PGDRD

Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development

(PGDRD)

Assignments
January 2018
July 2018

School of Continuing Education

Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi – 110068
 POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT
ASSIGNMENTS

MRD-101, MRD-102 AND MRD-103, MRDE-101, RDD-6 AND RDD-7

Schedule for January 2016 / July 2018

Assignment Number Last Date of Submission Whom to Send

A. Compulsory Courses

MRD-101/AST/TMA-1/2018 For January 2018 session The Coordinator of

30th September, 2018 your Study Centre

MRD-102/AST/TMA-2/2018 For July 2018 session

31st March, 2019

MRD-103/AST/TMA-3/2018

B. Optional Courses: The learner is required to complete the assignments of only one of
the following course which he / she has chosen as an optional course.

MRD-101/AST/TMA-4/2018 For January 2018 session The Coordinator of

30th September, 2018 your Study Centre
OR
RDD - 6/AST/TMA-5/2018 For July 2018 session
31st March, 2019
OR
RDD-7/AST/TMA-6/2018

As explained in the Programme Guide you will have to do one assignment in each course of 6 credits. Last
date of submission for all the assignments is mentioned above but we advise you to do them one by one along
with your study of particular course and submit them so that you may get back the marks and comments of
the counselor with evaluated assignment. With a proper planning you will be able to do them within the
stipulated period. Please do not wait for the last date to submit all the assignments.

PLEASE ALSO READ CAREFULLY INFORMATION REGARDING ASSIGNMENTS FROM

PROGRAMME GUIDE.

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 Assignment - 1
Course Code : MRD-101
Course Title : Rural Development: Indian Context
Assignment No. : MRD-101/AST/TMA-1/2018

Note: The assignment has three sections. It contains questions, which require long, medium and short
answers. A long answer should not exceed 1000 words. Medium answers should not exceed 500
words each. Short answers should not exceed 100 words each.

Long Answer Questions Maximum Marks: 40

Attempt any One of the following:

1. What do you mean by development? Describe major issues involved in it.

2. Critically analyze the agrarian movements arising out of capitalistic contradictions.

3. Discuss in brief the role of credit in rural development in the context of organized banking and
rural credit.

Medium Answer Questions Maximum Marks: 15 each

Attempt any Two of the following:

1. Describe important features of Green Revolution.

2. Explain important measures initiated for tenancy reforms in India.

3. Discuss in brief the salient features of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992.

Short Answer Questions Maximum Marks: 6 each

Attempt any Five of the following:

1. Characteristics of Social Change

2. Cultural Empowerment

3. Principles of Cooperation

4. District Planning Committee

5. Agricultural Extension

6. Gramdan

7. Integrated Rural Development

8. Community Development Programme

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 Assignment - 2
Course Code : MRD-102
Course Title : Rural Development Programmes
Assignment No. : MRD-102/AST/TMA-2/2018

Note: The assignment has three sections. It contains questions, which require long, medium and short
answers. A long answer should not exceed 1000 words. Medium answers should not exceed 500
words each. Short answers should not exceed 100 words each.

Long Answer Questions Maximum Marks: 40

Attempt any One of the following:

1. Describe approaches to poverty alleviation and impact of its programme in India.

2. Discuss in brief the important features of India Awaas Yojana (IAY).

3. Explain in significance of Science and Technology for Rural Development.

Medium Answer Questions Maximum Marks: 15 each

Attempt any Two of the following:

1. Explain in brief the evolution of Self- Help- Groups (SHG).

2. Discuss the role of National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation
(NSFDC) in the promotion of social justice.

3. Describe the role of energy in the development of rural areas.

Short Answer Questions Maximum Marks: 6 each

Attempt any Five of the following:

1. Impact of Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS)

2. National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS)

3. Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS)

4. Family Welfare Services

5. Step involved in Watershed Development

6. NABARD

7. Minimum and Basic Needs

8. DWCRA

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 Assignment - 3
Course Code : MRD-103
Course : Rural Development- Planning and Management
Assignment No. : MRD-103/AST/TMA-3/2018

Note: The assignment has three sections. It contains questions, which require long, medium and short
answers. A long answer should not exceed 1000 words. Medium answers should not exceed 500
words each. Short answers should not exceed 100 words each.

