ORDINACE And SYLLABUS - Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith ...

ORDINACE And SYLLABUS
M. A. (Sustainable Rural Development)
Faculty of Social Work
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyaptith, Varanasi-2201002
Prospectus
(M. A. Sustainable Rural Development)
Mahatma Gandhi kasha Vidyapith, Varanasi, established in 1921, always
tries its level best to make adjustment with the changing needs of the Country, by
developing and modifying the educational programmers, teaching courses and
other academic activities. On the achievement of Independence, attention had to be
diverted to the building up of the Nation and to solve the Psycho-socio-economic
problems of the people, which had so far been neglected under the alien of rule.
The Governing Council of the Vidyapith, among whom counted some of eminent
leaders of the country, decided to establish the Institute of Social Science of 15 th .
August 1947 later named as Department of Social Work. It is the second oldest
Institute in the Country after Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Providing
courses at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level for the training of much
needed professional personnel for the national reconstruction and development,
Since 1980, it has become one of the Faculties of the University.
The Faculty is pioneer in India. Professionally qualified alumni of this
faculty are at the helm of affairs, working at different functional and policy making
levels in the fields of Labour Welfare and Personnel Management; Psychiatric and
Medical Social Work, Family and Child Welfare, Community Development and
Correctional and Criminal Justice Administration. Several in-service training
programmes of Labour Welfare Officers, Health/Educators, Probation Officers,
Family Counselors and NGO Workers, had been organized by the Faculty time to
time. Looking to the growing challenges of criminality, terrorism, conflict, misunderstanding
and social disharmony, innovative strategies and approaches in
policy formulation and programme implementation in respect of law enforcement,
promotion of peace, social harmony, understanding and international friendship;

the Faculty introducing an innovative and field oriented two years post graduate
(M.A.) self-financed course in “Sustainable Rural Development”,financillly
assistance by national Council of Rural Institutes (Ministry of Human Resource
Development) Hyderabad, to be conducted in the session 2006-2007 under the
ages of the Department of Social work in the directorship of Prof. A.S. Inam
Shastri, HOD. Department of Social work.
An inter disciplinary approach for a programme of peach and social
Harmony is necessary if students are to understand existing violence, terrorism,
crime, theories of non-violence, system of treatment and rehabilitation services.
For the dispensation of justice to the victims of violence and terrorism and to
ensure the adherence of the rule of Law by Law Enforcement Authorities,
scientific analysis of terrorism as well as understanding the dynamics of violent
mind and diverting towards peace and social harmony is extremely useful. The
curriculum of M.A. Sustainable Rural Developmental concepts theories, practices,
services, Gandhian model of rural development, Sustainable Rural Development
and administration of peace, harmony, non-violence, work for theoretical studies in
the field of non-violence and social harmony as well as scope for practice, services
and research.

ORDINANCE
Title of the Course
Objectives :
The title of the course is M.A. (Sustainable Rural Development)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
to initiate educational programmes related to peace and social harmony for
student youth;
to organize training programmes for rural leaders and social service
providers working for promotion of rural development;
to conduct researches in peace and social harmony;
to organize seminars, conferences workshops, etc. for creating validated
knowledge needed for promotion of peace and social harmony;
(v) to help the existing government machinery in implementing rural
development programmes effectively in various possible ways-supply of
vital information relating to people’s felt needs and problems, suggestions
relating to culture-friendly measures instrumental in providing distinctly
visible benefits to people from government programmes, as also those which
can be helpful in simplification of procedures prescribed for providing
benefits to people.
(vi)
to initiate income generation programme (IGP) in the fiels of agriculture and
rural technology.
Duration :
The duration of the course shall be of two years. It is a self-financed regular
course and each paper will be taught in sixty regular classes in each session,
starting from the session 2006-2007.

