Includes bibliographical references and index.

Constitutional provisions and institutional set up for rural development--Land development programmes--Rural employment programmes--Food and nutritional security--Rural industries--Rural credit and co-operatives--Micro finance,self-help groups and Kisan Credit cards--Rural Housing--Rural transport and communications--Rural electrification--Rural water supply--Rural health and family welfare--Rural sanitation and cleanliness--Rural education and training--Social justice and empowerment of disadvantaged groups in rural areas--SCs,STs,OBCs and minorities--Women, children,persons with disabilities, older persons and social deviants--Rural/agriculture Insurance--E-governance in rural areas--Bharat Nirman--Rural electrification policy,2006