Comprehensive overview of rural development programmes in India from 1952-2017 including CDP (1952), IADP (1960), IAAP (1964), HYVP (1966), NREP (1980), DWCRA (1982), RLEGP (1983), JRY (1989), KCC (1998), IAY, SGSY (1999), PMGSY (2000), MGNREGA (2006), DDU-GKY (2014), NRuM (2016), with objectives, provisions, and target beneficiaries.
Green Revolution in India covering definition (wheat revolution, packaged revolution), Norman Borlaug’s contribution (semi-dwarf HYV wheat, Nobel Peace Prize), five socio-technological innovations (HYV, land consolidation, tube well irrigation, mechanization, fertilizers/pesticides), M.S. Swaminathan’s role, programmes (IADP, IAAP, HYVP), and India’s wheat production increase from 12.3 to 76.4 million tons
Organizational structure for rural development covering formal and informal organizations, Caste Council/Jati Panchayat (origin, organization with Panchas, meetings for caste rule breaches, punishments including excommunication), jurisdiction, decline factors (modern courts, constitutional panchayats, laws against untouchability), and relevance of Khap panchayats in northern India.
Understanding rural society covering structure (village as primary institution, community, family, religion, agriculture), characteristics (lifestyle, governmental services, infrastructure, public transport), and problems (people-related, agriculture-related, infrastructure, economic, social/cultural, leadership, administration) faced by rural communities in India.
Introduction to rural development covering rural area definition, primary industry concept, differences between rural and urban areas (parameters: lifestyle, environment, economy, education, politics, infrastructure), concept of rural development (agricultural growth, education, health, housing), objectives, definitions, and importance of rural development in India.