Seat :
The number of seats in the course will be thirty.
Eligibility :
The students having obtained three years degree course preferably in social
sciences and law graduates from Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith or any other
university recognized as equivalent, are eligible for admission in this course.
Admission Procedure :
There will be an entrance test organized by the University and a merit list
will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in the entrance examination. The
rule of reservation will be followed as per government rules. If there will be
vacancies in any particular quota these will be filled from amongst general
category of candidates.
Fees :
This is a self-financed programme, the tution fee shall be Rs. 15,000/- per
annum.
Details of the Course and Field Work:
The university process will be adopted to get the course passed by certain
university bodies as per the university rules.
There will be four theoretical papers consisting of four units in each paper.
Concurrent Field work Training three days a week (18 hours), rural camp of ten
days and viva-voce will be arranged in previous year. Similarly, there will be three
theoretical papers, concurrent field work, concurrent field work, Research Project;
Block field Work Training for two months and viva-voce will be conducted in final
year.

25% marks out of each theoretical paper of 100 marks will be slotted to
assignments. The details are as under-
M.A.(SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT) – PREVIOUS
Paper Exam. Assignment Total
M.M. M.M. Marks
1- Gandhian Economic Philosophy 75 25 100
2- Sarvodaya as a tool for 75 25 100
Peaceful Development
3- Gram Swaraj for Self Reliance & 75 25 100
Sustainable Rural Development
4- Rural Development Case Studies 75 25 100
5- Field Work (concurent) - - 200
6- Rural Camp - - 100
7- Viva Voce (General) - - 100
Total - - 800
M.A.(SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT) – FINAL
Paper Exam. Assignment Total
M.M. M.M. Marks
1- Sustainable Development 75 25 100
2- Rural Entrepreneurship Development 75 25 100
3- Project Planning and Management 75 25 100
4- Field Work - - 200
5- Dissertation - - 100
6- Block Field Work - - 100
7- Viva Voce - - 100
Total - - 800

Block Field Work:
Block field work training will be arranged in certain agencies/institutions of
repute outside the Varanasi district, for two months period after the final
examination is over. This will be a compulsory part of the course and every student
in required to complete the training within a given period of time.
Research Project (Dissertation):
Every students of final year is required to conduct a research project on a
given topic under the supervision and guidance of a teacher. The student has to
submit the project report as a dissertation as a compulsory part of the course during
the period allotted him for the purpose.
Examination and Viva-Voce:
The annual examination will be conducted by the university during the
period in which the examinations of other courses will be arranged. The viva-voce
will be conducted each year by a board of examiners including an external and
internal examiner under the chairmanship of the Head of the Department.
A student will be eligible for appearing in final examination should have
attended 75% theoretical classes and completed the concurrent field work training
rural camp, dissertation and block field work training as prescribed.
In order to pass the annual examination a student is required to obtain at
least 36% marks (including assignment) in each paper and 48% marks in field
work and also aggregate. However, while the minimum pass mark is 48%, there
will be no third division. The students securing 60% and above marks in aggregate
will be placed in the 1 st division. The students obtaining 48% to billow 60% will be
placed in 2 nd division. The aggregate marks will include annual examination,
assignments, field work evaluation, research project, rural camp, block field work,
whatsoever is required in previous and final years.
Concurrent field work agencies:
Students of M.A. Promotion of Peace and Social Harmony shall be taught
theory papers three days per week and for concurrent field work practice they will
be placed in certain agencies involved in maintaining peace and social harmony in
urban & certain selected villages in rest three days of every week. These agencies
may include-
Institute of Gandhian Studies, Rajghat, Varanasi;
Childline, Varanasi;
Block office (kashi Vidyapith Block);
Theosophical Society of India;

