22:
1416:
101:
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. Based on the committee's recommendations, the community development
1016:
110:
education and also to initiate and direct a process of integrated culture change aimed at transforming the social and economic life of villagers. The community development programme was rapidly implemented. In 1956, by the end of the
1009:
1002:
1246:
1296:
1477:
622:
1121:
1472:
1311:
1397:
1276:
1453:
1156:
1066:
831:
254:
785:"GUIDELINES FOR THE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS OF THE NEWLY CREATED ADDITIONAL BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS IN THE PANCHAYAT UNION ADMINISTRATIVE SET-UP"
1381:
1331:
61:
is purely for revenue administration, whereas a block is for rural development purposes. In most states, a block is coterminous with the
1482:
332:
1231:
723:
652:
177:
696:
1487:
131:(BDO) is the in-charge of a CD Block in India. BDO are usually officers of representative state-governments. BDO reports to the
1321:
1101:
432:
1316:
861:
566:
57:, the local administrative units at the village level. A block is a rural subdivision and typically smaller than a tehsil. A
1336:
1171:
363:
53:(BDO), supported by several technical specialists and village-level workers. A community development block covers several
1446:
1291:
1086:
581:
509:
486:
1076:
159:
50:
1301:
1261:
1216:
1116:
1106:
1056:
742:
378:
1386:
1371:
1306:
1204:
1166:
1161:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1061:
132:
119:, there were 3,000 blocks covering 70 per cent of the rural population. By 1964, the entire country was covered.
994:
1271:
1071:
1030:
116:
112:
45:, administratively earmarked for planning and development. In tribal areas, similar sub-divisions are called
1439:
1241:
1236:
1221:
1111:
1026:
784:
218:
801:
1194:
1176:
1046:
839:
1376:
1346:
1199:
1136:
767:
102:
programme was launched on a pilot basis in 1952 to provide for a substantial increase in the country's
21:
1366:
1256:
1251:
1186:
1091:
103:
903:
73:
The nomenclature varies from state to state, such as common terms like "block" and others including
1131:
1126:
1041:
115:, there were 248 blocks, covering around a fifth of the population in the country. By the end the
1081:
1341:
1326:
1281:
1266:
1096:
945:
719:
187:
107:
1423:
1226:
319:
62:
1356:
888:
865:
106:, and for improvements in systems of communication, in rural health and hygiene, and in
673:
414:
172:
54:
1466:
604:
522:
978:
Department of
Panchayat & Rural Development, Government of West Bengal homepage
241:
815:
713:
632:
617:
427:
401:
973:
743:"Development Blocks | District Barabanki, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India"
561:
228:
576:
535:
455:
358:
345:
1415:
1286:
802:"Block development offices; Kerala, Commissionerate of Rural Development"
481:
90:
1361:
1051:
591:
468:
442:
306:
293:
1351:
1211:
1181:
548:
496:
388:
373:
58:
42:
267:
213:
200:
30:
20:
16:
Rural area earmarked for administration and development in India
998:
920:
280:
862:"The Failure of the Community Development Programme in India"
820:. Government of India Ministry of Food and Agriculture. 1952.
89:, etc. All denote a CD Block, which is a subdivision of a
790:. Rural Development Department, Government of Tami Nadu.
1427:
718:. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
127:In India, a Civil service officer of the rank of
817:Report of The Grow More Food Enquiry Committee
1447:
1010:
8:
1422:This article about government in India is a
674:"Rural Development and Bureaucracy in India"
1478:Community development blocks in West Bengal
1398:List of administrative divisions by country
925:Government of Uttar Pradesh official portal
678:The Indian Journal of Public Administration
49:(TD blocks). The area is administered by a
1454:
1440:
1017:
1003:
995:
142:
698:Tribal Development and Its Administration
255:Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
664:
1473:Community development blocks in India
93:, exclusively for rural development.
7:
1412:
1410:
921:"Social Demography of Uttar Pradesh"
779:
777:
761:
759:
737:
735:
1426:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
974:"Rural development in West Bengal"
715:Development and Democracy in India
14:
695:Vidyarthi, Lalita Prasad (1981).
653:Administrative divisions of India
25:Administrative structure of India
1414:
712:Sharma, Shailendra D. (1999).
1:
701:. Concept Publishing Company.
117:second five-year plan period
160:Andaman and Nicobar Islands
113:first five-year plan period
75:community development block
35:Community development block
1504:
1483:Economic planning in India
1409:
946:"Census 2011, West Bengal"
1395:
1037:
133:Sub Divisional Magistrate
129:Block Development Officer
123:Block Development Officer
51:Block Development Officer
47:tribal development blocks
1027:administrative divisions
1025:Articles on third-level
1488:Indian government stubs
1067:Bosnia and Herzegovina
904:"Administrative setup"
902:Administrative setup.
832:"First Five Year Plan"
768:"Administrative setup"
104:agricultural programme
83:panchayat samiti block
26:
672:Maheshwari, Shriram.
79:panchayat union block
41:is a sub-division of
37:(CD block) or simply
24:
887:About of the block.
