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About the Book

Rural development implies both the economic betterment of people as well as greater social transformation. The increasing contact with the outside world made possible by improved communications has considerably reduced the isolation of the rural areas and rural development become core issue of the Government of India. The rural development project received impetus under British colonial rule, although its agenda was concerned about the maintenance of law and order and ensuring the supplies of cheap raw materials for British industries. Since independence, the Government has designed and implemented several socio-political and economic development programmes for rural development.

The present book “Rural India” is designed in two volumes. The very first volume deals with the rural development programmes and policies and its impact on socio-political development since independence in 15 chapters. The second volume reviews the role of rural of rural economic policies and programmes in changing rural scenario in 14 chapters. It is hoped that the present edition of this book will be beneficial to all concerned of the society, in general and students, lawyers, advocates, academicians, human rights institutions, researchers and NGOs working in rural areas, in particular.

About the Book

Professor Rohini Prasad (MA, Ph.D) is a Gold Medallist in economics and is working as a Professor and Head in the department of Economics with Dean of faculty of social science, at Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. He has more than 32 years of teaching experience in the field of economics and 26 years of research work experience in the field of Tribal development, Rural Development, Sustainable environmental economics and social change etc. 30 Scholars of Ph.D. and 40 scholars of M.Phil. have completed their degree under his supervision. Dr. Rohini has awarded two projects by UGC and one project by ICSS, New Delhi. He has published more than one hundred research papers in national & international journals and four books accordingly. He has attended & contributed his research papers in more than two hundreds conferences/ symposiums/ workshop/ seminars. He has designed new syllabus for the graduate & post graduate classes at the tenure of social science Dean & Chairman of board of studies.

Dr. Sukanta Sarkar (MA, PhD) is working as Assistant Professor in Faculty of Management Studies, ICFAI University, Agartala Tripura, India. He did bachelor and master degree in Economics from Tripura University. He was awarded doctorate degree for his research work on Socio-economic changes of Rubber tappers in Tripura. He qualified UGC-NET Exam in December/2006. Currently he is D.Litt Scholar in Department of Economics, Berhampur University, Odisha. He presented many research papers in various seminars, conferences and symposiums. Various research papers have been published in foreign and national journals. He also previously worked as visiting lecturer in National Institute of Technology, Agartala and Tripura University. He has research interest in various topics like agricultural crisis, rural development, women empowerment, sustainable development and social problems. He has authored books relating to Corruption; Human trafficking; Orphan children; Rubber plantation; Corporate social responsibility; Handicraft workers; Deforestation; Environmental pollution; Agrarian economics; Illegal trafficking; Environmental Science; Autonomous District Council & Tribal Welfare; Economic development; Tourism, Urbanization; Sustainable development; Monetary economics; Labour and Industrial economics; and Social security.