Rural areas currently are home to 70 percent of India's population. Providing rural India with better access to services, technology, education and health care will reduce inequality and alleviate poverty for hundreds of millions of its citizens. It is critical that rural initiatives be linked to empowerment and capacity-building, to achieve a sustainable and inclusive rural development in the context of the millennium development goals. The present volume is a collection of theme papers of the Third International Conference on "Rural India: Achieving Millennium Development Goals and Grassroots Development" organized by Bhoovigyan Vikas Foundation, New Delhi. Based on specific themes the book is divided into three parts. The papers are written by well known academicians, scientists, technocrats, researchers and policy-makers. The papers review the current rural scenario, policies, programmes, and draw lessons for developing a professional development strategy to strengthen the rural base of the country. The book is useful for researchers, policy-makers and development practitioners.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M. Moni
Mr. M. Moni is a senior technocraft-Deputy Director General of National Informatics Centre (Government of India). He pioneered the establishment of the District Information System of National Informatics Centre (DISNIC) in the country. With more than 20 technical reports and numerous research papers to his credit, he is currently leading the Group for formulating ICT Plans for increasing productivity in Agriculture & allied sectors. He is also the Secretary General of the Bhoovigya Vikas Foundation.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Suresh Misra
Suresh Misra is currently Associate Professor and Head, Faculty of Public Administration at the Haryana Institute of Public Administration, Gurgaon. He holds Master’s degree in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and D.Phil from Allahabad University. Dr. Misra had his advance training in Rural Management at the Development Study Centre, Rehovot, Israel. He was awarded AOTS Scholarship for training in corporate Governance at AOTS, Tokyo, Japan. He participated in the Training of Trainers (ToT) Programme at U.K. Civil Service College, Sunningdale and Thames Valley University, U.K. Dr. Misra has authored Politico-Peasantry Conflict in India (1990); Legislative Framework of Panchayati Raj in India (1993); Popular Participation in Rural Development (1996); and Legislative Status of Panchayati Raj in India (1997). He has edited Social welfare, Poverty Alleviation and New Economic Policy (1995); Environmental Laws in India – Issues and Responses (1996); and Humanizing Development Trends in Public Administration (2001).
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