, together spanning a range of conditions in rural India: Maharashtra and Orissa. The secondary objectives of the study were to … of water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions on rural livelihoods, such as savings in time, materials, and money …

This report demonstrates that financial cooperatives can be sustainable providers of financial services in rural areas … and development assistance needs to consider supporting them as a means to enhance access to rural finance. It does not …

accessible to rural areas. It further develops the economic framework for identifying markets that are attractive to distributed …

practice, local government has an urban and a rural stream. Rural local governments are divided into three levels: district … fiscal decentralization system. Using Kamataka and Kerala as case studies, this report describes the context for rural … decentralization in India, summarizes the current fiscal situation of district, block and village panchayats, identifies the main …

This paper summarizes the findings of a study in rural load segregation for lighting rural India. The study focused on … guidance note for a national action plan on rural load segregation. Traditionally, power supply to agriculture in India has … is in this context that several states in India have undertaken programs of rural feeder segregation which involve …

The year 2012 marked the close of the Government of India's (GoI's) Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC). The program was … started in 1999 to achieve universal rural sanitation coverage. Although rural sanitation coverage has increased during TSC … 2010, six service delivery processes were identified as being critical for achieving sustainable rural sanitation outcomes …

and qualitative analysis of accountability mechanisms in agricultural extension and rural water supply in India, Ghana …As the first output from the gender and governance in rural services project, this report presents descriptive findings …, and Ethiopia, paying specific attention to gender responsiveness. The gender and governance in rural services project …