INCLUSION OF EESCI COMPONENTS FACILITATES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL INDIA

Abstract

Purpose – This study is focused on understanding the significance of sustainable development in rural areas of any developing countries like India especially that will be inclusive of all growth factors. Design/methodology/approach – The survey data included different level of people from various rural areas of the country. In this study, the Partial Least Square (PLS) method was employed to analyse the collected data. Findings – The present research analyses that various factors such as Environmental growth (EnG), Economic growth (EcG), Socio-cultural growth (ScG) and Institutional growth (InG) are the significant predictors of Sustainable Development (SD). Further, the study expresses that the strong relationship exists amongst the variables in determining the output, here it is sustainable development in rural areas of the country. Originality/value – The study reveals the influence of the various indicators in determining the sustainable development of any country. Even more, empirical research that examines the association of various factors among themselves and which are greatly connects as inclusiveness for the attainment of sustainable development that is rarely been studies. Thus, the findings of this study will help the rural management, government and local bodies to design their policies to promote individual, institutional and industrial growth for the sustainable development of rural India.