| 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)
Rural urban continuum
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
Self Help group
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
Agro based industries
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
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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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