Rural Development Programmes and Schemes in India

The book entitled Rural Development Programme and Schemes in India offers a wide variety of information, which will enlighten the reader’s mind and give him an idea of what Rural Development holds and the way how some important programmes have been undertaken in recent times. Some of the important aspects of Rural Development in India that are dealt with in this book include: Safe Drinking Water for Rural Areas in India; Technology of Solar Energy for Rural Development in India; Rural Women: Social and Educational Problems; Rural Health Programmes for Women; Self-Help-Groups: The Role of NGOs in Empowerment of Women; Panchayati Raj-73rd Constitutional Amendment: Reservation for Marginalised Groups; Cottage Industries in India-Potentiality of Employment Generation and Marketing Strategies; Food for Work Programme; National Rural Employment Programme; Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA);Mission Kakatiya – A Boon to the Marginalised Farmers in Rural Areas of Telangana; Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bheema Scheme; Mission Bhagiratha: Safe Drinking Water for All;PM-KISAN;Haritha Haram; and Rainwater Harvesting. This book is expected to fill in the gaps in the existing studies by updating the knowledge, besides providing a new dimension to the study of Rural Development in India. It is also expected that the essays in this book will help in developing an alternative methodology framework to understand the nature of Rural Development strategies in India.