History of Extension Activities in India (Theory)

Paper Code: 
HSC-305
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to

  • Understand basic concepts behind community development
  • Role of various voluntary organizations.
  • Various methods of managing different projects and relationships.
     
9.00
Unit I: 
History of Development in India
  • Changing concepts and approaches in development
  • Concepts of community development – Evolution of community development programmes in India since independence
     
9.00
Unit II: 
Role of Various agencies and Organization in development
  • KVK
  • Panchayati Raj System
  • Co-operatives development
     
9.00
Unit III: 
Five-Year Plans
  • History of planning in India , five year plans and their focus
  • Planning at different levels
    • Micro Level Planning
    • Macro level Planning
    • Circular Level Planning
       
9.00
Unit IV: 
Project Management System
  • Meaning of Project
  • Task of Project Manager
  • The components of projects management system
  • Project Management techniques – PERT and CPM
     
9.00
Unit V: 
Managing Relationships in an Organization
  • Attributes affecting organizational behaviour.
  • Motivation of project team members and project participants – shared decision making

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Dahama O.P. (1998): Education and communication for Development, New Delhi, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
References: 
  1. Roy, G.L (1991) Extension Communication Management, Calcutta, Naya Prakash.
  2. O.S. Rathore. Hand Book of Extension Education, Agrotech Publishing, 1999.
  3. Reddy ,V.K 1988 Rural Development in India. Himalaya Publishing House, New Delhi.
  4. Goyal, V.P. 2005 .Schemes for NGO’s in Development, Mangal Deep Publication, Jaipur.
     
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