President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said, "India lives in villages which can't be allowed to lag behind in development." Recalling his recent visit to his ancestral village Paraunkh, he said, "I was...pleased to find that better infrastructure is being developed...for people in rural areas." "Psychological distance between...urban and...rural is now much less as compared to the past," he added.
 

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said, "India lives in villages which can't be allowed to lag behind in development." Recalling his recent visit to his ancestral village Paraunkh, he said, "I was...pleased to find that better infrastructure is being developed...for people in rural areas." "Psychological distance between...urban and...rural is now much less as compared to the past," he added.