Meaning

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Lesson 30:Rural development

Meaning

Simply expressing, rural development is developing rural people and areas. There is no universally accepted definition and the term is used in different ways and in vastly divergent contexts.

As a concept, it indicates overall development of rural areas. In this sense it is comprehensive and multidimensional concept and includes the development of agriculture and allied activities like village and cottage industries, crafts, socio-economic infrastructure, community services and facilities and above all the human resources in rural areas.

As a phenomenon, it is the result of interactions between various, physical, technological, economic, socio-cultural; and institutional factors.

As a strategy, it is designed to improve the economic and social well being of a specific group of people i.e., the rural poor.

As a discipline, it is multidisciplinary in nature representing an intersection of agricultural, social, behavioral engineering and management of sciences.

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