Development Patterns of Scheduled Caste and non Scheduled Caste Villages in Azamgarh District: A Comparative Study

Agriculture in India is very dependent on the vagaries of monsoon. To reduce the unpredictability, it is necessary to develop irrigation facilities. Irrigation is in turn dependent on reliable electricity supply. Thus, developed irrigation and electricity supply is an indicator of economic development in rural areas. In the current paper, development of irrigation and electricity supply in Scheduled Caste and non-Scheduled Caste dominated villages is assessed. Based on this, the paper tries to find out the development levels of Scheduled Caste dominated villages and compares it with non-Scheduled Caste dominated villages.