Level of Rural Development in Burdwan and Murshidabad Districts, West Bengal: A Comparative Study

Syfujjaman Tarafder; Narayan Chandra Jana

doi:10.20896/saci.v4i1.196

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016)
Space and Culture, India

Research

Level of Rural Development in Burdwan and Murshidabad Districts, West Bengal: A Comparative Study

Published 2016-06-19

Syfujjaman Tarafder
Narayan Chandra Jana

Syfujjaman Tarafder
Gour Mahavidyalaya, Malda, West Bengal

Narayan Chandra Jana
The University of Burdwan, Burdwan-713104, West Bengal

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Received 2016-06-19
Accepted 2016-06-19
Published 2016-06-19

Abstract

The key purpose of this research is to examine the level of attainment of rural development in the two districtsâ€”Burdwan and Murshidabad. The reasons for selecting these two districts stems from the fact that majority of the population of these two districts dwell in rural areas. The concept of rural development is comprehensive. It includes economic development of rural people through the development of productive sectors and employment associated with rural infrastructural development as well human development. Therefore, rural development includes in its domain all the aspects of human development of the rural people. The present Central as well as State Governments have undertaken different policies and plans to bring about positive changes amidst the rural people. In most cases, however, the policies and plans fail to achieve the desired level of changes in the rural areas (Desai, 1991). Although in fewer isolated cases, some success has been achieved, but overall development remains to be reached. This research, based mainly on secondary data aims to investigate the scale of progress in the two districts â€”Burdwan and Murshidabad of West Bengal, India, in the areas embracing social correlates of rural poverty, basic infrastructure facilities, standard of living and quality of life. The data are analysed with the help of statistical and cartographical analysis.

Keywords

Rural Development, Human Development Indicators, Standard of living, Burdwan, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India

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Author Biography

Syfujjaman Tarafder

Assistant Professor in Geography

Narayan Chandra Jana

Associate Professor & Ex-Head, Department of Geography

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