With fast economic growth, developmental activities tend to get concentrated in certain advantaged regions, resulting in rising regional inequalities. For years, this has been a matter of concern for the governments, planners, common citizens and civil societies the world over. This book systematically deals with various issues of regional development and planning. Some of these well-discussed issues are: levels of regional inequalities and mechanisms for balance development, concept of region and its types, its delineation methods, concept of regional development and its evolution, various spatial economic development theories and models, government policies and programmes for addressing regional inequalities, decentralised planning, panchayat raj institutions and multi-level planning in India and reviews of several case studies of regional planning across the globe. The book essentially covers the syllabi of both UG and PG courses in India. In addition, this book encompasses an important section of Geography subject as an optional paper and General Studies for various competitive examinations, especially. for various civil services examinations conducted by UPSC and other state public service commissions. CONTENTS • Nature and Scope of Regional Planning • Concept of Development and Regional Planning • Region, Regional Planning, and Planning Region • Regionalisation for Planning in India • Regional Development: Theories and Strategies • Regional Development in India: Theories and Models • Regional Imbalances and Planning in India • Regional Planning through Five-Year Plans in India • Urban Development and Regional Planning in India • Programmes and Policies for Regional Development • Multi-level Planning in India • Decentralised Planning and Panchayat Raj • Planning for Sustainable Development • Case Studies of Regional Planning