• Concepts and features of Rural Economy.
• Rural Development -Economic, Social & Political Development.
• Role of agriculture in the rural economy

 Indian agriculture - features, significance, problems,
 Agriculture Price Policy
 New Agriculture strategy (green revolution) major activities, achievements, failures
 New thrust areas in agriculture
 Agricultural Marketing: Importance, Merits, demerits and Measures to improve it.

 Problems of rural economy- Rural Poverty and Unemployment: Causes, Extent, Rural Indebtedness
 Causes & Extent of Rural Indebtedness and its relief measures.
 Rural Finance: Need and Sources of rural Finance,
 Problems of rural credit and suggestions to remove limitations of rural credit.

 Rural financial Institutions - NABARD- Structure, Role and Functions
 Cooperative Banking: Concept , Important and weakness of cooperative banking
• Panchayats for rural development: Concept, Objective, structure, Advantages and Disadvantages of Panchayati Raj and Problems
• Cooperation: Concept and importance of cooperation, Self Help Group (SHG) and microfinance- objectives, benefits and limitations

• A Brief study of Rural Development Schemes:
• MGNREGS, PMGSY, PMJDY,Deendayal Antayodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM).
• PMFBY, Deendayal Upadhyay- Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY),
• Shyama Prasad Mukherjee National RuRBAN Mission (SPMRM),
• National Career Service (NCS)
 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin ,
 National Social Assistance Programme,
 Provision of Rural Amenities in Rural Area (PURA)
 Basic features of Rural Economy of Rajasthan.