SEC-2 Rural Development, 4TH SEMESTER

Internet exam - 26th July 2021 from 8.55 am to 9.30 am

Course Completion, 19th July, 2021.

Syllabus

1. Rural Development - Background & Concept:

Understanding Rural Communities: Structure, Culture and Polity. Development Theories. Lewis model of development, Gandhian model of development; Sustainable Development. Basic concept and issues; Decentralized Governance. Decentralised Planning and Participatory Approach to Rural Development .

1. Introduction to Rural development Part 1 , 2. Introduction to Rural development Part 2 , 3. Understanding villages through Social Institutions 1 & 2, Reading , 4. The Economy life of Rural India and its progress , 5. Polity aspect in rural India and debate

,6. Occupation, Structure, Culture and Religion in Rural India , 7. Approaches to development , 8. Gandhian Model of Development

9. Lewis Model of Development, 10.Sustainable Development , 11. Decentralized Governance -concept , aims, issues and solution ,

12. Decentralised Planning and Participatory Approach to Rural Development

Additional reading

Types of Decentralization

2. Policies and Programmes for Rural Development:

Rural Development Programmes since independence: IRDP RLEGP, NREP; Rural Development Programmes for Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation.: MGNREGA, SGSY, IAY, PMGSY; Vulnerable Groups and Rural Development. Issue of empowerment of Rural women: Role of Govt and NGOs

Part 1 Introduction -Programmes for Rural development Since Independence

Part 2 Integrated Rural development Program

Part 3 NREP, RLEGP, JRY, JGSY, EAS, SGRY

Part 4 MGNREGA

Part 5 Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)

Part 6 IAY, PMGSY

Part 7 SHGs in India

Part 8 Anti Poverty measures since Independence

Part 9 Vulnerable Groups and Rural Development

Part 10 Role of NGOs in Rural development, Issue of Women empowerment and role of Govt & NGOs

3. Resources and Livelihoods:

Livelihoods: State of Agriculture as a source of livelihood and need for diversified employment Resources. and Environment: forestry , fishery, watershed development and peoples’ livelihood Non-Farm Livelihoods: Importance of development of non-farm sector; rural industrialization programme

Part 1 Livelihoods -State of Agriculture as a source of livelihood & Need and Ways of diversified Productive activities

Part 2 Resources. and Environment: forestry , fishery, watershed development and peoples’ livelihood

Part 3 Rural Non-farm sector

Part 4 -Rural Industrialization programme

Additional Reading

Watershed development in India - Video 1, Video 2, Video 3 , Video 4

4. Stakeholders in Rural Development:

Rural development and its Stakeholders; Cooperatives and other Formal and Informal Organizations; Credit and Micro-finance

Part 1 Rural development and its Stakeholders

Part 2 Credit and Micro Finance

Additional Reading

Reference books