A Report on Rural Development Programmes in Kaniyoor Village of Puttur Taluk

Abstract

Rural development has been receiving increasing attention of the government across the world. In the Indian context rural development assumes special significance for two important reasons. First about 2/3 of the population still lives in villages and there cannot be any progress long as rural areas remain backward. Second, the backwardness of the rural sector would be a major impediment to the overall progress of the economy. Grama Panchayath of Kaniyoor, Dakshina Kannada is selected for the research purpose. The study covering the sample unit of one village and study their socio-economic background. This village has 422 houses. Most of the people have tiled house and some of them have RCC house. Out of 422 families 90% of them are depends on agriculture and rest of the people were engaged in different sectors like, own business in private authority, wage earning workers etc. Most of the rural development programs are implemented in this village. 50% of the people are utilizing these programmes.