PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF NABARD WITH REGARD TO THE SELECT RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND SCHEMES IN THE STATE OF GOA

For the development of any region roads and bridges plays a very vital role. It connects the underdeveloped
villages to the developed urban areas, agricultural products to the market, farmers to consumers, students
to the study centres, and job seekers to the employment market and so on. Faster growth is possible with
construction of good quality roads and bridges in the villages. Hence NABARD has one of its function
dedicated for the development of such infrastructure in the rural areas. The NABARD funds the rural
infrastructure through Rural Infrastructure Development Fund under its financial function. This study is
confined to evaluate the performance of select rural infrastructure development fund scheme and the
satisfaction of the users towards the rural roads and bridges.