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Synopsis This books brings together a number of interesting research papers on various Rural Development Programmes that were implemented in India. The authors include eminent experts in the academic and other fields. The papers discuss vividly and critically many important macro and micro level aspects of the Rural Development in India. The areas covered in the book include, rural poverty and livelihoods, drinking water and health care, women empowerment, Panchayat Raj Institution, impact of globalization on Agriculture and Rural Development etc. Valuable suggestions are made with regard to policy formulations and practical implementation of the rural development programmes. The papers included here are the revised and updated versions presented at a National Conference on “Hundred years of Rural Development in India” held at Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, A.P. in order to make this a compact and meaningful volume, an over view has also been added. The volume is highly useful to students, teachers, researchers and policy makers.