Socio-Economic Status of Lakhi Village for Rural Development in Varanasi District, U.P, India.

Abstract

Rural societies in India suffer from disparities in terms of education, employment, gender biasness, land ownership and other assets. Thousands of people every year migrated in search for employment opportunities from rural to urban. For the eradication of these differences   government tried the aid of rural development which includes the implementation of various life enhancing programmes. Uttar Pradesh has highest percentage of rural population in all states. Present study is all about rural development and the socio- economic condition of rural areas. Through which we got to know the actual condition of the Lakhi Village of Varanasi district. It also deals with the intensity of programmes launched by the government for development. Lakhi Village is situated at 25 kilometres to the north-west of Varanasi city, it shows a pattern that how there will be great gap in urban and rural atmosphere.