Minor: Economics

THIRD SEMESTER

Paper-3 Law of Poverty and Development Total no. of lectures:65

Part: 1 Course outline

Introduction of the course:

The objective of this course paper is to impart in-depth knowledge of poverty and development to
the students to make them enlightened, sensitive and action-oriented to the problems of Poverty
and Development. This course paper studies the rules and regulations relating to safeguard the
interest and welfare of weaker sections of the society and development measures enforced by the
State/ authorities and competent institutions relating to poverty and development.

Module 1 Development: Concept and Approaches

Concept of Economic Growth and Development,

Underdevelopment of Indian Economy, Causes of Underdevelopment,

Human Development, Economic and Regional Disparity.

Module 2 Economic Planning

Objectives, Strategies and special features of Indian Planning,

Review of Tenth Five year Plan: Monitorable Targets and Achievements.

Approaches to Eleventh Five year plan.

Module 3 Poverty: Concepts and Measurements

Different Concepts, indicators and measurement of Poverty,

National and International Poverty Line, Causes of Poverty,

Human Poverty, Rural Poverty, Estimates of Poverty in India,

Vulnerable Groups in India.

Module 4 Poverty Alleviation and Development Programmes

Poverty Alleviation Schemes.

Employment Generation Schemes

Area Development Schemes

Specific Schemes for Vulnerable Groups

Module 5 Law and Poverty: law for vulnerable groups

Human Rights

Indian Constitution: Fundamental Rights and

Directive Principles of State Policy

Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes, Bonded Labour, Child Labour,

Unorganised Rural Labour, NREGA, Beggary, Immoral traffic of women

and girls, Disabled persons.

Module 6 Legal Aid for Poor

Legal Aid: Concept and Evolution

Existing System of Legal Aid in India

Role of institutions of Legal Education in Legal Aids and Service