842:on 16 September 2018
766:CD Blocks of Assam.
836:Planning Commission
81:, panchayat block,
1122:Dominican Republic
953:censusindia.gov.in
27:
1435:
1434:
1404:
1403:
644:
643:
333:Jammu and Kashmir
188:Arunachal Pradesh
87:development block
1495:
1456:
1449:
1442:
1418:
1411:
1277:Papua New Guinea
1205:regional council
1019:
1012:
1005:
996:
989:
988:
986:
984:
970:
964:
963:
961:
959:
950:
942:
936:
935:
933:
931:
917:
911:
910:
908:
899:
893:
892:
889:"Tehsil details"
884:
878:
877:
875:
873:
864:. Archived from
858:
852:
851:
849:
847:
838:. Archived from
828:
822:
821:
812:
806:
805:
798:
792:
791:
789:
781:
772:
771:
763:
754:
753:
751:
749:
739:
730:
729:
709:
703:
702:
692:
686:
685:
669:
320:Himachal Pradesh
143:
139:Blocks statewise
63:panchayat samiti
1503:
1502:
1498:
1497:
1496:
1494:
1493:
1492:
1463:
1462:
1461:
1460:
1407:
1405:
1400:
1391:
1033:
1023:
993:
992:
982:
980:
972:
971:
967:
957:
955:
948:
944:
943:
939:
929:
927:
919:
918:
914:
906:
901:
900:
896:
886:
885:
881:
871:
869:
868:on 12 July 2012
860:
859:
855:
845:
843:
830:
829:
825:
814:
813:
809:
800:
799:
795:
787:
783:
782:
775:
765:
764:
757:
747:
745:
741:
740:
733:
726:
711:
710:
706:
694:
693:
689:
684:(3): 1093–1100.
671:
670:
666:
661:
649:
153:
141:
125:
99:
71:
55:gram panchayats
17:
12:
11:
5:
1501:
1499:
1491:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1475:
1465:
1464:
1459:
1458:
1451:
1444:
1436:
1433:
1432:
1419:
1402:
1401:
1396:
1393:
1392:
1390:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1208:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1038:
1035:
1034:
1024:
1022:
1021:
1014:
1007:
999:
991:
990:
965:
937:
912:
894:
879:
853:
823:
807:
793:
773:
755:
731:
724:
704:
687:
663:
662:
660:
657:
656:
655:
648:
645:
642:
641:
638:
635:
629:
628:
625:
620:
614:
613:
610:
607:
601:
600:
597:
594:
588:
587:
584:
579:
573:
572:
569:
564:
558:
557:
554:
551:
545:
544:
541:
538:
532:
531:
528:
525:
519:
518:
515:
512:
506:
505:
502:
499:
493:
492:
489:
484:
478:
477:
474:
471:
465:
464:
461:
458:
452:
451:
448:
445:
439:
438:
435:
430:
424:
423:
420:
417:
415:Madhya Pradesh
411:
410:
407:
404:
398:
397:
394:
391:
385:
384:
381:
376:
370:
369:
366:
361:
355:
354:
351:
348:
342:
341:
338:
335:
329:
328:
325:
322:
316:
315:
312:
309:
303:
302:
299:
296:
290:
289:
286:
283:
277:
276:
273:
270:
264:
263:
260:
257:
251:
250:
247:
244:
238:
237:
234:
231:
225:
224:
221:
216:
210:
209:
206:
203:
197:
196:
193:
190:
184:
183:
180:
175:
173:Andhra Pradesh
169:
168:
165:
162:
156:
155:
150:
147:
140:
137:
124:
121:
98:
95:
70:
67:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1500:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1470:
1468:
1457:
1452:
1450:
1445:
1443:
1438:
1437:
1431:
1429:
1425:
1420:
1417:
1413:
1408:
1399:
1394:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1367:United States
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1195:local council
1193:
1192:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1117:Côte d'Ivoire
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1036:
1032:
1028:
1020:
1015:
1013:
1008:
1006:
1001:
1000:
997:
979:
975:
969:
966:
954:
947:
941:
938:
926:
922:
916:
913:
905:
898:
895:
890:
883:
880:
867:
863:
857:
854:
841:
837:
833:
827:
824:
819:
818:
811:
808:
803:
797:
794:
786:
780:
778:
774:
769:
762:
760:
756:
744:
738:
736:
732:
727:
725:9781555878108
721:
717:
716:
708:
705:
700:
699:
691:
688:
683:
679:
675:
668:
665:
658:
654:
651:
650:
646:
639:
636:
634:
631:
630:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
615:
611:
608:
606:
605:Uttar Pradesh
603:
602:
598:
595:
593:
590:
589:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
574:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
559:
555:
552:
550:
547:
546:
542:
539:
537:
534:
533:
529:
526:
524:
521:
520:
516:
513:
511:
508:
