Development and Its Merits and Demerits over Locals
DEVELOPMENT AND ITS MERITS AND DEMERITS OVER LOCALS
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Development is a concept that signifies the enhancement, the betterment of present status of an Individual, an area, a state, a region, or a country in context with that particular space and time. Development is a view. It is a dynamic concept. The Term development is defined by whom, is inevitable to be answered. Development is a relative term. However, it should be pondered over that development is being done in which area, by whom and what are the repercussions?
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In context of following articles it can be said that there will be imbalance in the concept of development if local bodies, local people are not allowed to contribute and will not be benefitted from those developmental activities, more importantly when their rights will not be theirs.
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Here is the case of Plachimada village in Palakkad district, Kerala over the site of a sharp dispute between the local people and Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. (HCB).
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The local panchayat had granted licence to manufacture beverages in that area as for the development of the area by the revenue that panchayat would be getting and further more employment like other benefits could be achieved. But here, one thing should be noticed that development is being done for whom? When that cola factory was set up none of the villagers was asked about that nor was any advice taken from them.
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It is not the matter that who will be benefitted and who will not what matters most is the benefit that is being achieved by whom, is it the panchayat, the local people or the company itself ? Development is the concept inheriting equality with itself. However most of the development programmes that are run by either any institution
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Development is a concept that signifies the enhancement, the betterment of present status of an Individual, an area, a state, a region, or a country in context with that particular space and time. Development is a view. It is a dynamic concept. The Term development is defined by whom, is inevitable to be answered. Development is a relative term. However, it should be pondered over that development is being done in which area, by whom and what are the repercussions?
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In context of following articles it can be said that there will be imbalance in the concept of development if local bodies, local people are not allowed to contribute and will not be benefitted from those developmental activities, more importantly when their rights will not be theirs.
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Here is the case of Plachimada village in Palakkad district, Kerala over the site of a sharp dispute between the local people and Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. (HCB).
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The local panchayat had granted licence to manufacture beverages in that area as for the development of the area by the revenue that panchayat would be getting and further more employment like other benefits could be achieved. But here, one thing should be noticed that development is being done for whom? When that cola factory was set up none of the villagers was asked about that nor was any advice taken from them.
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It is not the matter that who will be benefitted and who will not what matters most is the benefit that is being achieved by whom, is it the panchayat, the local people or the company itself ? Development is the concept inheriting equality with itself. However most of the development programmes that are run by either any institution