Question

Imagine the different development goals of different people and complete the table given below:

Category of person	Development goals
Landless rural labourers	More days of work and better wages; local school can provide quality education for their children; there is no social discrimination, and they too can become leaders in the village.
Prosperous farmers from Punjab
Farmers who depend only on rain for growing crops
A rural woman from a land-owning family
Urban unemployed youth
A boy from a rich urban family
A girl from a rich urban family	She gets as much freedom as her brother and can decide what she wants to do in life. She can pursue her studies abroad.
An adivasi from Narmada valley

Accepted Answer

Category of person Development goals

Landless rural labourers More days of work and better wages; local school can provide quality education for their children; there is no social discrimination, and they too can become leaders in the village.

Prosperous farmers from Punjab High yield every year, cheap labour, and good prices for their produce. They should be able to send their children abroad.

Farmers who depend only on rain for growing crops Would expect a good and timely arrival of the monsoon season which would provide abundant water for irrigation and yield a better harvest.

A rural woman from land-owning family Her developmental goal would be to be able to provide good and proper education to her children and marry her daughter in a well-to-do family.

Urban unemployed youth To be able to get a quality job and expand levels of living, talent, and skills. To be able to get a handsome salary and become financial support of their family.

A boy from a rich urban family He would seek freedom from the expectations of his family. Would desire for freedom to chose to join the family business or start a new line for himself.

A girl from a rich urban family She gets as much freedom as her brother and can decide what she wants to do in life. She can pursue her studies abroad.

An Adivasi from Narmada valley He would wish for a proper meal for his family every day. He would want his area to be developed like other areas. He would want a good education for his kids, but would not want the Sardar Sarovar dam to be constructed.

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