Long Answer Questions Maximum Marks: 40

Attempt any One of the following:

1. What do you mean by decentralized planning? Elaborate the multi-level structure of planning.

2. Critically examine the technical feasibility of a project.

3. Define social action. Highlight the various strategies of social action.

Medium Answer Questions Maximum Marks: 15 each

Attempt any Two of the following:

1. Describe the nature and scope of voluntary agency.

2. Explain in brief the implementation phases of rural development project.

3. Discuss the rural development planning in India.

Short Answer Questions Maximum Marks: 6 each

Attempt any Five of the following:

1. Integrated Rural Development Approach

2. Scope of District Planning

3. Detailed Project Report (DPR)

4. Cash Flow Statement

5. Activity Planning

6. Credit Delivery System

7. Problems of Voluntary Organizations

8. Staff Development

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 Assignment - 4
Course Code : MRDE-101
Course : Rural Social Development
Assignment No. : MRDE-101/AST/TMA-4/2018

Note: The assignment has three sections. It contains questions, which require long, medium and short
answers. A long answer should not exceed 1000 words. Medium answers should not exceed 500
words each. Short answers should not exceed 100 words each.

Long Answer Questions Maximum marks: 40

Attempt any One of the following:

1. Describe the current educational situation of rural children.

2. Discuss the main features of tribal social structure.

3. Describe the process of women empowerment.

Medium Answer Questions – Maximum Marks: 15 each

Attempt any Two of the following:

1. Describe important features of the Prevention of Immoral Traffic Act, 1956.

2. Explain the concept and importance of Early Childhood Care and Education.

3. Discuss the state policy and programmes for labourers in India.

Short Answer Questions – Maximum Marks: 6 each

Attempt any Five of the following:

1. Anaemia

2. The National Policy on Education

3. Bonded Child Labour

4. Swayamsidha

5. National Programme for Rural Industrialization (NPRI)

6. Christian Marriage Law

7. Public Interest Litigation

8. Swawalamban

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 Assignment - 5
Course Code : RDD-6
Course : Rural Health Care
Assignment No. : RDD-6/AST/TMA-5/2018

Note: The assignment has three sections. It contains questions, which require long, medium and short
answers. A long answer should not exceed 1000 words. Medium answers should not exceed 500
words each. Short answers should not exceed 100 words each.

Long Answer Questions Maximum Marks: 40

Attempt any One of the following:

1. Describe the important determinants of Health.

2. Explain various features of child survival component of Reproductive and Child Health Programme.

3. Discus the role of Communication in Health Education.

Medium Answer Questions Maximum Marks: 15 each

Attempt any Two of the following:

1. Discuss the structure and functions of a Primary Health Centre.

2. Describe the role of ‘Immunization’ in Health Care Interventions.

3. Identify the main sources of Health Information.

Short Answer Questions Maximum Marks: 6 each

Write short notes on any Five of the following:

1. Epidemiology

2. Infant Mortality Rate

3. Protein Energy Malnutrition

4. Cuban Model of Health Care

5. Primary prevention of a Disease

6. Vector Control

7. Air pollution

8. Community Diagnosis

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 Assignments - 6
Course Code : RDD-7
Course : Communication Extension in Rural Development
Assignment No. : RDD-7/AST/TMA-6/2018

Note: The assignment has three sections. It contains questions, which require long, medium and short
answers. A long answer should not exceed 1000 words. Medium answers should not exceed 500
words each. Short answers should not exceed 100 words each.

Long Answer Questions Maximum Marks: 40

Attempt any One of the following:

1. Describe the various elements of communication. How does factors influence its perceptions?

2. What do you understand by social forestry extension? Discuss its patterns, constraints to implement
extension activities.

3. What do you mean by communication planning? Elucidate the steps involved in Communication Strategy
Development (CSD).

Medium Answer Questions Maximum Marks: 15 each

Attempt any Two of the following:

1. Briefly explain the characteristics of communication and its uses in Rural Development.

2. What do you mean by Community Development Programme (CDP)? Critically analysis India’s
Community Development Programme.

3. Highlight the various elements of the Communication Process.

Short Answer Questions Maximum Marks: 6 each

Write short notes on any Five of the following:

1. Face-to-Face Interpersonal Communication

2. Role of Traditional Media in Rural Development

3. National Extension Service (NSS)

4. Training and Visit (T&V) System

5. Professionalism in Communication

6. Step towards Effective Communication

7. Social – Psychological model of Communication

8. Intensive Agricultural District Programme (IADP)