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This set of two volumes, containing forty-five papers, presented at a national workshop on Voluntary Action for Self-Reliant Village: Vision India 2020, organised by the South Asia Partnership-India, addresses a wide range of issues pertaining to the self-reliance of rural India. Focusing on the vision and mission of self-reliant rural India, volume one analyses the role of voluntary sector in building self-reliant villages. It also emphasizes on Gandhian way of Gram Swaraj, poverty reduction, developmental options, convergence of delivery system, value-oriented vocational education, planning for self-reliant farm economy and women empowerment. Volume two highlights the proposed strategies of community action and the suggested development models which have been successfully implemented by various voluntary organizations.