1Professor, (Former Dean) Faculty of Management, G. H. Patel Postgraduate Institute of Business Management, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, Gujarat
2Dean, Faculty of Management, G. H. Patel Postgraduate Institute of Business Management, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, Gujarat
3Research Associate, Faculty of Management, G. H. Patel Postgraduate Institute of Business Management, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, Gujarat
*Email: joshiyogesh_2000@yahoo.com
Online published on 2 April, 2021.
The present paper provides an overview of two new initiatives of the Government of India namely Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee RURBAN (SPMRM) undertaken recently for rural area development and rural transformation in India It also discusses challenges and difficulties encountered in the implementation of these initiatives based on post-project evaluation and third-party evaluation studies undertaken by the authors. The paper concluded that the rural transformation cannot take place without the due involvement of all stakeholders. Besides, the determining factor in sustaining rural development will be cohesiveness and synergy among various institutions to work together.
Rural Development, Development Initiatives, Intervention, Basic Amenities, Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission
