Rural development administration in the 21st century:

The basic aims of development of rural areas cannot be achieved unless the Rural Development Administration extends wholehearted support in the creation of various infrastructure facilities and provision of extension services. The loop-holes in the Rural Development Administration that have come to surface during the last one decade need to be plugged in the 21st Century.

The functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions has not improved to the desired extent even after getting a constitutional status. The bureaucracy continues to dominate them. These institutions could not play an effective role in delivery of goods and services to the villages due to lack of clear demarcation of functions/responsibilities and powers, and sufficient funds. An essential requirement for successful economic reforms is that resources must move from old ineficient activities to new promising activities. vises some pent questions

ve the existing concepts, assumptions and values of the theory and practice of development administration, which emerged in the post-colonial phase, still relevant in the 21st century?
II. Should we not take into consideration various
indigenously developed alternatives that are more suited
for ensuring human dignity?
III. Could not these be geared to the needs of human centred
sustainable rural development?
This book gives suitable answers to these questions through
fruitful discussions on various facets of rural development
administration.