Why village development is necessary for the development of the entire nation?

1. India's 2/3rd of the population is dependent on agriculture.
2. 1/4th of rural India still lives in abject poverty.
3. India is a rural country.

All of the above

India is a rural country, with maximum population engaged in agriculture. Thus, if we want to see the nation prosper, it is important for the REAL India to develop. And the real India is in rural areas.

Agriculture is the major source of livelihood in the rural sector. Mahatma Gandhi once said that the real progress of India did not mean simply the growth and expansion of industrial urban centres but mainly the development of the villages.  It is because more than two-third of India’s population depends on agriculture that is yet to become productive enough to provide for them; one-fourth of rural India still lives in abject poverty. That is the reason why we have to see a developed rural India if our nation has to realise real progress.