Manav Seva Sansthan, Chhttupur, Varanasi;
Maitri Bhavan, Varanasi;
Ramkrishan Mission, Varanasi;
Krishnamurty Foundation, Rajghat, Varanasi;
Mata Anandmayi Hospital, Shivala, Varanasi;
Mother Teresa Service Centre, Shivala ghat;
Hindustani Biradary, Varanasi;
Selected Villages and Panchayats in Kashi Vidyapith Block;
World Literacy of Canada, Ganga Mahal Ghat, Assi;
Surabhi Jal Sangraha Avam Gramotthan Samiti, Paharia, Varanasi;
Human Welfare Association, Sarnath, Varanasi;
Surabhi Shodh Sansthan, Varanasi;
Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Chaukaghat, Varanasi;
Mahila Samakhya, Taktakpur, Varanasi;
CIE (Cottage Industries Exposition), Nadesar, Varanasi;
Directerate of Destrict Industries, Lahatra, Varanasi;
Jai Food Industries, Chiraigaon, Varanasi;
Niryatak Kheti Badi (fu;kZrd [ksrh ckM+h), S 8/188, Sudhakar Road, Khajuri,
cantt, Varanasi;
NCDC (National Centre for Development Communication);
Sahabhagi Sikshan Kendra (SSK), Sarnath, Varanasi.

M.A.(SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT)
PREVIOUS YEAR
Paper – I
Gandhian Economic Philosophy
Unit – I
Basic ideas of Gandhian Economics, philosophical base of Gandhian Economic
ideas, moral base of economics, essence of Gandhian philosophy of economics.
Constructive programmes.
Unit – II
Path of Gandhian Economics – Revitalization of Rural economy and Khadi
Industry, place of machinery in Gandhian Model.
Unit – III
Gandhian economic principles – economic equality and trusteeship principles, use
of appropriate technology.
Unit – IV
Principles of consumption, production and distribution in Gandhian economics. An
ideal economic organization. Present economic challenges and relevance of
Gandhian economic thought.

,e-,- lEiks’kh xzkeh.k fodkl
izFke o’kZ
iz”u i= & izFke
xk¡/kh oknh vFkZn”kZu
bdkbZ & I
xk¡/kh oknh vFkZ”kkL= ds ewy fopkj] xk¡/kh oknh vkfFkZd fopkj ds nk”kZfud vk/kkj] vFkZ”kkL= ds uSfrd
vk/kkj] xk¡/kh oknh vFkZn”kZu dk lkjA jpukRed dk;Zdze A
bdkbZ & II
xk¡/kh oknh vFkZ”kkL= dk ekxZ & xzkeh.k vFkZO;oLFkk ,oa [kknh m|ksx dh iwuZLFkkiuk] xk¡/kh oknh uewus esa
e”khuksa dk LFkkuA
bdkbZ & III
xk¡/kh oknh vkfFkZd fl}kUr & vkfFkZd lekurk ,oa iz;kl dk fl}kUr] mi;qDr izkS|ksfxdh dk iz;ksxA
bdkbZ & IV
xk¡/kh oknh vFkZ”kkL= esa miHkksx] mRiknu ,oa fooj.k dk fl}kUr A ,d vkn'Zk xk¡/kh oknh laxBuA
orZeku vkfFkZd pqukSfr;ksa ,oa xk¡/kh oknh vFkZ”kkL= dh izklafxdrkA

Paper – II
Sarvodaya As a Tool for Peaceful Development
Unit – I
Meaning and objectives of Sarvodaya; Wholistic development, end of exploitation
& castism, development of arts and crafts, establishment of Peace.
Unit – II
Principles of Sarvodaya – Welfare of whole human society, importance of
naturalism, sense of self-dependence, development of Panchayati Raj and
purification of human hearts.
Unit – III
Components of Sarvodaya – equal opportunity to development, end of exploitation
and class and group struggle, simple living high thinking, truth and non-violence.
Unit – IV
Sarvodaya view points on – religion, morality, class-struggle, property, industries,
capital and power, human freedom.

