Rural Development in India: An Historic Review

Mayank Tenguriya¹

¹Department of Architecture, National institute of Technology Raipur, India

Abstract

Rural India is undergoing a sweeping transformation. The dynamic forces of political, technological and socio-economic change in rural India are complex and have achieved importance. Rural development seems as a process of not only increasing the level of per capital income of rural mass but also improve the standard of living of the rural population measured by food and nutrition level, health, education, housing, recreation and security. According to World Bank (2005), rural development is the process of rural modernization and the process of establishing legal setup of the rural society leading to its evolution from traditional isolation to integration with the national economy. In this context, this paper discusses the rural development in India its need and changes from pre-independence to current time. It also discusses the programs and schemes of government. Many government and non-government organizations (NGOs) are working in this field from the starting of the last century. As twelfth five year plan is aimed to sustainable development of the nation and without rural development it is not possible task. Thus, it is required to have coordination among various Government agencies and other institutions engaged in rural development to provide optimal benefit to the grass-root level. It will also promote in reducing the rural-urban gap in terms of basic infrastructure facilities essential for ‘Sustainable Development’ of a settlement.

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Mayank Tenguriya. Rural Development in India: An Historic Review. International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering (2018): 02. Print.