Issues in Sustainable Development in India: Present Problems and Future Perspective

This book is a collaborative effort between the A.K.Dasgupta Centre for Planning and Development (a centre sponsored by the NITI AAYOG, Government of India) and the authors of the papers based on the field studies conducted by them. We are grateful for their valuable inputs and co-operation. We are thankful to the two advisers from the NITI AAYOG, Govt. of India to the Centre, for support and guidance for undertaking research works. We are thankful to the Upacharya Prof. Sabuj Koli Sen and the Registrar of the Visva-Bharati University Shri Saugata Chattopadhyay for support and encouragement. We also acknowledge our debt to the different sections of Visva-Bharati for extending necessary help in carrying out activities.