Hyderabad, June 18 -- The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP), the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), and the Rural Economic and Educational Development Society (REEDS) jointly released the World Rural Development Day (WRDD) poster at a special event held on Wednesday at the NIRDPR campus here.

In his Chief Guest address, Prof Anil K Gupta, emphasised the growing disparities and income inequalities under the current development framework.

He proposed a shift toward an enterprise development model in rural areas, advocating for the kind of risk capital support that has driven the success of urban start-ups in the IT sector.

Prof Gupta expressed hope that WRDD celeb...