Industrialisation of backward areas

The task of developing backward areas has assumed considerable importance in the context of Indian economy today. The book explores the various facets of this complex problem, investigating in particular the role that the SEEUY scheme can play in promoting indus trial development in rural and semi urban areas.

The book raises and also answers some fundamental questions: Can progress in agricultural sector alone help achieve a speedy backward area development? What incentives and initiatives are needed to promote rural and small scale industrialisation? While discussing the problems of backward area develop ment, the book also examines in detail important issues like satisfactory and non-satisfactory performance of the units, the peculiar problems faced by industries in rural and semi-urban areas, default in repayment of loans and misutilisation, and the performance of banks in promoting development. The author has analysed the functioning of all the three sectors-industry, service and business.

This study will be useful in understan ding the problems of industrial back wardness, the role of incentives in the self-employment programmes and the issues involved in their implementation and follow-up.