Is progress necessary beneficial for the soceity?

Progress can be beneficial for the society when it is used in the correct way. I will use the book "Village by the Sea" as reference. For example, a fertilizer factory is going to be built in Thul. It may be counted as progressive for the government, but it is taking up a lot of farming space that the people of Thul and the other villages are using for farming. The people in Thul and the other villages have a very low literacy level and could only live by farming and fishing etc. The government built a factory and occupied all the land needed for farming. Yes, the villagers can have jobs in the factory, but they can only have those low-paid jobs like cleaners. The higher paid jobs can only taken by the people from the city. There will be very little jobs for the people of Thul and the other villages, and even if there was, the pay will be very low. The people may starve and live in proverty, their family may even become dysfunctional. Thus, I would like to conclude that progress is beneficial for the society, but it must be applied in the right way.