Department of Public Administration, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
The people-centric government has focused on rural development under decentralised democratic system. Infact, rural development needs a holistic approach and the Government of India implements various programmes for the development of the people, especially in the rural areas which constitute 72.2% of the total population. The schemes/programmes of rural development include the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (infrastructure development), the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (self-employment), the Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (basic facilities), the National Social Assistance Programmes (social security and welfare measures), the Watershed Development Programmes and Land Reforms (area development), the Rural Drinking Water and Rural Sanitation (health and hygiene protection), the Indira Awaas Yojana (housing for the rural poor) and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (wage employment). All these schemes promote livelihoods and improve the socio-economic conditions of the people living in rural areas.
People-centric, Rural development, Holistic approach, Schemes, Socio-economic
