| Semester |
Paper No. |
Paper Name |
Unit No & Name |
| Semester – I |
Paper No. I |
Introduction to Rural Development |
Unit-1: Rural Development
- Definition of rural development
- Concept of rural development
- Nature & scope of rural development
- Introduction to rural development
- Importance of rural development
- Various programs for rural development
Unit-2: Rural Society
- Concept of rural society
- Nature of rural society
- Characteristics of rural society
Unit-3: Rural Social Institution
- Family – concept & nature, function & family, changing pattern of family
- Caste – concept, nature, types, changing pattern of caste
- Class – History, changing pattern & theories of caste (intro)
Unit-4: Social Change
- Concept of social change
- Factors of social change
- Obstacles in the progress of social change
- Role of NGO in bringing social change
- Need of people’s participation in rural social change
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| Semester – II |
Paper No. I |
Issues Related to Rural Development |
Unit-1: Democratic decentralization and revenue administration in Maharashtra
- Historical background of Panchayat Raj System in India
- Concept of Panchayat Raj
- Structure and functions of Panchayat Raj in Maharashtra
- Introduction to revenue administration and scope of revenue administration
- Structure and functions of revenue administration in Maharashtra
Unit-2: Introduction to rural economy
- Rural economy in India: Nature and changing pattern
- Role of agriculture in rural development
- Patterns of land holding
- Types of agricultural labors and their problems
- Importance of natural resources and agricultural allied activities in rural development
Unit-3: Rural infrastructure
- Concept of rural infrastructure
- Role of rural infrastructure in rural development
- Transport and communication
- Drinking water and sanitation
- Electrification
- Marketing
- Finance
Unit-4: Key issues of rural communities
- Poverty
- Education
- Health
- Indebtedness
- Agrarian crisis and farmer’s suicide
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| Semester – III |
Paper No. II |
Rural Society |
Unit-1: Indian rural society
- Components of indian rural society
1. Tribal community (Definition & characteristics)
2. Rural community (Definition & characteristics)
3. Urban community (Definition & characteristics)
1. Concept, examples, impact of rural community on urban community
- Problems of weaker section
1. Schedule caste (Problems, remedial measures & constitutional provisions)
2. Schedule tribes (Problems, remedial measures)
3. Problem of women (Responsible factor, remedial measures)
Unit-2: Rural institutional system
- Religion (Concept, features, main factors, function, importance)
- Education (Concept, objectives, function & importance in rural development)
- Cooperation (Concept, features, merits & demerits, importance in rural development)
Unit-3: Social change
- Concept of social change
- Reason of social change
- Change in rural social life
Unit-4: Concept related to social change
- Sanskritization (Concept, features, factor responsible for sankritization, limitation of sanskritization)
- Westernization (Concept, features, nature, impact of westernization of indian society)
- Modernization (Concept, nature, causes, process of modernization in rural area)
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| Semester – III |
Paper No. III |
Rural Administration |
Unit-1: District administration
- Basic concept of district administration
- Objectives 7 principles of district administration
- Post-independence development of district administration
- Components of district administration
Unit-2: Revenue administration
- Historical background
- Scope of revenue administration
- Component of revenue administration
- Functions & functionaries of revenue administration
- Unit-3: Law & order administration & judicial machineries
- Machinery of law & order in district
- Judicial machinery in district
- Civil & criminal judicial
- Lok adalat (people judicial)
- Unit-4: Planning for rural development
- Concept, types & importance of planning
- District planning machinery
- Post 1992 reforms in district planning machinery
- Need of people participation in rural planning
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| Semester – IV |
Paper No. II |
Development Strategies |
Unit-1: Study of agriculture policies
- Schemes implemented by agriculture department
- Schemes implemented by panchayat raj
- Schemes implemented by department of tribal development
Unit-2: Agricultural development
- National agricultural policy 2007 & food security
1. Concept, objectives, features, provision & drawbacks
- Irrigation & water management
1. Importance of irrigation in agriculture
2. Source of irrigation
3. Methods of irrigation (modern & conventional)
- Agricultural universities & KVK
1. Establishment
2. Importance & need
3. Function
Unit-3: Sources of rural employment
1. Concept
2. Origin & development
3. Features
4. Importance in rural development
- Maharashtra state rural livelihood mission (MSRLM)
1. Features of scheme
2. Concept of dashsutri
3. Dashsutri
4. Self Help group & dashsutri
1. Concept, types, function, importance in employment generation
2. Problems of agro based industries
Unit-4: Tourism development (concept, factors, merits & demerits in tourism)
- Rural tourism (concept, nature, importance, limitation)
- Agro tourism (concept, nature, importance, merits & demerits)
- Environmental tourism (concept, nature, need & importance)
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| Semester – IV |
Paper No. III |
Laws related to rural development |
Unit-1: Law related to panchayat raj in Maharashtra
- Historical background
- Mumbai gram panchayat act 1958
- Maharashtra zilla parishad & panchayat samite act 1961
- 73rd constitutional amendment
Unit-2: Land reform legislation
- Land holding & land reforms
- Tenancy act
- Land calling act
- Consolidation of land holding act
Unit-3: Law related to rural area
- Law related to tribal community land
- PESA (power of gram sabha in tribal area)
- Law related to forest land-Forest right act
- Biodiversity act-Natural conservation 2002
- Cooperative act 2009
Unit-4: Right to information act 2005
- Introduction, concept
- Maharashtra RTI act 2005
- Consequences & importance of changes suggested by central government
- Annexure A, B, C of RTI
- Impact of RTI on rural administration machinery
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| Semester – V |
Paper No. IV |
Agriculture and its Significance in Rural Development |
Unit-1: Agriculture
- Definition – History – Nature- Feature of Agriculture
- Scope and Role of Agriculture in Indian Economy
- Causes of Low Agricultural Productivity in India and measures to increase Agricultural Productivity
Unit-2: Land
- Constituents of Land and its Natural characteristics and types of Soil.
