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The 2011 Census estimates that 69 percent of the country’s total population inhabits in villages. Despite implementing a number of programmes for creating gainful employment opportunities and to improve the quality of lives of rural masses, rural development continues to be a key policy challenge. Rural development essentially reflects in the improvements in the economic well being of people living in villages. Rural development implies both the economic betterment of people as well as greater social transformation. In order to provide the rural people with better prospects for economic development, increased participation of people in the rural development programmes, decentralization of planning, better enforcement of land reforms and greater access to credit are needed. This book mainly focuses on the following contemporary issues related to the panchayati raj and rural development —Panchayati raj —Khap Panchayat —Modernization —Empowerment —Decentralization —Role of NGO’s —Digital Literacy —Health Habits and Food Behaviour —Water Deficit etc.