Impact Of Integrated Rural Development Programme

Rural Development Is A Strategy Designed To Improve The Economic And Social Life Of A Specific Group Of People The Rural Poor. From The Very Dawn Of Freedom Struggle, The Socio-Economic Transformation Of The Rural Masses Has Been The Focal Point Of All The Developmental Efforts. Following The Political Emancipation Of The Country, A Number Of Experiments Under Five Year Plans Were Initiated To Ensure The Rural Uplift In India. The Community Development Programme Launched On 2Nd October, 1952 Was The First Step In This Direction. It Was Followed By The Panchayati Raj System Introduced In India On October 2, 1959. From The 4Th Five Year Plan A Number Of Special Area Programmes Were Introduced To Change The Deserted Outlook Of The Rural Scenario. But Under These Schemes, The Gap Between The Rich And The Poor Widened To Shameful Extent. In The Light Of The Growing Socio-Economic Disparities And Regional Imbalances, The Govt. Of India Took A Fresh Look Of The Whole System Of The Rural Uplift. Hence, A New Development Programmes Called Irdp Was Launched In India In April 1978. Trysem Dwera Nrep And Rlegp Are The Associated Sub-Schemes Of Irdp. But Nrep And Rlerp Were Merged Into A Single Scheme Called Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (Jry) With Effect From April, 1989. The Book Presents A Lucid Picture Of The Impact Of Irdp On The Rural Uplift In J&K State. It Highlights The Weaknesses Of The Programme And The Author Has Offered Certain Suggestions For Removing The Drawbacks And For Making The Programme A Real Success.This Book Will Be Of Great Use To All Those Involved In The Study Of Rural Development, Teachers, Scholars, Students, Administrators, Bankers, Govt. And Voluntary Agencies.

In Indian context.

There Is Perhaps No Other Single Programme Introduced In India With A View To Uplifting The Poorest Among The Poor As Has Been The Integrated Rural Development Programme Launched In 1976. The Studies Conducted By Independent Institutions And Individuals Have Questioned The Quantitative Achievement Of The Targets. This Book Evaluates The Working Of Integrated Rural Development Programme At The National And Regional Level. The Causes Which Constrain The Working Of Irdp In Rural Areas Have Been Investigated And The Impact Of Irdp Assistance On Income Generation Capacity Of The Beneficiary Households And Their Ability To Cross The Poverty Line Highlighted In The Book. Different Studies Conducted At The National And Regional Levels Have Also Been Reviewed.This Book Will Prove Informative And Useful To The Planners And Policy Makers In The Government And The Academics In General.

Study, with special reference to Haryana.