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Explain the importance of Rural development.

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The main objective of the rural development programme is to raise the economic and social level of the rural people. Rural development implies both the economic betterment of people as well as greater social transformation. Rural Development refers to the process of improving or uplifting the living conditions of the people living in rural areas. The people of India live mostly in rural areas (villages). Therefore, it is in the heart of the villages that the nation lives. Indeed, “the soul of India is in the toil of the rural areas”. The welfare of India depends upon the prosperity of the villages.

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