ANDHRA KESARI UNIVERSITY

Subject: Rural Development Minor

w.e.f. AY 2023-24

COURSESTRUCTURE

Course No. of No.

Semester CourseName
Number Hrs/Week ofCred
its
Semester-II Elements of Rural 4 4
1
Development
Semester-III Rural Development Planning 4 4
2
And Management
Human Resource 4 4
3
Semester-IV Development in Rural Areas
Agriculture Growth in India: 4 4
4
Problems and Prospective
 2 RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Unit-I
Frame work for Rural Development Planning
Concept of Development Planning – Multi-level Planning – District Development
Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) – Mission Antyodaya – Gram Swaraj
Abhiyan – Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas (Gram Panchayat Development Plan) – Shyama
PrasadMukherji RURBANMission
Unit-II
Project Planning
Definition and Characteristics of Project – Types of Projects – Role of Projects in Overall
Development–Need for Project Approach to Rural Development–Concept of Project Cycle
–Phases in Participatory Project Cycle Management
Unit-III
RuralDevelopmentAdministrationinIndia
Rural Development Administration at the National and State level – Structure of
PanchayatiRaj Institutions – 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act – Transfer of Functions
and Powers to PRIs–Role of District Rural Development Agency– Role of Grama
Sachivalayas
Unit-IV
RuralDevelopmentInstitutions
Interface between Government Organizations and Non-Government Organizations in
RuralDevelopment– Role of CommunityBased Organizations.
Unit-V
ParticipatoryApproaches
Rapid Rural Appraisal – Participatory Rural Appraisal – Tools of PRA: Wealth Ranking –
Timeline – Transect – Seasonality – Social Mapping – Resource Mapping – Venn diagram –
FocusGroupDiscussion
Books and References
1. Robert Chambers: Rural Development-Putting the Last First
2. B.C. Chattopadhyay: Rural Development Planning in India.
3. S.Venugopal Reddy: Multi-levelPlanning
4. R.C.Arora:IntegratedRuralDevelopment
5. V.A. Pai Panandikar: Development Administration in India.
6. Rajasekhar D: Poverty Alleviation Strategies of NGOs, Concept, 2004
7. Price Gittinger: Economic Analysis of Agricultural Projects
8. G. Sreedhar and: Rural Development in India: Strategies and Processes,
9.D. Rajasekhar Concept Publishing House, New Delhi, 2014 Publications of A.P. Telugu
Academy
10.Journals: Kurukshetra, Yojana, Jagruti, Khadi Gramodyog, Journal of R.D.
 3. HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL AREAS.

Unit-I
Human Resource Development: Concept, Need and Elements – HRD in Rural Sector,
Human Capital Formation: Efforts and Achievements in Investment for raising
Nutritional and Educational Standards–Capacity Building for Rural Development.
Unit-II
Dimensions of HRD for Rural Development: Health – Nutrition – Education – Skill
Development– Importance of HRD in Agriculture and Allied Activities, Rural
Industries and Rural Service Sector.
Unit-III
Human Development Index–Concept–Importance–Components–Measurement–
Construction of Human Development Index at the State and District level.
Unit-IV
Strategies for Human Resource Planning: Agriculture and Allied Activities–
Rural Industries – Business and Service Sectors Institutional Arrangements
forthe Promotion of HRD – F.T.C. – K.V.K – GOs and NGOs (CAPART,
NIRD and KVIC) – Educational Programmes: Vocational Education – Total
Literacy Campaign, Jana Sikshana Nilayams, Zilla Saksharatha Samithis.
Unit-V
Human Resources Management: Definition, Scope and Components–Principles and
Functions – Management and Administration – Universality of Management
concepts and principles, Human Resource Management in Rural Institutions:
Cooperatives– PRIs– NGOs –CBOs.
References:
1. Mehta,M.R- Human Resource Development Planning withS pecial Reference to
Asia
2. Alexander V. Alex-Human Capital Approach to Economic Development
3. BatraVP-TheEconomicandHumanResources
4. ILO-EmploymentPromotionwithSpecialReferencetoRuralAreas
5. George Toblas- Human Resources in India
6. Gerold M. Meier-Leading Issues in Economic
7. Development Gyan Chand- Population in Perspective
8. World Bank-World Development Report, 1991
9. Govind appa K Adult Education–Impact of National Literacy Mission
10. UNDP-Human Development Report (s) 1998,1999,2000
22.Gupta, R.C.-Management Information System, CBS Publishers and Distributors,
 4. AGRICULTURE GROWTH IN INDIA: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTIVE

Unit-I
Agriculture: History and development of agriculture in India; Objectives, Socio-economical perspectives;
Agrarian Movements, Land Reforms, Green Revolution, Significance and Status of production of food crops
and commercial crops, Drip irrigation., Merits and Demerits.

Unit-II
Marginal farmers issues and income, Land acquisition policies, tribal land rights, social impact assessment,
institutional aspects of sustainable agriculture and rural development, Agrarian distress, tenancy, social and
gender dimensions in agrarian sector.

Unit-III
Agriculture and allied sectors Mushroom Technology: Introduction, Nutritional/medicinal importance,
Cultivation of edible mushrooms; Vermi compost Technology: Significance, methodology of production,
merits and demerits, impact on agriculture development. Aqua farming and Bio-floc Technology.

Unit-IV
Agriculture Extension services and Rural Development: Concept, Applications; Bio-pesticides-introduction,
Types, Advantages, and disadvantages, social impact; Tissue culture, Vegetative propagation, Soil-less
farming.

Unit-V
Agricultural Policy: Price policy, Import–Export Policy of agricultural Commodities, Impact of New
Economic Policy and Globalization on agriculture.

References:
1. Bhagawati, Jagdish (1972), The Economics of Under developed Countries,
2. Weidenfeld & Nicholoson, London.
3. Desai, A.R, (1961), Rural Indiain Transitia, Popular Book Depot, Mumbai.
4. Joshi, P.C. (1976), Land Reforms in India, Allied Publishers, Mumbai.
5. S.C. Jain, & Satya, S. Sundaram, Problems and Policies of Indian Agriculture, Rural
6. Development, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai.
7. K.N. Parasad, Indian Rural Problems.
8. Dr. Tyagi, B.P., Agricultural Economics &Rural Development, Jayprakash Nath &
9. IU, Merrul-2,
10. Vasant, Desai, Fundamental of Rural Development, Himalaya Publishing House,
11. Mumbai.
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BA DEGREE (UG-REGULAR) EXAMINATIONS 2023-24
B.A. Honors in Rural Development (Minor)
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