Community development block

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In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development.^[1] In tribal areas, similar sub-divisions are called tribal development blocks (TD blocks).^[2] The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technical specialists and village-level workers.^[3] 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, a block is coterminous with the panchayat samiti area.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Nomenclature

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.^[7]^[6]^[4]

History

The concept of 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.^[8] 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 a process of integrated culture change aimed at transforming the social and economic life of villagers.^[9] 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 the rural population. By 1964, the entire country was covered.^[10]

Block Development Officer

In India, a Civil service officer of the rank of Block Development Officer (BDO) is the in-charge of a CD Block in India. BDO are usually officers of representative state-governments. BDO reports to the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM).

Blocks statewise

State	CD Block	Number of CD Blocks
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	CD Block	9^[11]
Andhra Pradesh	Mandal	685
Arunachal Pradesh	Block	112^[12]
Assam	Block	219^[5]
Bihar	Block	342
Chandigarh	Block	3
Chhattisgarh	CD Block	342
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	CD Block	342
Delhi	CD Block	342
Goa	CD Block	342
Gujarat	CD Block	342
Haryana	Block	142
Himachal Pradesh	CD Block	342
Jammu and Kashmir	CD Block	342
Jharkhand	Block	263
Karnataka	CD Block	342
Kerala	Block	152
Ladakh	CD Block	342
Lakshadweep	CD Block	342
Madhya Pradesh	CD Block	342
Maharashtra	CD Block	342
Manipur	CD Block	342
Meghalaya	CD Block	342
Mizoram	CD Block	342
Nagaland	CD Block	342
Odisha	CD Block	314
Puducherry	CD Block	342
Punjab	CD Block	342
Rajasthan	CD Block	342
Sikkim	CD Block	342
Tamil Nadu	Taluk	220
Telangana	Mandal	342
Tripura	CD Block	58
Uttar Pradesh	CD Block	822^[13]
Uttarakhand	CD Block	95
West Bengal	CD Block	342^[14]^[15]

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References

↑ Maheshwari, Shriram. "Rural Development and Bureaucracy in India". The Indian Journal of Public Administration. XXX (3): 1093–1100.
↑ Vidyarthi, Lalita Prasad (1981). Tribal Development and Its Administration. Concept Publishing Company.
↑ Sharma, Shailendra D. (1999). Development and Democracy in India. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. ISBN 9781555878108.
1 2 "Development Blocks | District Barabanki, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India" . Retrieved 5 April 2024.
1 2 CD Blocks of Assam. "Administrative setup".
1 2 "GUIDELINES FOR THE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS OF THE NEWLY CREATED ADDITIONAL BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS IN THE PANCHAYAT UNION ADMINISTRATIVE SET-UP" (PDF). Rural Development Department, Government of Tami Nadu.
↑ "Block development offices; Kerala, Commissionerate of Rural Development".
↑ Report of The Grow More Food Enquiry Committee. Government of India Ministry of Food and Agriculture. 1952.
↑ "First Five Year Plan". Planning Commission. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
↑ "The Failure of the Community Development Programme in India". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
↑ About of the block. "Tehsil details".
↑ Administrative setup. "Administrative setup" (PDF).
↑ "Social Demography of Uttar Pradesh". Government of Uttar Pradesh official portal. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
↑ "Census 2011, West Bengal" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
↑ "Rural development in West Bengal". Department of Panchayat & Rural Development, Government of West Bengal homepage. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

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[:0-1] Maheshwari, Shriram. "Rural Development and Bureaucracy in India". The Indian Journal of Public Administration. XXX (3): 1093–1100.

[2] Vidyarthi, Lalita Prasad (1981). Tribal Development and Its Administration. Concept Publishing Company.

[3] Sharma, Shailendra D. (1999). Development and Democracy in India. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. ISBN 9781555878108.

[:1-4] 1 2 "Development Blocks | District Barabanki, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India" . Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[:2-5] 1 2 CD Blocks of Assam. "Administrative setup".

[:3-6] 1 2 "GUIDELINES FOR THE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS OF THE NEWLY CREATED ADDITIONAL BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS IN THE PANCHAYAT UNION ADMINISTRATIVE SET-UP" (PDF). Rural Development Department, Government of Tami Nadu.

[7] "Block development offices; Kerala, Commissionerate of Rural Development".

[8] Report of The Grow More Food Enquiry Committee. Government of India Ministry of Food and Agriculture. 1952.

[9] "First Five Year Plan". Planning Commission. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[10] "The Failure of the Community Development Programme in India". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2010.

[11] About of the block. "Tehsil details".

[12] Administrative setup. "Administrative setup" (PDF).

[13] "Social Demography of Uttar Pradesh". Government of Uttar Pradesh official portal. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

[14] "Census 2011, West Bengal" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[15] "Rural development in West Bengal". Department of Panchayat & Rural Development, Government of West Bengal homepage. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

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