Syllabus
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Course Code: MSW(E) -311 Course Name: Rural Community Development: Policies and Programmes-I |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | - Rural Community: definition, features and Characteristics. - Rural Sociology and its use in understanding of rural community. - Major Institutions of Indian Rural Community: religion, caste, class, marriage and family. |
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| 2 | - Rural Community Development: concept, nature, assumptions, history,
philosophy and approaches: target group oriented, area based, integrated rural
development. - Extention Eductation : concept and methods - Rural Development: concept, meaning, approach and issues related to rural development. - Social Education: Concept, objective, historical background, methods of social education ( audio-visual aids, reading material, adult literacy ) Communication and education as tools to empower rural poor. |
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| 3 | - Traditional village organizations; Panchayat, caste panchayat, Khap panchayat
and informal justice system in rural communities. - Community Power Structure: leadership in Indian villages: factors influencing leadership and changing patterns of leadership in Indian villages. - Provision of loan and its related problems; return of loan, waiving off loan and its impact. |
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| 4 | - Democratic Decentralization: concept and importance. - Panchayati Raj in India: Balwant Rai Mehta Committee and Ashok Mehta Committee reports, 73rd Constitutional Amendment. - Representation of people’s Act. - Rural employment, under -employment and unemployment. - Government efforts to minimize and remove rural unemployment |
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