iz”u i= & f}rh;
“kkafriw.kZ fodkl ds fy, loksZn; ,d midj.k
bdkbZ & I
loksZn; dk vFkZ ,oa mnns”;] lEiw.kZ fodkl] “kks’k.k ,oa tkfrokn dk fujkdj.k] dyk ,oa f”kYi dk
fodkl] “kkafr dh LFkkiukA
bdkbZ & II
loksZn; dk fl}kUr & lEiw.kZ ekuo lekt dk dY;k.k] izd`frokn dk egRo] Lokcyacu dh vo/kkj.kk]
iapk;rh jkt dk fodkl ,oa ekuo ºn;ksa dk “kq}hdj.kA
bdkbZ & III
loksZn; ds rRo & fodkl ds leku volj] “kks’k.k ,oa oxZ rFkk tkfr lak’kZ dk var] lknk thou mPp
fopkj] lR; ,oa vfgalkA
bdkbZ & IV
/keZ] uSfrdrk] oxZ&lk’kZ] lEifr] m|ksx] iw¡th ,oa “kfDr rFkk ekuo Lora=rk ij loksZn;h fopkj fcUnwA

Paper – III
Gram Swaraj for Self Reliance And Sustainable Rural Development
Unit – I
Meaning, Concept and principles of Gram Swaraj. Decentralization and local self
governance (Panchayati Raj System). Participatory planning, implementation,
Monitoring and Evaluation.
Unit – II
Villagism – Villagization of political power, Gram Panchyat, Jilla Panchyat and
Kshetra Panchayat.
Unit – III
Villagers resources and villagization of village assets – reclamation of fellow land,
creation of assured irrigation system (watershed management, rain water
harvesting), improvement in agricultural practices, production of cash crops,
vegetables; Forest management, Herbal gardening.
Unit – IV
Setting up micro enterprises to produce essential commodities in villages and for
villages, use of local raw-materials, use of appropriate technology, skills, requiring
only such tools and implements which can be acquired within the financial
capacity of the villagers.

iz”u i= & r`rh;
Lokcyacu ,oa lEiks’kh xzkeh.k fodkl gsrq xzke&Lojkt
bdkbZ & I
xzke&Lojkt dk vFkZ] vo/kkj.kk ,oa fl}kUrA fodsUnzhdj.k ,oa LFkkuh; Lo&vfHk”kklu ¼iapk;rhjkt
O;oLFkk½A lgHkkxh fu;kstu] fdzU;ko;u] vuqJo.k ,oa ewY;kaduA
bdkbZ & II
xzkE;rk & jktuSfrd “kfDr;ksa dk xzkE;hdj.k] xzke iapk;r] ftyk iapk;r ,oa {ks= iapk;rA
bdkbZ & III
xzkeh.kksa ds lalk/ku ,oa xzkeh.k lEifRr;ksa dk xzkehdj.k Hkwfe dh gdnkjh] lqfuf”pr flpkbZ O;oLFkkA
¼ty laxzg.k izca/ku] o’kkZ ty laxzg.k½] d`f’k vH;klksa esa lq/kkj] udnh Qlyksa] ,oa lCth mRiknu] cu
izca/ku] tM+h&cwVh dh [ksrhA
bdkbZ & IV
xzkeksa ds fy, xzkeksa esa vko”;d oLrqvksa ds mRiknu gsrq ykq m|eksa dh LFkkiuk] LFkkuh; dPph lkexzh;
dk iz;ksx] iz;qDr rduhdksa ,oa dq”kyrkvksa dk iz;ksx] mUgh midj.kksa ,oa oLrqvksa dk iz;ksx tks xzkeh.kksa
dh foRrh; {kerk ds vUrxZr vkrs gksA