507:
503:
500:
498:
495:
494:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
479:
475:
472:
470:
467:
466:
462:
459:
457:
454:
453:
449:
446:
444:
441:
440:
436:
434:
431:
429:
426:
425:
421:
418:
416:
413:
412:
408:
405:
403:
400:
399:
395:
392:
390:
387:
386:
382:
380:
377:
375:
372:
371:
367:
365:
362:
360:
357:
356:
352:
349:
347:
344:
343:
339:
336:
334:
331:
330:
326:
323:
321:
318:
317:
313:
310:
308:
305:
304:
300:
297:
295:
292:
291:
287:
284:
282:
279:
278:
274:
271:
269:
266:
265:
261:
258:
256:
253:
252:
248:
245:
243:
240:
239:
235:
232:
230:
227:
226:
222:
220:
217:
215:
212:
211:
207:
204:
202:
199:
198:
194:
191:
189:
186:
185:
181:
179:
176:
174:
171:
170:
166:
163:
161:
158:
157:
151:
148:
145:
144:
138:
136:
134:
130:
122:
120:
118:
114:
109:
105:
96:
94:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
68:
66:
64:
60:
56:
52:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
23:
19:
1428:expanding it
1421:
1406:
1317:South Africa
1307:Sierra Leone
1200:city council
1077:Burkina Faso
983:19 September
981:. Retrieved
977:
968:
956:. Retrieved
952:
940:
928:. Retrieved
924:
915:
897:
882:
870:. Retrieved
866:the original
856:
846:10 September
844:. Retrieved
840:the original
835:
826:
816:
810:
796:
746:. Retrieved
714:
707:
697:
690:
681:
677:
667:
242:Chhattisgarh
128:
126:
100:
86:
82:
78:
74:
72:
69:Nomenclature
46:
38:
34:
28:
18:
1337:Switzerland
1322:South Sudan
1287:Philippines
1217:Ivory Coast
633:West Bengal
618:Uttarakhand
428:Maharashtra
402:Lakshadweep
1467:Categories
1347:Tajikistan
1252:Mozambique
1127:East Timor
1112:Costa Rica
1052:Bangladesh
659:References
562:Tamil Nadu
510:Puducherry
229:Chandigarh
154:CD Blocks
152:Number of
1377:Venezuela
1332:Sri Lanka
1237:Lithuania
1177:Indonesia
1031:countries
930:22 August
577:Telangana
536:Rajasthan
456:Meghalaya
359:Karnataka
346:Jharkhand
149:CD Block
1387:Zimbabwe
1352:Thailand
1312:Slovakia
1292:Portugal
1137:Ethiopia
1107:Colombia
1092:Cameroon
1087:Cambodia
958:20 April
647:See also
637:CD Block
623:CD Block
609:CD Block
596:CD Block
553:CD Block
540:CD Block
527:CD Block
514:CD Block
501:CD Block
487:CD Block
482:Nagaland
473:CD Block
460:CD Block
447:CD Block
433:CD Block
419:CD Block
406:CD Block
393:CD Block
364:CD Block
337:CD Block
324:CD Block
298:CD Block
285:CD Block
272:CD Block
259:CD Block
246:CD Block
164:CD Block
91:district
1382:Vietnam
1372:Uruguay
1362:Ukraine
1302:Senegal
1257:Myanmar
1247:Morocco
1232:Lebanon
1227:Liberia
1191:Israel
1152:Germany
1142:Finland
1132:Ecuador
1062:Bolivia
1057:Belgium
1047:Austria
1042:Albania
872:6 April
748:5 April
592:Tripura
469:Mizoram
443:Manipur
307:Haryana
294:Gujarat
135:(SDM).
97:History
1342:Taiwan
1297:Russia
1272:Panama
1162:Guinea
1157:Greece
1147:France
1082:Brunei
1072:Brazil
722:
582:Mandal
549:Sikkim
523:Punjab
497:Odisha
389:Ladakh
374:Kerala
178:Mandal
146:State
65:area.
59:tehsil
43:Tehsil
1327:Spain
1267:Niger
1262:Nepal
1222:Japan
1212:Italy
1172:India
1167:Haiti
1102:China
1097:Chile
949:(PDF)
907:(PDF)
788:(PDF)
567:Taluk
379:Block
350:Block
311:Block
268:Delhi
233:Block
219:Block
214:Bihar
205:Block
201:Assam
192:Block
108:rural
39:Block
31:India
1424:stub
1357:Togo
1282:Peru
1242:Mali
1187:Iraq
1182:Iran
985:2019
960:2020
932:2020
874:2010
848:2018
750:2024
720:ISBN
640:342
612:822
586:342
571:220
556:342
543:342
530:342
517:342
504:314
491:342
476:342
463:342
450:342
437:342
422:342
409:342
396:342
383:152
368:342
353:263
340:342
327:342
314:142
301:342
288:342
275:342
262:342
249:342
223:342
208:219
195:112
182:685
33:, a
1029:of
682:XXX
627:95
599:58
281:Goa
29:In
1469::
976:.
951:.
923:.
834:.
776:^
758:^
734:^
680:.
676:.
236:3
167:9
85:,
77:,
1455:e
1448:t
1441:v
1430:.
1018:e
1011:t
1004:v
987:.
962:.
934:.
909:.
891:.
876:.
850:.
804:.
770:.
752:.
728:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
