This document discusses rural development programs in India before and after independence. It begins by defining rural development and explaining when India's first rural development program was launched. It then outlines the major programs in two stages - before independence which included the Shriniketan experiment, Gandhian constructive program, and grow more food campaign, and after independence which included integrated tribal development program, community development program, and intensive cattle development project. The conclusion states that these programs aimed to reduce poverty, create employment opportunities, and improve basic needs and close the rural-urban gap.