PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF DRDA PROGRAMMES - A STUDY OF SGSY PROGRAMME IN KADAPA DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH Concepts and Definitions of Rural Development - Objectives of Rural Development - Scope of Rural Development - Creating Social Consciousness - Collective decision making and Action - Committed Village Leadership - Use of Science and Scientific Knowledge - Development of agriculture and allied activities - Provision of Subsidiary Occupation and Incomes - Development of Village and Cottage Industries - Importance of Rural Development - The Japanese Experience - Historical Perspectives of rural development in India - Rural Development in the Pre-Independence Era - The Servants of Indian Society - Rabindra Nath Tagore's Rural Reconstruction Programme - Rural Reconstruction Programme of Mahatma Ghandhi - contribution of Christian missionaries in India towards Rural reconstruction - Efforts of individuals in India in the field of Rural Development - Rural Development in the Post Independence Era - Rural Development efforts during the plan era - Community Development Programmes - Intensive Agricultural District Programme (IADP) - High Yielding Variety Programme.