Lectures
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Topics to be covered
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1
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Education- Meaning, Definition, Types-Formal, informal, nonformal and their characteristics
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2
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Extension education and agricultural extension- Meaning, definition, concepts, objectives and principles.
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3
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Rural development- Meaning, definition, concepts, objectives, importance and problems in rural development.
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4
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Development programmes of pre-independence era –Sriniketan, Marthandan, Gurgaon experiment and Gandhian constructive progranmme
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5
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Development Programmes of Post-Independence era- Firka Development, Etawah-Pilot project and Nilokheri experiment.
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6
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Community Development Programme- Meaning, concepts, Philosophy, Principles, Objectives, Differences between community development and extension education. National service scheme.
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7
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Panchayat Raj system-Meaning of Democratic- Decentralization and Panchayat Raj, three tiers of Panchayat Raj system, powers, functions and Organizational setup.
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8
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Agricultural development programmes with reference to year of start, objectives and salient features, intensive agriculture development programmes (IADP), high yielding variety programme (HYVP)
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9
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Institution village linkage programme (IVLP), Water shed development programme (WDP), national agricultural technology project (NATP), agricultural technology management and assessment (ATMA), agricultural technology information center.
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10
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Social justice and poverty alleviation programmes: integrated tribal development agency (ITDA), integrated rural development programmes (IRDP), Swarna Jayanti gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY), prime minister employment Yojana (PMEY).
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11
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New trends in extension, privatization, women development programmes: development of women and childrens in rural area (DWCRA), self help groups (SHG)/Stree Shakti Yojana
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12
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Reorganized extension system (T & V)-Salient features, fort night meetings, monthly workshops, linkages, merit and demerits.
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13
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Entrepreneur ship development assessing overall, business environment in Indian economy.
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14
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Emergence of broad based extension (BBE), Raita Samparka Kendra (RSK).
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15
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Concept of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial and managerial characteristics entrepreneurship programmes, SWOT analysis
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16
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Government schemes and incentives for promotion of entrepreneurship. Government policies on small and medium enterprises (SMES). Small scale industries (SSI)
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17
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Contract farming and joint venture, Public private partnership
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18
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Overview of agriculture inputs industry. Characteristics of Indian agricultural processing and export industry
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