Rural transformation in Rajasthan: Evidences from longitudinal village survey reports

India is pre-dominantly a rural country with more than two-thirds of its population and workforce residing in rural areas. Thus, the growth and development of the rural economy and population are key to the overall growth and inclusive development of the country. Though over the years, the government has introduced several schemes, rural areas are still plagued by many problems. The village studies are important as it provides the working of various existing agrarian and other associated socio-economic institutions governing the village life and drivers of changes. The village resurvey undertaken in Naurangdeshar village of Rajasthan highlights the certain interesting changes taken place in the economy and reveals the changes in institutional and infrastructure facilities, land ownership and land-use patterns, population size, and migratory patterns, gender equations, income levels, etc. Thus, national policies need to be framed keeping the future course of phenomena that would be observed in the villages.