In India, the gap between rural and urban areas has been growing not only in terms of per capita income but also in terms of literacy, access to drinking water, sanitation and health services. Against this background, the present regional study analyses the pace and extent of rural-urban disparity in the state of Uttar Pradesh and the factors contributing to the same with the help of both macro and primary level data. The study provides an understanding of various dimensions such as access to drinking water, educational attainment, utilisation of health services, access to electricity and income. It is found that there has been an increase in disparity between rural and urban areas. There has also been evidence in support of rural-urban continuum. The villages closer to towns were better off in terms of income.
The study forms a part of a larger national level project undertaken by the National Institute of rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad, India.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.P. Singh
Dr. S.P. Singh, obtained degrees of B.Sc. (Hons.) Ag. & A.H. and M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar (UP) India in 1964 and 1970 respectively. In the same University, he conducted research and imparted technical know-how on seed production technology in cereal and vegetable crops to the progressive farmers of Tarai region of western U.P. He was awarded Senior Research Fellowship by CSIR, New Delhi leading to Ph.D. degree in Horticulture at National Botanical Reserch Institute, Lucknow under Kanpur University, Kanpur (UP) in 1974-78. He joined Konkar Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ditt. Ratnagiri (MS) as Assistant Professor in 1978 and worked in the cadre of Associate Professor from January 1979 to Nov. 1983 in the same University. Presently Dr. Singh is serving as Associate Professor of Horticulture at Gujarat Agricultural University, Junagadh Campups, Junagadh since December, 1983. Dr. Singh has published more than 50 research papers and 65 semi-research articles in Horticulture. Dr. Singh is a life member of the Indian Journal of Plant Science Research and Indian Farmers’ Digest His main areas of interests are floriculture, olericulture and plantation crops. He is author of three more books, viz. 1. Mist propagation, 2. The Gliricidia, 3. Scientific Management of Arecanut Gardens.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.S.P. Sharma
Dr.S.S.P. Sharma is professor and head of the center for water and land management (CWLM) at NIRD. Dr. Sharma specializes in Environmental Economies and has participated in number of National and International Seminars and Workshops in India and abroad on subjects related to environment and water management. He has authored four books several research articles in National and International journals on the subjects related to environmental economics, watershed development and water management.
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