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Lesson      Pre-requisites of Development
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                            FACTS        Development of infrastructures have several
                         to Understand   benefits directly and indirectly.




           For the development available means and resources should be utilized properly. Raw
           materials themselves are not enough to develop. So skilled manpower and capital
           are required to make the best use of raw materials. The basic facilities and the
           services provided for the economic and social development of the nation are known
           as Prerequisites of Development. The elements like education, health, transportation
           communication, drinking water and electricity play an important role in the social
           and economic development of a country.  Development requires  various  means,
           resources,  facilities, services, etc. to transform a society positively. Prerequisites
           are considered as the basic things that are a must for the smooth functioning of a
           society.  It is  also  called  infrastructures.  Besides  the  six  elements  of  prerequisites
           peace, natural resources, human resources, trade, commerce (market), capital, raw
           materials, energy, irrigation are also considered as prerequisites.

           The infrastructure  of development  plays  a vital  role in rapid  development  of the
           society and establish peace in a country. It enhances job opportunities, growth in
           economy. These can be growth in GDP, PCI and HDI of a country It gives over all
           development of the country. The preconditions of development are:
                 Peace
                 Security

                 Skilled Manpower
                 Resources
                 Political Stability

                 Capable and Competent Leader
                 People's Participation






                                     Delay of work is called Red Tapism










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