Subject(s): Rural industries in India ,Kerala. -- Rural industrialisation and its linkages- review of literature : Agriculture- industry linkage, industrialisation led development strategies, role of agriculture in economic development, Mellor's rural growth linkage strategy -- Industrialisation in Kerala: Kerala's economy, industrial structure in Kerala -- Spatial spread of industrial activities in Kerala 1971-91 : Rural-urban divide, industrial gap, employment structure, rural diversification, literacy, human capital, correlation matrix -- Size structure of manufacturing industry in Kerala - growth of the small scale sector as derived from the NSSO/CSO surveys. Unregiserd manufacturing, small scale units registered with the small industries development organization (SIDO) -- Rural industry and its linkages- evidence from secondary and primary sources of information : socio-economic profile of palakkad, DIC, RSSEs -- Production and consumption linkages - Evidence from primary data : backward production linkages, source of raw materials/intermediate goods (BPL), backward and forward production linkages, consumption or expenditure linkages, wages and earnings