Course Information & Syllabus
Syllabus
Paper - I : Gandhian Theory of Rural Development
- Mahatma Gandhi’s critique of modern civilization and western developmental model.
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Concept of Gram Swaraj and Rural Development
- Gandhi’s Concept of Constructive Programme
- The Role of Khadi, Village Industry and Cottage Industry
- The concept of environmentalism & Gandhi; Gandhian approach towards sustainable development with special reference to Hind Swaraj
- Gandhian Concept of Rural Development after Gandhi.
1. Acharya Vinoba Bhave,
2. Appasaheb Patvardhan,
3. J. C. Kumarappa,
4. Dhirendra Mujumdar
Reference Books For Paper - I : Gandhian Theory of Rural Development
- Iyer R., Moral and Political Ideas of Mahatma Gandhi, Oxford, 1975
- Parekh B., Colonialism, Tradition and Reforms, Sage, Delhi, 1989
- Bandurant J., Conquest of Violence, Berkley University, Cambridge, 1955.
- Seth P. N. Gandhi and Green Theory, Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad, 2001
- Mathur J. S. and Mathur A. S. (Ed.), Economics Ideas of Mahatma Gandhi.
Paper - II Governance & Rural Development
- Rural Development in post independent India : Polices and Programmes
- Panchayati Raj & Rural governance, Role of Sarpanch, deputy Sarpanch Role of people in local natural resource management.
- Panchayati Raj after 73rd Amendment and its impact on rural development. Importance of Gramsabha
- Financial Structure of Panchayati Raj
- Role of District Planning Development Board, Collector & district administration in implementation of government schemes
- Role of extension officers & village level workers (Gram Sevak, Talathi, Police Patil, Kotwal, Krishi Sanghatak / Sainik / Sevak / Mitra, ASHA, Anganwadi Sevika, Shikhan Sevak – Vasti Shala, Pashan Shala, Sakhar Shala etc. )
- Role of NGO’s, movements , Pressure groups, Self Help Groups in rural
development.
Reference Books For Paper - II Governance & Rural Development
- Ramma Reddy G. (Ed.) Patterns of Panchayati Raj in India, Delhi, 1977
- Narayan I. (Ed.) Panchayati Raj Administration in India, Popular, Mumbai,1985
- Khanna B. S., Panchayati Raj in India, Deep and Deep, Delhi.
- Sharma K. C., Leadership in Panchayati Raj, Printwell, Jaipur1996.
- Mishra S. N., Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Concept, 1981.
- Kaushik S., Women in Panchayati Raj, Har Anand, Delhi, 1993.
- Thakur D. and Singh S. N., District Planning and Panchayati Raj, Deep and Deep, Delhi, 1993
- Baviskar B.S. and Mathew George (Eds) "Inclusion and Exclusion in Local
- Governance : Field studies from rural India, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
Paper - III Rural Economics
- Meaning and scope of Rural Economics and Economics of Khadi
- The Role of Agricultural Sector in the Rural Development
- Development and Problems of Agro Industries
- Major problems of Indian Agriculture, Rural Industries
- Use of natural resources & its management
- Government Approach, Policy & Schemes of Rural Development
- Impact of Globalization on small scale & rural industries, processes in agriculture
Reference Books For Paper - III Rural Economics
- Jhingan M. L., Advanced Economic Theory, Vrinda Publications.
- Maheshvari S. R., Rural Development in India, Sage, Delhi.
- Singh K., Rural Development Principals, Policies and Management.
- Krishna Murty, Rural Development, Challenges and Opportunities, Rawat Publication, Jaipur.
- Jugale V. B. and Dange A. A., Economy of Maharashtra, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 2003
Paper - IV Experiments of Rural Development
- Rural Development & Organic farming
- Water Resource
- Educational Development
- Health care
- Village Industry & vocational training
- Women empowerment
- Research Experiments
Reference Books For Paper - IV Experiments of Rural Development
- Supriya Singh, Participatory forest management in Mendha Lekha, Centre for Science & Enviornment
- G D Agarwal, Evaluation of Water conservation Efforts of Tarun Bharat Sangh in 36 Villages of Alwar District. 1997. Tarun Bharat Sangh, Alwar, Rajasthan. India.
- Anil Agarwal, Sunita Narain and Indira Khurana (Editors) Making water everybody’s business: practice and policy of water harvesting, Centre for Science and Environment, NewDelhi 2000,
- Usha Rai, Pani panchayat creates reverse migration report in 'Grassroots' magazine
- Participation in Irrigation Management – A Case Study of Maharashtra, R. K. Patil and S. N. Lele Paranjape, Suhas and K. J. Joy. 2001. 