COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: A QUEST FOR APPROPRIATE STRATEGY

The concept as well as institutional structure of community development originated in the western
hemisphere in general and in USA in particular In the western contest, the term community development
implied the activities of people in the local groups and communities wherein the people the residents
gather together over common specialized interest through which they found democratic expression for
their energies and aspirations. Institutions such as community college, community research center and
community hospital were among the manifestations of common specialized interests.