Programme For Rural And Urban Development (Theory)

Paper Code: 
HSC- 404
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to:

  • To create awareness among rural people about the national nutrition programs.
  • Details regarding various programmes for women and child development.
  • Role of NGO’s in social development.

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Programmes to Enhance Food Production :-

Thrust on agriculture, national food production programme ever since independence

  • Intensive production schemes- IADP,IAAP,HYV,Multiple cooking,ICDP,NDP,NDDB,MFALA,SFDA,DPAP,SDP,IFP,PDP in the field of cereal crops, pulses, fruits and other than agriculture: fisheries and dairy
  • Concept of Green Blue,White,Yellow,Golden Revolution

 

7.00
Unit II: 
Poverty Alleviation Effort :-
  • Programmes for poverty alleviation for rural and urban areas; employment generation and social inputs
  • Current programmes for rural and urban poor (including 5 years plans till date)
  • NREGA (Mahatama Gandhi nationl rural employment Generation act ): Self Help group: Swranjyanti Gram Swarojgar Yojyana: Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana : Swaran Jayanti, Shri Rojgar Yojana : National Food for Work Programme

 

11.00
Unit III: 
Programmes for Women and Children :-
  • Women as target groups – Specific measures for woman and children such as DWCRA, ICDS, Mid day meal IMY, Kishore Shakti Yojana, Anchal Se Aangan Tak
  • Shift from ‘Welfare’ approach to ‘Development’ approach to ‘Empowerment’ approach

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
Role of NGO’s
  • Need for participation of non-governmental organizations in developmental efforts. Encouragement given to NGO’s – Role of CAPART

 

9.00
Unit V: 
Appraisal of the Efforts :-
  • Examining the impact of the developmental efforts in selected rural and urban areas in terms of Quantitative achievement and qualitative improvement of programs.

 

Essential Readings: 

Dahama O.P. (1998): Education and communication for Development, New Delhi, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.

Santha Govind, Tamilselvi G& J Meenambigai: Extension Education & Rural Development.

 

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.

 

Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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