Gandhiji’s basic requisites for an Ideal Village

§ perfect sanitation

§ cottages with sufficient light and ventilation

§ courtyards enabling householders to plant vegetables for domestic use and to house their cattle

§ village lanes and streets free of all avoidable dust

§ wells

§ houses of worship for all

§ common meeting place

§ play ground

§ village common for grazing its cattle, a co-operative dairy

§ primary and secondary schools in which industrial education will be the central fact

§ panchayats for settling disputes

§ will produce its own grain, vegetables and fruits, and its own khadi