Innovation led by World Bank in India: An Empirical Study of Rural Productivity

Abstract: The World Bank Group (WBG) over seven decades long partnership with India is strong and enduring. The world bank group partners with India to maximize technological gains, such as promoting post-harvest and processing technologies to modernize farm production and increase rural productivity with the help of sustainable transport, digital development, technical education, blended financing, renewable energy etc. This paper conducts an empirical study about how the world bank helps in development of rural India with its recent and upcoming projects in agriculture sector, energy efficiency sector, state highway project, sustainable development projects and directly affects the rural productivity in India. Keywords: Smart Technologies, Rural Productivity, And Sustainable Development Projects, Innovations, Digital Development, Renewable Technology