Proceedings of the National Seminar on Rural Infrastructure in India: Issues and Prospects

Download or read book Proceedings of the National Seminar on Rural Infrastructure in India: Issues and Prospects written by Dr. K.S. Lakshmi and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Economics of Meenakshi College for Women organized a two day National Seminar titled "Rural Infrastructure in India—Issues and Prospects" on 24th and 25th of November, 2016. The Seminar focused on different areas in rural infrastructure, the challenges therein and future prospects. It aimed at providing a platform for sharing the knowledge of experts in the field and an inspiring opportunity for exchange of ideas among researchers and scholars. The purpose of this seminar was to make an objective assessment of our successes and failures in our efforts, to throw light on such issues and suggest measures to improve the status of rural infrastructure, to identify the research areas relating to rural infrastructure, to search for solutions leading to better rural productivity and better life. Discussion Themes: Planning for Rural Infrastructure Irrigation Rural Housing Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Rural Electrification Rural Telecommunication Land Disputes and Land Acquisition Issues Programmes on Rural Infrastructure Sustainable Development and Rural Infrastructure Public-Private Partnership.