Rural Economy

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Measurement of Employment and Unemployment. 3. Long-term Economic Development. 4. Rural Agri-Marketing in India. 5. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. 6. District Rural Development Agencies. 7. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. 8. Rural Employment Generation Programme (REGP). 9. Agrarian Reform and Rural Development. 10. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005.

The rural Indian economy, like that of all developing economies, is largely agriculture based, Increasing the efficiency of markets involved in the inputs for agriculture such as seed, fertilizer, pesticide, and fuel would have serious implications for the incomes of farmers. The book comprises various aspects of Indian rural economy in broader perspective.