Key issues of Rural Development : A Review

India is a country of villages and its development is synonymous with the development of the rural villages. Rural development in general is used to denote the action-plan for the economic and social upliftment of rural areas. In Indian context, rural development assumes special significance for two important reasons. First about more than sixty percent of the population still lives in rural areas where economic and social upliftment is needed. Second, the backwardness of the rural sector would be a major hindrance to the overall progress of the economy. To develop a country not only industrialization is sufficient but also every common man has to survive. Identification of key issues of Rural Development is very essential In order to achieve rural development and thereby overall economic development of developing countries like India. The term is not just limited to the issues for developing countries. In fact, many of the developed countries have very active rural development programs to overcome these issues. The present paper throws light upon the key issues of Rural Development