Rural India: Challenges & Possibilities
Many decades ago Mahatma Gandhi had said that India lives in villages. It’s true even today, in spite of rapid urbanisation and substantial migration from villages. Still 68 per cent of India lives in villages and out of 572 Lok Sabha seats 342 are in rural areas. With such big numbers, rural India seems to be the dominant force in the country, not only politically but economically as well. But the reality is completely opposite. Of course India is the fastest growing major economy in the world, but rural India has very little contribution to it.