Synopsis The green revolution is one of the biggest success stories of India cited globally, which enabled the country to convert the nightmarish "begging bowl' status to that of 'self-sufficiency'. It also brought about an element of resilience in agriculture to ward off the threat of famine. The green revolution obviously ushered in an era of overall rural prosperity. Its impact was so dramatic that India became a role model for many developing nations. The present encyclopaedia on rural planning & development in India encompasses a wide range of content and approaches in its ambit and as such it is expected to be of much interest to a vast spectrum of scholars.