Planning and development in rural India

In India, rural development has undergone several vicissitudes and still continues to be a debatable issue. One of the most challenging and herculean aspects of India's developmental efforts have been to evolve a strategy to ameliorate the social and economic conditions of more than 50 per cent of Its population living below poverty line. During the past forty three years, various programmes by the Government of India and State Government have been Initiated. There is no doubt that the poor have been benefited due to these programmes but not to desired extent. Secondly, rural development not only is the result of efforts made through. economic, planning and resource allocation for the sector but also depends upon the positive response. of various determinant factors. operating in the rural economy. The present book covers all these aspects. of the subject through 15 papers.
The present work is an attempt to provide a comprehensive approach covering aspects of reading materials as well as some critical analysis. It also encompasses a wide range of content and approaches in Its ambit and, as such, it is expected to be of much interest to a vast spectrum of scholars, planners and policy makers and administrators involved in development planning of the country in general and rural areas In particular.