About the Book: Rural Development, Poverty Eradication and Employment Generation
in India
According to 2011 Census, rural population formed 68.8 percent of the total
population of India. With prospect of industrialisation and the consequent
migration of rural population to urban areas, the percentage share of rural
population in total population is expected to decline to 60 percent by 2030.
Nevertheless, in the present scenario, the bulk of Indias population lives in
rural areas. Rural development implies both the economic betterment of people as
well as greater social transformation. Increased participation of people in the
rural development process, decentralisation of planning, better enforcement of
land reforms and greater access