RURAL ASPECT OF INDIA: CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

India is emerging as a major economy and our cities and urban centers are starting to show signs of prosperity. Unfortunately our development is lonely. In rural areas, I cannot travel with urban India. In rural India, about 68% of the country's total population still lives. No trickledown effect. The benefits of economic development are not shocking to more than a two-third of people. Our performance in such important areas as agriculture, infrastructure development and community and social services and overall rural development is lacking. Economic development in any country depends largely on rural development and helps the economy to grow and sustain. This paper shows an aspect of India’s rural situation and challenges and opportunities to sustainable development.