Discuss in small groups

The economic well-being of a country depends on a balanced development of villages and the cities.

A country is said to be economically strong, only when there are smart villages, not just smart cities in it. Nearly 97% of the food that we consume today is from villages. The development of a country is not possible by leaving the villages and just by concentrating on cities. As Mahatma Gandhi said, “villages are the twigs of a country.” fi there is no growth in the twigs, then there is no growth in the country and it’s economy as well.

Agriculture was once the livelihood of more than 70% people in India. But that number has been decreasing gradually till today because of industrialization and some other factors.

Villages are not just the sources of food, they are also the store houses of our culture and tradition. The true climate of a country can be seen only in villages. There is much to learn and a lot to develop in villages.

A country’s development is not possible by turning the rich into richer and the poor into poorer. it is possible by turning the poor into the rich, which can be done only when the development of cities is hand in hand with the development of villages.