Paper – IV
Rural Development Case Studies
Unit – I
Individual models – Ralegaon Siddhi experiments of Anna Hazare – Its action plan
and inpact on rural development. Tarun Bharat Sangh experiment by Rajendra
Singh and its inpact on rural development. Nandi Gram experiment by Gandhi
Vichar Parishad, Bankur, West Bengal – its action plan and impact on rural
development. Sevagram, Vardha experiment and its impact.
Unit – II
Charity Modals – Charity oriented work of different agencies and their impact on
tribal and rural communities.
Unit – III
Empowerment based models – SEWA experience-importance and impact. Chipko
movement, Silent Valley movement in kerala.
Unit – IV
Institutional Models- Growth Centre Model – its impact on rural development.
Community development programmes and their impact. Panchayati Raj Systems
and its impact on rural people.

iz”u i= & prqFkZ
xzkeh.k fodkl oS;fDrd v/;;u
bdkbZ & I
O;fDrxr uewus& vUuk gtkjsa dk jkysxk¡o dk iz;ksx&bldh dk;Z ;kstuk ,oa xzkeh.k fodkl ij izHkkoA
jktsUnz flag dk r:.k Hkkjr lak dk iz;ksx ,oa xzkeh.k fodkl ij bldk izHkkoA xk¡/kh fopkj ifj’kn]
ckdqM+k] if”pe caxky dk uanh xzke iz;ksx & bldh dk;Z ;kstuk ,oa xzkeh.k fodkl ij izHkko lsok xzke]
o/kkZ] iz;ksx ,oa bldk izHkkoA
bdkbZ & II
nkUukseq[kh uewus & tutkrh; ,oa xzkeh.k leqnk;ksa ds fodkl gsrq nkuksUeq[kh uewus ds vUrxZr fofHkUu
laLFkkvks }kjk fd;s dk;ZA
bdkbZ & III
l”kfDrdj.k vk/kkfjr uewus & lsok vuqHko & egRo ,oa izHkkoA fpidks vkanksyu] dsjyk dk lkbysaV
oSyh vkanksyuA
bdkbZ & IV
laLFkkxr uewus & vfHko`f) dsfUnr uewus & xzkeh.k fodkl ij bldk izHkkoA lkeqnkf;d fodkl
dk;Zdze ,oa mudk izHkkoA iapk;rh jkt O;oLFkk ,oa xzkeh.kksa ij bldk izHkkoA

FINAL YEAR
Paper – I
Sustainable Development
Unit – I
The concept and definition of development, social development, social
development, rural development, approaches to social development - Gandhian,
Marxian and conventional.
Unit – II
Dilemmas of conventional approach to development – Adverse effect of
conventional model of development on rural India – the centre – periphery thesis.
Human Development-Concept and indicators, human development index.
Unit – III
Sustainable development – definition and meaning, development of rural areas
through natural resource management and watershed management.
Unit – IV
Sustainable human development – definition and meaning, sustainable human
development and social capital. Leadership development and capacity building of
rural people as long-term strategies with regard to sustainable human development.

vafre o’kZ
iz”u i= & izFke
lEiks’kh fodkl
bdkbZ & I
fodkl dh vo/kkj.kk ,oa ifjHkk’kk] lkekftd fodkl] xzkeh.k fodkl] lkekftd fodkl ds mikxe &
xk¡/khoknh] ekDlZoknh ,oa ijEijkxrA
bdkbZ & II
ijEijkxr fodkl mikxe dh nqfo/kk,¡] xzkeh.k Hkkjr ij ijEijkxr fodkl uewus dk foijhr izHkko &
dsUnzd ,oa lhekUr fl)kUr] ekuo fodkl & vo/kkj.kk ,oa lkadsrkad] ekuo fodkl lwpdkadA
bdkbZ & III
lEiks’kh fodkl & ifjHkk’kk ,oa vFkZ] izkd`frd lalk/ku] izca/ku ,oa tykxe izca/ku }kjk xzkeh.k {ks=ksa dk
fodklA
bdkbZ & IV
lEiks’kh ekuo fodkl & ifjHkk’kk ,oa vFkZ] lEiks’kh ekuo fodkl ,oa lkekftd iWwthA lEiks’kh ekuo
fodkl ds lUnHkZ esa ,d nwjxkeh j.kuhfr ds :i esa xzkeh.kksa ds usr`Ro ,oa {kerk dk fuekZ.kA

