6-683: Kaudihar is a block of Soraon tehsil in Prayagraj district . Kaurihar is located on the Lucknow-Prayagraj National Highway, at a distance of 22 km from the District headquarter . till the year 2019 it was the biggest block of Uttar Pradesh having more than 125 gram sabhas, in the year 2019 Kaudihar was divided into three blocks Kaurihar, Shringverpur Dham and Bhagwatpur. Now there are 36 Gram Sabhas in Kaudihar Block. Kaurihar
12-404: A block is coterminous with the panchayat samiti area. The nomenclature varies from state to state, such as common terms like "block" and others including community development block , panchayat union block , panchayat block, panchayat samiti block , development block , etc. All denote a CD Block, which is a subdivision of a district , exclusively for rural development. The concept of
18-399: A process of integrated culture change aimed at transforming the social and economic life of villagers. The community development programme was rapidly implemented. In 1956, by the end of the first five-year plan period , there were 248 blocks, covering around a fifth of the population in the country. By the end the second five-year plan period , there were 3,000 blocks covering 70 per cent of
24-427: Is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technical specialists and village-level workers. A community development block covers several gram panchayats , the local administrative units at the village level. A block is a rural subdivision and typically smaller than a tehsil. A tehsil is purely for revenue administration, whereas a block is for rural development purposes. In most states,
30-495: Is very famous market where weekly cattle market is held on every Thursday and Sunday. This Prayagraj district location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Community development block In India , a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil , administratively earmarked for planning and development. In tribal areas, similar sub-divisions are called tribal development blocks (TD blocks). The area
36-545: The community development block was first suggested by Grow More Food (GMF) Enquiry Committee in 1952 to address the challenge of multiple rural development agencies working without a sense of common objectives. Based on the committee's recommendations, the community development programme was launched on a pilot basis in 1952 to provide for a substantial increase in the country's agricultural programme , and for improvements in systems of communication, in rural health and hygiene, and in rural education and also to initiate and direct
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