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Instead of growth-driven development, which was city- and printed by Anil Tyagi on behalf of Sarvashrestha Media Pvt. centric, we could have focused more on the 640,867 villages, along with the semi- Ltd at Polykam Offset, C-138, Naraina Industrial Area, Phase I, New Delhi 110028. All disputes are subject to the exclusive urban areas. We had a ready model to follow. The father of the nation Mohandas jurisdiction of competent courts in New Delhi only Karamchand Gandhi advocated that we need to build self-reliant villages as the CONTACT: [email protected] basis of a free democracy. Even RSS’ top thinker Nanaji Deshmukh was the votary FOR SALES: [email protected] FOR SUBSCRIPTION: [email protected] of village development. Sops and benefits like MNREGA may help the rural TEL/FAX: +91 11 2874 4789, workforce avoid starvation and keep up a minimum standard of life. 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