HUM1039 Community Development in India L T P J C

2 0 0 4 3
Pre-requisite Nil Syllabus version
1.0
Course Objectives:
1. To enable students to understand the unique nature of rural and urban community
2. To develop sensitivity and communication for working with rural and urban poor
3. To provide knowledge on government and voluntary initiatives for rural and urban development

Course Outcomes:
Student will be able to:
1. Gain greater insights into the concepts and approaches of community development
2. Provide a comprehensive understanding of rural community and structure and functions of local
self- governance with reference to its policy implications
3. Understanding the core agencies involving in the development of rural community and the
disparities between rural and urban communities with reference to various problems
4. Familiarise themselves with the urban structures of governance
5. Enhance awareness of the significance of government schemes implemented for urban
development and learning through stakeholders in community development practice

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): 2,9,11

2. Having a clear understanding of the subject related concepts and of contemporary issues
9. Having problem solving ability- solving social issues and engineering problems
11. Having interest in lifelong learning
Module:1 Community Development: 4 hours
Meaning – Objectives – Approaches – Early Experiments and Lessons learnt

Module:2 Rural Community Development: 4 hours

Rural backwardness - Causes - Need for planned change – Objectives - Five-year plans - Major
Government programs – Success and Failures

Module:3 Panchayat Raj and Community Development: 5 hours

Meaning - Origin – Objectives – Structure – Functions – Constitution – 73rd Amendment and its
Implications

Module:4 Agencies of Rural Development: 3 hours

Rural Cooperatives - Non-Governmental Organizations - Self-Help Groups in Rural Community
Development

Module:5 Rural and Urban Community Issues: 4 hours

Housing - Water - Sanitation – Unemployment- Health and Education - Rural - Urban Poverty

Module:6 Urban Administrative Structure and Governance: 4 hours

Town Panchayat – Municipalities – Corporations - Metropolitan Development Authorities - Housing and
Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) - Slum Clearance Board

Module:7 Urban Development Programs: 4 hours

Five-year plans and Urban Development - Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project (TNUDP) - Urban
Basic Services Programs (UBSP) - Nehru RozgarYojana (NRY) - Tamil Nadu Slum Area Clearance and
Improvement – Urban Renewal Programme – Emergence of Smart Cities

Module:8 Interaction with Social Activists, Economists and 2 hours

Sociologists

Total Lecture hours: 30 hours

Text Book(s)
1. Pillai P Gopinadhan , Rural Development in India, Pointer Publishers, New Delhi.
2 R Ramachandran, Urbanization and Urban Systems in India, Oxford University Press.
Reference Books
1 K.C. Sivaramakrishnan, A. Kundu and B.N. Singh (2007), “Handbook of Urbanization in India”,
Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
2 Rao, VLS P, “Urbanization in India”, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi
3 Kasambi M. (1994), “Urbanization and Urban Development in India”, ICSSR, New Delhi.
4 Singh, K. (1986), “Rural Development: Principles, Policies and Management”, New Delhi,Sage
Publication.
5 Desai, V. (1988), “Rural Development”, Vols. 1 & 4, Himalaya Publishing House, Bombay.
6 Ministry of Rural Development, Annual Report 2011-12.
Mode of Evaluation: CAT / Assignment / Quiz / FAT / Project / Seminar
Sample Projects: 15hours
1 Research Projects on rural poverty issues in India. 15hours
2 Research projects on structure and functions of PanchayatRaj in India. 15hours
3 Research projects on role of NGOs and SHGs in community development. 15hours
4 Case studies on slums and crimes in urban areas. 15hours
5 Research projects on impacts of urban development programs on beneficiaries. 15hours

Mode of Evaluation : Review-I, II, III

Recommended by Board of Studies 26.05.2016

Approved by Academic Council 41 Date 17.06.2016