One of the most difficult dilemmas arose from the obvious economic advantage of concentrating scarce inputs of improved seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and equipment in irrigated areas of the country where they could be expected to bring the greatest returns in output. Indeed, the selection of the first Community Projects in 1952 was guided by this consideration. They were allocated only to districts with assured water from rainfall or irrigation facilities. Almost immediately, however, serious social objection was raised to the practice of "pick[ ing] out the best and most favora-ble spots"for intensive development while the largest part of the rural area was economically backward. Within a year, the principle of selective and intensive development was abandoned. The Planning Commission announced a program for rapid all-India coverage under the National Extension Service and Community Development Program with special attention to backward and less-favored regions.