Rural Local Governance

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Rural Local Governance
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Overview

Empowering Rural Communities: Effective Governance Strategies for Sustainable Development and Inclusive Participation

Duration	15 weeks
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Mode of learning	Online
Difficulty level	Beginner
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Credential	Certificate

Rural Local Governance
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Highlights

Earn a certification from Woxsen University, Hyderabad
Learn from expert faculty

Rural Local Governance
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Course details

Skills you will learn

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Who should do this course?

Individuals whose livelihoods are closely tied to the policies and governance of rural areas, including land use, water rights, and agricultural subsidies
Organizations that work in rural development, community building, and advocacy for rural populations
Universities, colleges, and research organizations that study rural development, local governance, and public policy

What are the course deliverables?

Learners will be able to identify and describe the various structures and roles within rural local governance, including councils, committees, and elected officials
Learners will understand the process of developing, implementing, and evaluating policies at the local level, including how to create inclusive and effective governance strategies
Learners will develop skills to effectively engage community members in governance processes, ensuring broad-based participation and representation
Learners will gain knowledge of the legal and regulatory frameworks that guide rural local governance, including land use laws, environmental regulations, and public health guidelines

More about this course

The proposed course titled “Rural Local Governance” is the accepted form of Indian government and it has left an indelible impression in the minds of rural people
It is continuously advancing and spreading over gradually to every person covering a substantial portion of development
The essence of this democratic concept the rural local governance is the revolutionary movement in Indian political circumstances
In this context one will need to understand the drives of Indian politics which covers all core areas namely Rural development and decentralization of power. It also focuses on the local self-government in India

Rural Local Governance
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Swayam
Curriculum

First Week

Introduction to Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Development: Meaning and Nature

Ancient history of PRI

PRI during British rule

PRI in Independent India

Second Week

Mahatma Gandhiji and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Rabindranath Tagore

Jayaprakash Narayan, Rajiv Gandhi

Community Development Programme

Third Week

Balwant Rai Mehta and Santhanam Committee

Ashok Mehta and C.H.Hanumantha Rao Committee

G. V. K Rao Committee (Committee on administrative arrangement for rural development report)

L. M. Singhvi, Sakaria and Thungon Committee

Fourth Week

Features of Constitutional Amendments

PESA [Panchayat Extension Schedule Area] Act 1996

Evolution and Acts on Gramsabha Structure of PRI

Power and functions of Gramsabha

Fifth Week

Accountability and Transparency, Inclusion of Exclusive people

Women and Child Empowerment

Health and Sanitization

Rural Development Programmes

Sixth Week

Socio – Economic development

People’s Participation

Democratic Decentralization

Sustainable and advanced development

Seventh Week

Meaning, nature and scope

Concept of rural development – Narrow to Broad

Human Development - Amarthya Sen’s Theory

Significance of Rural development and its Perspectives

Eight Week

Rural development in Under Developed countries

Rural development in Developed countries

Environmental Issues

Zero Waste Management

Ninth Week

Rural Health Care

Tribal Development Programme (1959)

Drought-prone Area Programme (1979)

Desert Development Programme (1977)

Tenth Week

Nature and meaning of Migration

Impact of Labour Act on Migrants

Impact on Cultural diversity

Socio-economic conditions on rural migrants

Rural Local Governance
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Swayam
Faculty details

Dr.Chandrika C S

Dr. Chandrika C.S. is a distinguished academic currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the School of Business, Department of Political Science, Woxsen University, Hyderabad. Her decade-long career includes four years of postgraduate teaching and nine and a half years of focused research. In 2016, she earned her Ph.D. under the mentorship of Prof. Midatala Rani from the University of Mysore. She has also completed a Post-Doctoral degree (PDF) sponsored by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India, with research centered on "The Role of Gramsabha in Rural Development – A Comparative Study of Chickmagalore and Bellary Districts."