Paper – II
Rural Entrepreneurship Development
Unit – I
Entrepreneur and entrepreneurship – definition, objective, characteristics of
entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship as a tool for solving the problem of unemployment
and under employment.
Unit – II
Entrepreneurs – born or made psychological factors in entrepreneurship
entrepreneur development model.
Unit – III
Institutional structures available to entrepreneurs – SIDBI,S ISI, NSIC, DIC,
NABARD etc. Rural entrepreneurship facilities and schemes.
Unit – IV
Business opportunities for rural entrepreneurs, agribusiness, technology
management programme areas, herbal business, visit to agribusiness units,
interaction with entrepreneurs.

iz”u i= & f}rh;
xzkeh.k m|ferk fodkl
bdkbZ & I
m|eh ,oa ,|ferk & ifjHkk’kk] mn~ns”; ,oa m|eh dh fo”ks’krk,¡aA csjkstxkjh ,oa v)Z csjkstxkjh dh
leL;k ds lek/kku ds midj.k ds :Ik esa m|ferkA
bdkbZ & II
m|eh & tUetkr ;k fufeZr \ m|ferk ds euksoSKkfud dkjd] m|ferk fodkl ds uewusA
bdkbZ & III
m|fe;ksa ds fy, miyC/k laLFkkxr lajpuk,¡ & ,l- vkbZ- Mh- ch- vkbZ- ¼flMch½] ,l- vkbZ- ,l- vkbZ-]
Mh- vkbZ- lh-] ukckMZ] bR;kfnA xzkeh.k m|ferk dh lqfo/kk,¡ ,oa ;kstuk,¡aA
bdkbZ & IV
xzkeh.k m|fe;ksa gsrq O;olk; ds volj] d`f’k O;olk;] rduhdh izca/ku {ks=] tM+h & cwVh O;olk;] d`f’k
O;olk; bdkbZ;ksa dk Hkze.k ,oa m|fe;ksa ls vUr% fdz;kA

Paper – III
Project Planning and Management
Unit – I
Project – definition, meaning, principles and types, project management –
meaning, coverage and scope, participatory planning and management of project.
Unit – II
Planning – meaning, definition, types and goal, micro-level planning, basis of
micro-level planning, essential steps of micro-level planning.
Unit – III
Participatory Rural Appraisal – Concept, need, objectives and processes,
identification and prioritization of needs of rural people and project identification.
Unit – IV
Formulation, monitoring and evaluation of project through participatory
techniques. Project report writing .

iz”u i= & r`rh;
ifj;kstuk fuekZ.k ,oa izca/ku
bdkbZ & I
ifj;kstuk & ifjHkk’kk] vFkZ] fl}kUr vkSj izdkj] ifj;kstuk izca/ku & vFkZ] izlkj vkSj volj] lgHkkxh
fu;kstu vkSj ifj;kstuk izca/kuA
bdkbZ & II
fu;kstu & vFkZ] ifjHkk’kk] izdkj vkSj mn~ns”;] lw{e Lrjh; fu;kstu] lw{e Lrjh; fu;kstu dk vk/kkj]
lw{e&Lrjh; fu;kstu ds vko”;d pj.kA
bdkbZ & III
xzkeh.k lgHkkxh vkdyu & vo/kkj.kk] vko”;drk] mn~ns”; vkSj izfdz;k] xzkeh.k O;fDr;ksa dh
vko”;drkvksa dh igpku vkSj izkFkfedrk fu/kkZj.k ,oa ifj;kstuk dk fpUghdj.kA
bdkbZ & IV
lgHkkxh i)fr ds }kjk ifj;kstuk dk fu:i.k] vuqJo.k ,oa ewY;kadu] ifj;kstuk izfrosnu ys[kuA
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