Rural development has nowa-days acquired a special signaification in the planning scenario,because an overwhelming majority of our popoulation lives in the rural areas.Rural development implies the economic betterment of the pepole as well as greater social transformation.The chapters in this book have a direct beings on rural on tribal development issues and and problems.They critically examine the diffirent approches of goverment agencies and voluntary organization and agencies and voluntary organization and also look into other facets of rural development during the last 46 years of indepqendence,