A Role of Education in Rural Development

Education is the mirror of the society and is the seed as well as flower of the socioeconomic development. It transforms human beings from ignorance to illumination, from revenant of social backwardness to light of social enhancement and a nation from underdevelopment to faster social and economic development. A rural development goal is to improve the well being or standard of living of rural people by increasing income earning opportunities in rural areas. The role of education in rural development is prominent by its impact on employment and income. Illiteracy is a grave obstacle to social and economic development. Education is the true sorcery that can bring India its next golden age. The motto is explicit. All for knowledge, and knowledge for all. With education, the rural population can apply new knowledge and implement better technology and practices into their businesses. This will even help in bringing the per capita income of the country up and reducing poverty. Education has a desirable controlling influence over development of the rural individual, family, community, and society, leading to reduced poverty, income equity, and controlled, unemployment. The failure of dribbling, development and recognition of the importance of rural areas and rural people to the economic unfettering of developing countries has given education a key role in rural systems of supply, production, marketing, personnel maintenance, education, health care, and governance. Functions of education include imparting social change, improving individual social position and standard of living, activating participation in rural and cultural development