Abstract
An overwhelming majority of population in Pakistan is village-based and agriculture constitutes the most predominent sector of the economy (Anonymous, 1988-89). Agriculture will continue to be the main basis of development in Pakistan in a foreseable future. The Government of Pakistan has, therefore, always been attaching utmost importance to agricultural and rural development. A number of institutionalised activities were' undertaken under such agencies as V-AID, Basic Democracies and Integrated Rural Development Programme, to enable rural masses to lead a more satisfying life. Unfortunately, our village population, in spiteof the best efforts of the Government, is still a victim of poverty, ignorance and disease. Most of the village are still isolated due to lack of roads and other communication facilities. The physical and psychological isolation of the villagers has resulted in a tightly-knit social structure particularly in the villages. Thus there is a general recognition for the development of an appropriate strategy for rural development having superior possibilities and scope for rural regeneration. This article attempts to spell out the parameters which would determine the substance for such a strategy.
