The vast majority of people in India live in rural regions. These regions also serve as breeding ground for malnutrition, hunger, and poverty. So, rural development must be prioritized in order to hasten a nation's growth and development. The term "rural development" describes the steps and activities done to promote the social and economic advancement of rural or underdeveloped regions. The following are the major concerns with rural development:
1. Rural communities don't produce enough high-caliber human capital. Therefore, human resource development should be a goal of rural development programs through investments in education, the acquisition of technical skills through on-the-job training, health care, etc.
2, Development of Productive Resources: The primary industry in rural regions is agriculture, which typically experiences issues with low productivity, a lack of infrastructure, and covert unemployment. Therefore, developing alternate forms of employment must be a goal of rural development.
3. Infrastructure Development for Rural Areas - Infrastructure development for rural areas comprises the establishment of banks, credit societies, power, transportation, irrigation, marketplaces, and facilities for agricultural research, among other things.
4. Land reforms: In the rural regions, land reforms must be started together with technical improvements. These make it possible to employ cutting-edge practices, boosting agricultural output volume and productivity overall.