• Dr. Shrikant Nityanath

Rural areas and rural development are not novice concepts. These concepts have been prevalent within the country since ancient times. The social, economic, political, and cultural spheres are the ones that need to be taken into consideration, when the concept of rural development is researched upon. The crucial aspects are, policies and programs need to be put into operation to alleviate the problems and challenges that are experienced by rural individuals. The various problems and challenges prove to be impediments within the course of their progression. It is essential to understand how the development of rural communities takes place in ancient times and in pre and post-independence periods. The main areas that have been taken into account include emergence of rural development, rural development in the pre-independence period, rural development in the post-independence period, Mahatma Gandhi and rural development, significance of rural development concepts and policies and evaluation of rural development policies and programs.

Evaluation, Policies, Programs, Rural Development

"A STUDY OF BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no.469-475, September-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2009364.pdf

"A STUDY OF BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no. pp469-475, September-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2009364.pdf