rural development in India

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rural development in India, range of strategies and policies targeted at improving the lives of the most socially and economically vulnerable sections of India’s rural population. Following India’s independence from the British, rural development became a major focus at a policy level starting in 1952, as the Community Development Program (CDP) sought to involve local rural communities in boosting rural welfare, health, education, agricultural production, and industry. India’s green revolution, which began in the mid-1960s,...