Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2017

Features of Rural Economy in India

Dr. V. K. Gautam

Abstract :

 India is known as an agricultural country, as most of the population of villages depends on agriculture. Agriculture forms the backbone of the country’s economy. The agricul­tural sector contributes most to the overall economic development of the country. For centuries together, the Indian village has been a self–sufficient and self–contained econ­omy. During the past forty years, rural reconstruction and development have been the major thrust of economic planning, which has caused a rapid transformation in the Indian rural economic structure. These changes have taken place in spheres, such as land reforms, agriculture, animal husbandry, supplies and marketing, village industries, rural leadership, village administration, etc. With the help of the rural development pro­grammes, a cultivator is able to take advantage of the modern technological facilities in his agricultural operations. These cultivators are now using modern agricultural imple­ments and high–yielding varieties of seeds and fertilizers. Several other welfare services were introduced, such as opening up of schools, primary healthcare centres, improving the means of transport and communication, and spread of mass media services to rural areas, etc. These welfare services have materially affected the rural life.

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Dr. V. K. Gautam, Features of Rural Economy in India, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾7 | July‾2017

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