Regional imbalances in development have been found across all the countries of the world, India being no exception. Present edited volume is a rich source of analytical information about various dimensions of regional disparities in India—nature, magnitude, trends and patterns. It also dis-cusses the issues and socio-economic problems arising as a result of such disparities and the government policies and programmes towards achieving a balanced development. The scope of the book is wide enough to cover disparities at regional level in areas such as health care, employment and income, education, industrial development and growth of physical infrastructure. Infact a compilation of about a score of contributed analytical and empirical studies, the book also dis-cusses about disparities across castes, gender and states, as found in India.