Rural areas play a key role in the economic development of any country. Mostly rural population is engaged in the prime industry to produce things in contact with nature but in the case of developing countries rural life is completely neglected.
Agriculture is the largest sector in the economy contributing 25 % of the GDP and providing 70% of the total value of exports. The sector at present employs 17 million workers, representing 44% of the country’s labor force. In the scenario of Pakistan, 32% population is urbanized whereas 67.5% population resides in rural areas (http://www.pbs.gov.pk). The major sources of their earnings are agriculture and other small-scale rural enterprises, which directly or indirectly depend on agriculture.
Many of the rural poor live in areas where arable land is scarce, agriculture potential is low; drought and environmental degradation are common features. Moreover, access to basic human needs i.e. basic human rights such as potable water and sanitation, education, and healthcare are far less available in rural areas. The problems of malnutrition, low life expectancy, and high infant mortality are more prevalent in rural areas. The government of Pakistan took some initiative but they remained unsuccessful in achieving the entire objective although some of their successful efforts were reflected in projects in many rural areas.