Rural Development Is A Strategy Designed To Improve The Economic And Social Life Of A Specific Group Of People The Rural Poor. From The Very Dawn Of Freedom Struggle, The Socio-Economic Transformation Of The Rural Masses Has Been The Focal Point Of All The Developmental Efforts. Following The Political Emancipation Of The Country, A Number Of Experiments Under Five Year Plans Were Initiated To Ensure The Rural Uplift In India. The Community Development Programme Launched On 2Nd October, 1952 Was The First Step In This Direction. It Was Followed By The Panchayati Raj System Introduced In India On October 2, 1959. From The 4Th Five Year Plan A Number Of Special Area Programmes Were Introduced To Change The Deserted Outlook Of The Rural Scenario. But Under These Schemes, The Gap Between The Rich And The Poor Widened To Shameful Extent. In The Light Of The Growing Socio-Economic Disparities And Regional Imbalances, The Govt. Of India Took A Fresh Look Of The Whole System Of The Rural Uplift. Hence, A New Development Programmes Called Irdp Was Launched In India In April 1978. Trysem Dwera Nrep And Rlegp Are The Associated Sub-Schemes Of Irdp. But Nrep And Rlerp Were Merged Into A Single Scheme Called Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (Jry) With Effect From April, 1989. The Book Presents A Lucid Picture Of The Impact Of Irdp On The Rural Uplift In J&K State. It Highlights The Weaknesses Of The Programme And The Author Has Offered Certain Suggestions For Removing The Drawbacks And For Making The Programme A Real Success.This Book Will Be Of Great Use To All Those Involved In The Study Of Rural Development, Teachers, Scholars, Students, Administrators, Bankers, Govt. And Voluntary Agencies.

This publication contains papers and discussions arising from a series of UN Economic and Social Council meetings organised to discuss the theme of promoting an integrated approach to rural development in developing countries to achieve poverty eradication and sustainable development. The papers are arranged under six chapter headings of: i) the fundamentals of integrated development, including the millennium development goals and the role of NEPAD; ii) agricultural issues including agro-industries, land use practices, sustainable livestock production methods, smallholder agriculture and co-operatives; iii) environmental issues including rural energy development, water privatisation, forest areas and E7 public-private partnerships; iv) market access issues, including commodity markets, microcredit systems, the coffee and mining sectors; v) health and education; and vi) culture and work.

In Indian context.

Comprehensive study of all sectors of rural economy with emphasis on programmes to end rural poverty and unemployment.