Meeting Basic Needs Through Micro-Planning-Central Role of Essential Forestry

Central Role of Essential Forestry Vinod K Huria K T Achaya This paper argues that, while centralised planning has a great deal to its credit, some of the basic necessities of rural life, such as firewood, water' diet ary micro-nutrients, and better purchasing power, remain unfulfilled. An integrated conceptual approach to micro-planning and to essential forestry, to meet these needs, is therefore called for.