CONTENTS Foreword by Mr. Padamvir Singh, IAS v Preface vii Acknowledgements ix List of Tables xiii List of Boxes xviii List of the Contributors xx Introduction 1 Raj Mohini Sethi 1. Punjab 14 Sucha Singh Gil! Introduction 14 Historical Background of Rural Development 16 Status of Rural Development 28 Social Structure of Rural Punjab 42 Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Development 47 Anti-Poverty Programmes and Centrally Sponsored 51 Schemes Rural Economic Activities and Agrarian Relations 57 Main Issues of Rural Development and Policy Perspective 69 2. Haryana 80 Padamvir Singh Overview of Haryana 83 Demographic Profile of The Districts 93 Village Profiles 101 Social and Cultural Practices 1 ] i Land Use, Land Distribution and Tenancy 119 Agriculture 126 Animal Husbandry 147 Health and Sanitation ] 52 Education 155 Poverty Alleviation Programmes 161 The Village Panchayat 176 Case Studies 183 Conclusions, Recommendations and Policy Suggestions 186 Made by Probationers Annexure A 193 3. Himachal Pradesh 194 H.R. Sharma and Virender Kumar Introduction 194 Indicators of Social Development 202 Indicators of Economic Development 203 Growth of State Domestic Product 210 Land Use Pattern 212 Area, Production and Productivity of Major Crops 214 Crop Diversification 219 Land Reform Measures 222 Land Distribution Structure 227 Farm and Non-Farm Employment 234 Facilitating Factors 241 Emerging Concerns 246 Looking Ahead: Some Policy Options 249 Conclusions and Lessons Learned 251 4. Madhya Pradesh 260 S.N. Chaudhary The Region 260 Health and Education 261 Agrarian Relations 270 Scheduled Castes and Tribes 282 Economic Activities 286 Anti-Poverty and Rural Development Programmes 290 Index 308