An unparalleled textbook on the subject, extensively revised to provide updates of various policies, strategies, and programs in the spheres of rural development and management in India.

This time-tested textbook on the basic concepts, policy instruments, strategies, policies, programs, and management of rural development provides a comprehensive coverage of the subject. Primarily targeted at graduate and postgraduate students of rural development, this textbook also emphasizes the crucial role of human resources as both a means and an end to development. The book aims to equip the reader to hone skills in planning, formulation, monitoring, and evaluation in rural development programs.

Key Features

• Extensive analytical coverage of concepts, policies, and strategies in rural development

• New sections added on various methodologies of estimating poverty, National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) and the National Livestock Mission (NLM), seven new social welfare-oriented programs, and planning machinery in India

• Complete revision of all original tables and statistical figures along with new data on employment/unemployment and poverty scenario in India