Identification of significant factors affecting design of smart village

Priority must be given to the development of ‘smart villages’ instead of ‘smart cities’ for root level development. Preserve the sustainability of villages will positively impact cities in the long run. Residents of villages have to suffer more than that of residents of urbanites for livelihood. The difficulties of livelihood may be forcing rural population to migrate to the urban areas. The migration is also unidirectional as they continue to live in cities in the hope of landing better jobs. In the long term, this leads to desertion from villages, dilution of village culture, reduced land under cultivation and, consequently, farm output. Human society is developing with rapid acceleration and achieved various successes for making its livelihood better. This paper deals with study and development of village as a smart village by delivering all required services to its residence and businesses in each possible manner. Irrespective of Indian priorities being different, there is need to understand these development paradigms from bottom. In this context the Smart village concept needs to be looked from different perspectives. This concept will play crucial role in minimizing the gap between urban and rural development, which ultimately helps in reducing migration from one place to another place as residents themselves see and get opportunities at their places for betterment and development.