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RURAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EDUCATION Abstract Based on the belief that learning in real life situations stimulates the intellect, a system of multi- skill education for in-school and out-ofschool youth has been developed. Such a system has been implemented on an experimental basis in 4 schools for over 5 years. It integrates education with rural development by giving services through the school to the community at modest charges. Part I states the philosophical base and the scheme. Part II deals with the problems faced in implementing and the evaluation so far. Part III outlines the plan for future extension to more schools. The Great Divide The people of India, under the leadership of Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru, have given a high priority to Science and Technology. In the over forty-five years since Independence, we have made considerable progress in agriculture as well as industry and also in the < Rural Development Through Education System 34