brought about a pleasant change in the
socio-economic scenario. Due to easy and smooth
accessibility, good marriage proposals have started
coming for the girls and boys living in these remote
villages. Relatives can attend functions in other
villages without much ado. In fact, construction of
these roads has provided work as well numerous
facilities to the villagers. To top it all, their
economic status has also gone up.
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