Verify Account

Learning Path

Linear: Sequential Order

About the Course

Rural development aims to improve the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas. It focuses on building strong infrastructure, promoting sustainable agriculture, and expanding access to essential services. By empowering rural communities, it helps reduce poverty and create new livelihood opportunities. Rural development also works to ensure social equity and environmental sustainability. Ultimately, it strives to transform rural regions into vibrant, self-reliant, and prosperous communities.

Module 1: INTRODUCTION                                                                                         

Concepts and Connotations of Rural Development; Basic Elements of Rural Development; Determinants of Rural Development; Rural Development Policy; Goals of Rural Development Policy; Rural Development Policies in India; Generation and Transfer of Technology; Environmental Concerns.

Module 2: LEVERAGING DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND                                  

Demographic characteristics of rural population, issue of urban migration; Rural Work Force; Livelihood: Micro and Macro Perspectives of Rural Livelihood, Gender Issues in Livelihood; Challenges and opportunities for demographic dividend - skill development and capacity building for employment and entrepreneurship; Production, Income Generation and Poverty Alleviation.

Module 3: RURAL ECONOMY OF INDIA                                                           

Size and Structure of the Rural Economy, Characteristics of the Rural Sector - Agricultural and Allied Sectors, Non-Farm Sector - Rural Industrialization and Entrepreneurship. Rural Finance- Rural credit and indebtedness; Institutional supports - NABARD, Nationalized Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks and Cooperatives

Module 4: RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE                                                               

Road infrastructure and communication network; Water and sanitation services; Rural Electrification and non-conventional energy sources; Educational Institutions; Primary Health Care Facilities; Irrigation; Flood Control; Market for Rural product - Rural Regulatory Markets, E-Market Place (E-Choupal, etc.), Public Distribution System (PDS); Rural Infrastructure Development Programmes in India.

Module 5: RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN INDIA                    

Rural Development programmes in India, Role of Organisations engaged in implementation of rural development programmes in India - Government Organisations and Agencies, Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), Cooperatives, Voluntary Agencies/Non-Governmental Organisations, Self-Help Groups, Evaluation and monitoring of the programmes, Role of Corporate sector in Rural Development.