Question

Which of the following are the main objectives of "Nilokheri Project"?

1. to rehabilitate displaced persons
2. to attain self-sufficiency by utilising the labour and talents of the refugees, and to meet the basic needs of the population.
3. Under the project, vocational training-cum-production centres were started to give training and employment opportunities to the refugees

• A. iii only
• B. All of these
• C. i only
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer:

B. All of these

Nilokheri Project

• This project, also known as the Refugee Rehabilitation Project, though started in 1943 became fully operational in 1948 when it developed a new township for displaced persons from West Pakistan.

The main objectives of this project were:

• to rehabilitate displaced persons;

• to attain self-sufficiency by utilising the labour and talents of the refugees, and to meet the basic needs of the population.

• Under the project, vocational training-cum-production centres were started to give training and employment opportunities to the refugees, Mazdoor Manzil', a new township, was created for a population of 5,000.

• The township had facilities like hospital, schools, vocational and technical institutions for training, veterinary and agricultural extension services, and recreational facilities.

• Based on the success of this project, adoption of an agro-industrial economy for the development of the nearby rural areas was visualized.

• The main limitation of the project was its inability to develop cooperative spirit among the members of cooperatives and between technical and managerial staff.