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Madhya Pradesh Anandi Ben Patel for their outstanding The concept emphasizes on sustainable and equitable
contribution in the field of rural development. Smart development by providing basic amenities like
Village Dhanora: a graffiti of determination of an 11-year- sanitation, safe drinking water, internal roads,
old boy: plantation, water conservation and livelihood training
at the same time inculcating moral values in the
One person can change the psyche of the society.
society with the object of improving the standard of

The village Dhanora is a small village in the state of living of the villagers. The concept is founded on five
Rajasthan with the population of around 2000. Like elements i.e. Retrofitting, Redevelopment, Green fields,

other Indian villages, it was devoid of sanitation facility, E-Pan and Livelihood. To develop Dhanora as smart

internal roads, access of potable water, water village the meeting of all stakeholders (villagers,
conservation system and suffered encroachment of including women and youths and representatives of
the roads, electrical power fluctuation, non-availability Gram Panchayat etc.) was organized and detailed plan
of employment-oriented education, unemployment and strategy was decided. The aspirations of villagers
and poverty so on and so forth. These and many other of Dhanora were enormous, thus considering the
problems were witnessed by him from his childhood. enthusiasm and aspirations of villagers, the movement
The ideas and dream for transformation of his village was launched. Sense of awareness and active public
catapulted into action on interaction with Prof. participation of the stakeholders are the keys to any
Priyanand Agale and Eco Needs Foundation. The change in the society. To create awareness, the first
concept of a Smart Village was thus formalized with women Panchayat was organised and issues related to
the focus on all round human development and women like sanitation, use of toilets, use of sanitary
arresting the rapid deterioration of natural resources pads, their role in shaping future of kids and girl child

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