How to Achieve 'Sustainable Growth' for Rural India

Abstract

Non-inclusive growth, faulty implementation and limited reach of various welfare schemes, lack of proper monitoring system at ground level, absence of functioning social infrastructure, low penetration of institutionalized credit, peculiarities of rural set-up are the reasons for less than optimal growth in the rural sector. While rural India presents immense growth potential, challenges in the agriculture sector drag it down; from structural and market deficiencies to issues of the water crisis, the Indian agriculture sector is faced with challenges that put a question mark on the sustainability of the current farm practices.

This paper analyses the challenges in the rural sector to find ways and means for a long term sustainable growth to achieve goals in poverty reduction and human development index.