Rural Development in 21st Century
Contents: Preface. 1. Rural development in global perspect. 2. Rural development programmes. 3. Sins of rural life. 4. Agriculture in India. 5. Benefits of E-chaupal. 6. Rural flight and migration. 7. Changing farming practice. 8. Sustainable agriculture. 9. Organic farming. 10. Living standard of living masses. Bibliography. Index.
The NREGA sought to create real opportunities and legal spaces, with the belief that people will begin to push to overcome bureaucratic and political resistance. The wage under NREGA has been another trigger and indicator of its success. The wage rate, the measurement system, and the timely payment of wages have all become part of the entitlement package. Thanks to NREGA, minimum wages have, for the first time, become a real factor in determining the lower limit for market wages. (jacket)
The NREGA sought to create real opportunities and legal spaces, with the belief that people will begin to push to overcome bureaucratic and political resistance. The wage under NREGA has been another trigger and indicator of its success. The wage rate, the measurement system, and the timely payment of wages have all become part of the entitlement package. Thanks to NREGA, minimum wages have, for the first time, become a real factor in determining the lower limit for market wages. (jacket)
