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Administrative policies in urban areas usually focuses on public transportation, public sanitation, housing and overall infrastructure, whereas in contrast, rural administrative policies focuses on agricultural convenience, connectivity, healthcare and education. Despite sharing similar goals of efficient governance and maximizing growth, there is an evident development gap between urban and rural areas. These gaps can be addressed by considering social, economic and infrastructural dimensions.
Social dimension : Social policies plays a vital role in decreasing the development gap. education, healthcare and employment opportunities are crucial. social welframe schemes such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) also plays a very important role addressing problems related to employment and rural livelihood.
Economic dimension : From an economic point of view, investments in local industries and recruitment of more work force can single-handedly increase the rural economic development scenario. Rural scheme like Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) that focuses on road development and improvement in rural areas which is essential for transportation and logistics, improving connectivity and ultimately boosting rural trade.
Infrastructural dimension : Infrastructural development is yet another important dimension for overal rural development. Building roads, elementary and primary schools, hospitals, access to trades and services with the urban areas and extension of internet and communication connectivity in rural areas are also very crucial.
Ultimately, by critically observing these dimensional perspective, an overall balanced approach can be taken to reduce the rural-urban development gap to ensure collective growth.