RURAL DEVELOPMENT: Concept and Recent Approaches

The book primarily deals with different dimensions of rural development, with special reference to India. The focus throughout remains on enabling the reader to understand the concepts and recent approaches to rural development. Besides, the discussion on the schemes of the central and state governments for different target groups gives better understanding of the rural development activities of the government. The book promises to be a valuable reference for all concerned students of social work, sociology, public administration, rural development, the academicians, development workers and the policy makers.

Contents
1 The Concept of Development
2 Approaches to Community Development
3 Community Organisation
4 Rural Development
5 Rural Development Worker
6 Rural Development Programmes in India
7 Relevance of Rural Development Programmes
8 Integrated Rural Development Programme
9 Participation
10 NGOs and Rural Development
11 Rural Development Administration
12 Panchayati Raj Administration
13 Current Schemes of Central Government–I
14 Current Schemes of Central Government–II
15 Rural Development Budget Allocations
16 Information Technology and Rural Development
17 Challenges in Rural Development
18 Analysis of the Development Programmes
19 Recent Approaches in Rural Development
20 Rural Development Programmes in Tamil Nadu 21 Schemes for Welfare of Minorities
21 Schemes for Welfare of Minorities