Rural Development In India Research Articles

Some new directions for social indicators in the U.S. Department of Agriculture

While there is considerable research activity within the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the construction of social indicators, the current data base is not adequate to construct a reasonably complete system of indicators for rural development of other rural policy concerns. It is argued that rural development indicators must be able to sense not only the outputs of social institutions and organizations expressed as programs or policies, but also the impacts of these outputs on human needs. This requires that measures of outcomes or the impact of institutions on individuals, such as those found in studies of subjective estimates of life quality, be incorporated into the rural data base. It is suggested, that some of the expertise and budget allocated to the collection of enumerative data be shifted to the collection of subjective estimates of life quality data tailored to the specific needs of rural development research and policy issues.

Population Change and Rural Development in India.

Population Change and Rural Development in India.

Non-formal Education and Rural Development in India

Non-formal Education and Rural Development in India

Agricultural development through production teams

In 1966 the government of India asked the United States Agency for International Development in New Delhi (USAID) to provide a team of agricultural scientists to assist State Directors of Agriculture in selected states in forging a closer link between research institutes (including agricultural universities) and the agricultural extension services of each state. As a result the Agricultural Production Program (APP) was set up with the objectives of providing links between research and extension work, the development and use of state institutions to provide technical knowledge, and assistance in developing demonstration and training programs. The APP Program ran for about five years. In the six states where the Council of US Universities for Rural Development in India (CUSURDI) was involved, it brought to India 44 long-term and 13 short-term advisers who served for a total of 112 man-years. Fifty-one Indians came to the United States for training and observation. Program costs were about $3·6 million plus Rs. 19·4 million (= $2·6 million) from the Trust Fund. USAID supervisory staff never exceeded two persons. Among aid programs, its distinctive features were that it kept more or less on schedule; it closed according to plan; it left little in the way of new buildings and no new bureaux. Its accomplishments are reflected in accelerated cereal production, better-trained staff, and a better way of working. It is the kind of program that needs to be tried in other countries.

Economic and Social Indicators of Rural Development from an Economic Viewpoint

A disproportionately large share of our economic development problems, involving maldistributions of population, employment, and income, is found in rural areas. Although these problems directly affect the residents of rural areas, they are linked to economic problems in urban areas. Per capita income comparisons indicate the differential effects of economic development on the population. For example, per capita incomes of residents outside metropolitan areas are only about 71 percent of those in the orban-oriented ones. In addition, about one-third of all families live in nonmetropolitan areas, but over half of all low income families live there. Further, large geographic areas such as the Appalachian, Mississippi Delta, and Ozark regions are below the Nation as a whole in terms of the general level of economic development. Even in the urban centers of these rural regions, the average resident has not commensurately participated in the benefits derived from our Nation's economic development and growth. Comparisons of per capita income for different years show these maldistributions have persisted for decades.

Discussion: Economic and Social Indicators of Rural Development From an Economic Viewpoint

Drs. Edwards and Coltrane show great courage in agreeing to discuss in one paper all of the variables, data, theories, models, and relationships that might be included according to the title. It was comforting to me to see that their very first endeavor was to set forth some definitions for some often used terms but terms whose meaning is seldom clearly stated by the user.The authors distinguish between economic development and growth and suggest some alternative definitions for rural and rural development. Let us take a closer look at their efforts.

NGOs and rural poverty eradication in Karnataka-India: Tracing the root of the difficulty and solution

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/bodhi.v4i1.5811Bodhi 2010 4(1): 71-80

CHRISTIAN PARTICIPATION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA

International Review of MissionVolume 52, Issue 207 p. 289-299 CHRISTIAN PARTICIPATION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA John Bathgate, John BathgateSearch for more papers by this author John Bathgate, John BathgateSearch for more papers by this author First published: July 1963 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-6631.1963.tb02935.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume52, Issue207July 1963Pages 289-299 RelatedInformation