"The need of the hour is to ensure economic activities at village level and facilitating rural entrepreneurship," the Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation said.
Singh was addressing a national conference on 'Rural transformation in India, Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies' organised at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) here.
He said that rural transformation would require expansion of infrastructure at village level, better education opportunities and change in the mindset of people.
Singh called for employment-oriented education and establishment of community colleges for facilitating rural transformation.