- Soil Erosion- types – Causes, consequences- Remedial measures
- Soil Testing- Need, Importance in Agriculture
Unit-3: Significance of Inputs in Agriculture.
- Seeds – Traditional and Non Traditional and its Importance
- Types of Fertilizers and Pesticides, its Importance and Consequences
- Agricultural Equipment’s – Traditional and Non Traditional
Unit-4: Farm Business Management
- Meaning, Objectives and Nature
- Principles of Farm Business Management.
- Factors of Agricultural Production.
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| Semester – V |
Paper No. V |
Rural Marketing and Finance |
Unit-1: Rural Marketing
- Concept and characteristics rural marketing.
- Scope and significance of rural marketing.
- Problems of Rural Marketing and Remedial measures.
Unit-2: Agriculture Marketing
- Concept, Nature and types of Agricultural Marketing
- Functions of Agricultural Marketing
- Significance of Agricultural Marketing in Rural Development.
Unit-3: Marketing Risks and Uncertainties
- Features of Agricultural Products.
- Concepts of marketable surplus and marketed surplus- causes of low marketed surplus
- Risks and Uncertainties- Types, Remedial Measures.
Unit-4: Agencies in Agricultural Marketing
- Marketing Inter-mediators.
- Agricultural Agencies 1. Food Corporation of India (FCI)
- Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED)
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| Semester – V |
Paper No. VI |
Applied Agriculture |
Unit-1: Applied agriculture
- Definition, nature and scope
- Significance of allied activities in applied agriculture.
- Its significance in rural development.
Unit-2: Agro-Ecology
- Definition, nature and scope
- Zero Budget Farming and Bio-farming.
- Mix cropping pattern.
Unit-3: Horticulture
- Concept and Nature of Horticulture.
- Significance of Horticulture and Floriculture in Rural development.
- Various Techniques and factors of horticulture.
Unit-4: Forestry
- Concept and Types of forestry
- Importance of forestry.
- Govt. role and peoples participation to promote forestry
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| Semester – V |
Paper No. VII |
Rural Resource Management |
Unit-1: Rural Resources
- Concept of resources- Types of resources
- Renewable resources, Non-renewable resources.
- Need of Conservation of resources.
Unit-2: Land
- Formation of land, Features of land and Land use pattern.
- Conservation and quality of land.
- Measures to land development.
Unit-3: Water Resources.
- Concept of water resources, Distribution of water, Properties and importance.
- Scarcity of water, Measures on water Scarcity
- Water conservation, Government schemes
Unit-4: Solid waste management.
- Concept of bio waste, solid waste, History.
- Problems of solid waste and consequences.
- Management of solid waste- Types, sources, methods.
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| Semester – V |
Paper No. VIII |
Emerging Issues in Rural Development |
Unit-1: Rural-Urban Regional Imbalance
- Provisions for Rural Development in five years plan
- Negligence of Rural Development
- Present Status of Rural Development
Unit-2: Co-Operative Sector
- Concept and importance of Co-operative sector
- Types of Co-operative society’s
- Causes of Decline of Cooperative Sector and Remedial Measures on it.
Unit-3: Shrinking of Agricultural Land
- Acquisition of Land for Infrastructure Development, Housing and SEZ
- Impact of Acquisition of land on farmers
- Project affected people’s movement
Unit-4: Water Pollution
- Causes of water pollution
- Impact of water pollution
- Remedial measures to control of water pollution
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| Semester – V |
Paper No. IX |
Social Work for Rural Development |
Unit-1: Voluntary Sector
- Concept of voluntary work-volunteer, voluntary Organization and its various types
- Nature of voluntary sector
- Features of voluntary sector
Unit-2: Emergence of voluntary sector
- Emergence and development of voluntary sector in India with special reference to Maharashtra.
