Backward area development: problems & prospects

The issue before the Indian economy is not whether to promote industry small and big-or agriculture but what proportion of these investments should be made between the poor states and the affluent ones. If the gap between the 'developed' and 'backward' States is steadily increasing the cause lies in the fact that we have refused to make any significant change in the pattern of our investment for the development of backward areas. The emergence of marked regional disparities in our developmental process have been worrying our planners for quite some time. Of late it has been widely realised that there is a need for giving special attention to the development of backward areas in the country.
The book is the first study of its kind on the design of backward area development within a reasonable time-frame taking into consideration the need for the proper development and utilisation of human and capital resources and the build-up of physical and social infrastructure. A number of case studies relating to different regions widely separated from one another specially add to the significance of the volume. The book which quotes at length useful facts and figures should make very interesting reading for policy-makers, planners and general readers.