Anti-Poverty Objectives- Part 3

Decongestion of heavily congested urban areas will promote the development of the rural areas, which will definitely benefit the poor sections of the people. Further objectives become necessary. These are listed below in continuation.

5. To conserve all available resources.

In these countries resources pose the critical problem. While their availability can be increased through foreign assistance, internal resource has to be conserved. These resources are within the sphere of influence and control of the governments and it is only the degree of competence of the administration that can result in their better utilization. Wasting available resources and asking for foreign assistance is like allowing a thief to enter a house knowingly and then asking the neighbour to compensate the loss.

Conservation of existing resources and putting them to the best use creates a sense of economy all over. Foreign governments develop confidence in the country's administration and competence to manage its own resources. It paves the way for the inflow of foreign capital. technical know-how and technology. The production pattern in the country needs reorganization so as to restrict availability of luxury items, making some of them not available within the country.

Serious efforts are needed to locate, develop and utilize talent for achieving these results. Efforts to prevent leakages of resources through channels like waste, corruption, breakdown of law and order; inflation, demotivation etc. are required. Development of resources is a necessity. Enterprise in all fields of human endeavour offering prospects of wider benefits to the community deserves encouragement and reward.

6. To increase the quantum and quality of resources