- Role and significance of voluntary sector
- Principle and practices of management of voluntary sector
Unit-3: Activities of voluntary sector
- Principle activities of voluntary organization
- Key issues before voluntary sector
- N.G.O and people’s participation
Unit-4: Registration Process of Non- Government Organization
- Laws regarding registration of N.G.O.
- Requirements of documents for registration
- Revenue sources and expences of N.G.O.
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| Semester VI |
Paper No. IV |
Agriculture and its Significance in Rural Development |
Unit-5: Review of Agriculture Policies
- Green Revolution- Concept, Principles, Consequences and evaluation
- Green Revolution Pre and Post
- In the era of Liberalization Policy 1991 and onwards.
Unit-6: Agricultural Education Extension and Research
- Indian Council of Agriculture and Research (ICAR)
- Role of Agricultural Universities and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK)
- Structure and Functions of Department of Agriculture – Govt of Maharashtra
Unit-7: Recent Trends in Agriculture
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Organic Farming
- Green House and Tissue Culture
Unit-8: Agricultural Related Activities.
- Group Farming – Concept, and importance
- Food and fruit processing Industries- Nature and importance.
- Women participation in Agricultural Sector.
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| Semester VI |
Paper No. V |
Rural Marketing and Finance |
Unit-5: Rural Finance
- Rural Finance – Concept, Nature and types
- Rural indebtness – causes, consequences and remedial measures
- Sources of Rural Finance – Institutional and Non Institutional
Unit-6: Financial Institution
- Co-operative Financial Institutions.-PCCS, DCCB and SCCB
- Role of NABARD in Rural Development.
- Regional Rural Banks.
Unit-7: Micro Finance
- Concept, Origin and scope of micro finance.
- Significance of Self Help Group in Rural Development.
- Self Help Group – Bank linkages.
Unit-8: Problems of Rural Finance.
- Problems related to agriculture credit supply.
- Remedial measures and promotion of rural credit.
- Crop and livestock insurance and its importance.
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| Semester VI |
Paper No. VI |
Applied Agriculture |
Unit-5: Animal husbandry
- Concept and scope of Animal husbandry- Goat, Sheep, Cattle, etc.
- Significance of Animal husbandry in rural development.
- Low productivity of Indian cattle’s Causes and measurements.
Unit-6: Poultry
- Concept and Essential factor of poultry farm.
- Significance of Poultry business in rural development.
- Govt. Schemes for promotion of poultry farming.
Unit-7: Fishery
- Concept, nature and scope of Fishery.
- Various types of fishery and Govt. Schemes for promotion of fishery.
- Significance of fishery in rural development.
Unit-8: Processing of Agro-Allied Products.
- Concept and nature of Processing of agro-allied products.
- Types of agro-allied products.
- Importance of Processing of agro-allied products.
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| Semester VI |
Paper No. VII |
Rural Resource Management |
Unit-5: Human Resources.
- Concept and Nature of human resources.
- Factors of Human resources management.
- Population Explosion- Education, Health related problems.
Unit-6: Development of Infrastructure.
- Transport and communication (Electronic Media)
- Rural housing and rural electrification.
- Water Supply and Pure Drinking Water.
Unit-7: Science and Technology for Rural Development.
- Use and importance of Technology for rural development.
- Issues regarding use of science and Technology in Rural Region.
- Role of Information Technology in Rural Development.
Unit-8: Rural Energy Resources.
- Concept, Importance and Scope.
- Traditional rural energy sources and their limitations
- Non-traditional energy sources
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| Semester VI |
Paper No. VIII |
Emerging Issues in Rural Development |
Unit-5: Land Pollution
- Concept and various causes of land pollution
- Consequence of land pollution
- Remedial measures of land pollution
Unit-6: Pressure of Population on Agricultural Land
- Concept and types of Rural Unemployment
- Causes and consequences of Sub-Division and Fragmentation of Land
- Migration – Types, causes and remedial measures
Unit-7: Rural Poverty
- Concept of poverty
- Causes and Consequence
- Remedial measures
Unit-8: New economic policies and its impact
- LPG as manifestation in new economic policy
- Impact on agriculture and rural area artisans.
- Opening of rural area to capitalist classes in banking and marketing
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| Semester VI |
Paper No. IX |
Social Work for Rural Development |
Unit-5: Professional social work
- Concept‐ definition‐ characteristics –Objectives
- Steps of social work
- Social worker – approach – skilled and techniques
Unit-6: Scope and field of social work
- Field of social work‐primary and secondary
- Family welfare ‐ child welfare ‐ youth welfare ‐ women welfare and welfare of old age and handicapped‐community development
- Medical social work‐ labour welfare‐crime and Correctional service
Unit-7: Principle and method of social work
- Case work and group work
- Community organization
- Social work research, administration and management in social work
Unit-8: Social Research
- Concept and features of social research
- Importance and Motivating factors of research
- Report writing
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