words, the glaring disparities in income distribution, consumption, and quality of life between rural and urban India is known as rural-urban divide. There is a lack of livelihood opportunities, modern amenities and services, necessary for decent living in rural areas.There are huge differences in the availability of PHYSICAL and social infrastructure in rural and urban areas which draws a divide between these two types of areas.What does Rural-Urban divide signify?The soul of India lives in its villages. -Mahatma GandhiIndia is a land of villages. ACCORDING to the latest Census (2011), India has more than 6 LAKH villages while there are around 7000 towns and urban centres. Out of a total population of 121 crores, the rural population accounts for 69% and urban population 31%.On the CONTRARY, economic policies have primarily focussed on urban areas. It relied on the philosophy that benefits of India s high growth and expansion of industrial urban centres would automatically percolate down to the rural areas. This has led to the unequal