About the Book The book "Rural Development Modern India; Foundation analyze the initiatives government achieve development India pre as well the post independence era. this book fundamentals of rural development like concept, meaning, problems, process, approaches, strategies have been analyzed vividly. Moreover, different rural development programmes, institutional linkages, importance Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) for rural development, role of GPS achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and government's planning for rural development in India have also been clearly focused. Further, role women in rural development clearly presented the book.
It is hoped that this book will help the students, developmental practitioners, teachers to a great height for their academic as well as professional development.
About the Author Dr. Parikshit Sahu obtained his Master Degree Applied Economics from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar 1995.
He was awarded Ph.D by Utkal University for thesis on "Social Sector Development in Odisha; with special reference to Primary Education and Health Care." Dr Sahu has immense experience of teaching. He interest in teaching and research. He taught papers like Micro & Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Public Finance, Statistics, Mathematical Economics, Managerial Economics, Econometrics, Engineering Economics & Costing and so on. In addition that, Rural Development programmes of government, acts, rules, guidelines different programmes and projects to the developmental professionals, government officials, PRI members in different training institutes.
He is a prolific writer, public orator, panelist singer, a musician and like. published good volume research articles, study reports, case studies, success stories to his credit in national and international journals.
Foreword The Government of India has been making consistent efforts to alleviate poverty since independence. The approach has changed from a top-down to a bottom-up approach over a period of time, based on the experience that unless the capacity of local communities to address their development issues is not strengthened, none of the initiatives of Government will bear fruit. Dr. Parikshit Sahu's book 'Rural Development in Modern India; Foundation and Pathways' has documented this journey in a simple manner, which can be comprehended by any rural development functionary.
The book details the various schemes since IRDP, the problems faced in implementation, the reasons for not realising the desired objectives, by examining the socio-economic and political environment and also the theoretical constructs related thereto. The different approaches to rural development, strategies, development policies and programmes have been listed in great detail, which would be of interest to students of rural development, academicians and practitioners.
The chapter on 'Women and Development' brings out the role and significance of women in various areas of development.
Preface The term rural development is getting the escalating considerations of governments across the globe. To be very precise, the word development always refers a process or a policy through which different plans or programmes are designing reach the appropriate desired transformation in social, economic, political or technological orb of life. Development always endorsed with the enhancement of human capacity and capability accomplish the need based aspirations. The notion rural development broadly connotes the holistic development rural areas by improving the quality life rural people. is an all-inclusive and multi dimensional concept, that comprises the development of agriculture and it's allied activities, industries village or grassroots level, socio-economic infrastructure, community services and facilities and promotion of human resources in rural pockets. The employment prospects created by rural development programmes and schemes are helpful in alleviating the poverty rural areas. The rural development Indian context now very significant theme to increase Gross Domestic Product National Income the country. About two-third people India resides in rural area .
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