Rural Development in India

Contents:  Preface. 1. Rural development in India. 2. Rural development schemes in India. 3. Rural infrastructure development. 4. Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana. 5. Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY). 6. Guidelines for Hariyali. 7. Guidelines for watershed development programme.  8. Decentralization of rural development in India: the role of cooperatives. 9. Rural development and programme: the issue of rural empowerment in India. 10. Agriculture and rural developments: irrigation food processing fertilizers and fisheries. 11. Role and functions of the district rural development agency. Bibliography. Index.

"India is the land of villages where about 70% of the total population resides. Development in the remote area is one of the major factor for the growth of a countrys economy. India is dotted with more than 900 villages. Majority of the village areas depend on agricultural productivity and small scale industries based on handicrafts fisheries poultry and dairy farms for the development of rural areas in India there have been various efforts on the part of government and for this purpose project Bharat Nirman has been introduced. The book sheds light on various aspects of rural development projects and plannings being driven by the government of India and states governments." (jacket)