About the Book: Agriculture Rural Banking and Micro Finance in India
Rural infrastructure in India, though much improved than prior to economic
reforms, is not commensurate with emerging challenges of globalisation to the
rural economy. Rural skills are either untapped or underutilised. Upgradation of
rural technologies has not been taking place satisfactorily to cater to the
needs of unemployed rural youth. Rural artisans are not finding proper place in
the rural economic arena and they are not having adequate opportunities to prove
their worth. In the face of increasing consumerism, traditional rural activities
are loosing their importance. Rural artisans without proper credit, raw material
and market are not