Q.Write a short note on Village Sarvodhaya.

Village Sarvodaya is Gandhi's vision of rural reconstruction — the welfare of all through self-sufficient, self-governing villages built on cottage industries, decentralisation and cooperation; Vinoba Bhave extended it via the Bhoodan–Sarvodaya movement.

In the Tamil Nadu HSC Class-11 Economics syllabus, Village Sarvodaya is studied as a model of rural development rooted in Gandhian thought.

1. Meaning. Sarvodaya literally means the "rise/welfare of all." Village Sarvodaya applies this to rural India — the all-round development and upliftment of every member of the village community, especially the weakest.
2. Self-sufficient villages (Gram Swaraj). Gandhiji envisaged villages that are largely self-reliant in their basic needs — food, clothing and other essentials — through local production.
3. Village and cottage industries. Emphasis on khadi, handicrafts and small village industries to provide employment and reduce dependence on cities and imports. …