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Rural Innovations Projects Syllabus

The document outlines the objectives and units of a course on rural innovation projects, which aims to teach students about rural resources and their importance in development. The five units cover topics like types of rural resources, land and soil resources, human resources dimensions, approaches and policies of rural development, and review of rural development programs in sectors like agriculture and social services. Relevant case studies are to be discussed in each unit and examinations will include a compulsory case study from any unit.

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Rural Innovations Projects Syllabus

The document outlines the objectives and units of a course on rural innovation projects, which aims to teach students about rural resources and their importance in development. The five units cover topics like types of rural resources, land and soil resources, human resources dimensions, approaches and policies of rural development, and review of rural development programs in sectors like agriculture and social services. Relevant case studies are to be discussed in each unit and examinations will include a compulsory case study from any unit.

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C-107 Rural Innovation projects 100 4 0 0 4

Open
Elective

Objective:
To make the students understand various natural resources and their importance in rural development.

Unit-I
Definition and meaning of Resources, Types of Rural Resources, Natural and Man-made, Characteristics of
Resources, Importance of different resources in Rural Development. Rural Governance and Administration in
India- Pre & Post independence- Elements of Indian constitution Constitutional amendment to Panchayati Raj
system- Development (Department) Administration in Rural India.

Unit-II
Land Resources development experience: Classification of land based on utility, Soils – Structure and
importance, Properties of Soil- Physical and Chemical, Soil Conservation- methods and importance. Status of
Rural Development in the SAARC countries.

Unit-III
Human Resources Dimensions of Rural Development-Quantitative aspects of rural human resource (Gender &
Age wide classification, Density, Issue in rural human resources- Scarcity, lack of skill, attitude, and social
status). Food security and public distribution system-Rural Financial Sector –Sources of Rural Credit:
Institutional and Non Institutional - Service Delivery System in Rural areas, Rural Infrastructural Sector and
Millennium Development Goals Housing in Rural Areas.

Unit-IV
Approaches of Rural Development in India- institutional, technological, area and target group, participatory,
individualistic. Rural Development Policies during different plan periods. Strategies of Rural Development –
growth oriented strategy, Welfare strategy, Responsive strategy, Holistic strategy, right-based strategy. PURA
Model.

Unit-V
Review of Rural Development Programmes in the area of agricultural sector – crop, non- crop, livestock,
fishery, forestry. Review of Rural Development Programmes in area of Social Sectors – Health, Sanitation and
Education. Project Planning and Management.

Relevant cases have to be discussed in each unit and in examination case is compulsory from any unit.

References:
1. Rural Development: Principles, Policies and Management, Katar Singh, Sage Publications India Pvt.
Ltd., 2009.
2. Soil & Water Conservation & Watershed Management Hardcover – 2012, Singh PK Mahnot

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