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SCHEME OF EXAMINATION & SYLLABI OF M.A. IN SOCIAL WORK
For Third and Fourth Semester (W.e.f. 2009-2010 Academic Session)
Paper-I
Social Policy and Planning

UNIT – I :
- Social Policy : concept and Objectives.
- Instruments of Social Policy.
- Values underlying Social Policy based on constitutional provisions.
- Approaches of Social Policy.
- Models of Social Policy – Residual welfare, unified, integrated, sectoral, industrial achievement and institutional redistributive model.

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UNIT – II :
- Social policy formulation : contribution of research, interest groups and
role of professional social worker.
- Critical review of policies concerning education, health, population and family welfare.
- Methods of evaluation of social policy.

UNIT – III :
- Social Planning : conceptual and operational aspects.
- Scope of social planning.
- Economic planning, welfare planning, developmental planning : Meaning importance and differences.
- Linkage between social policy and planning.

UNIT – IV :
- Social planning process – Steps and strategies in social planning.
- Levels of social planning : Centre, State, District and Block levels.
- Monitoring and evaluation of social planning.
- Need of decentralization and people’s participation.

UNIT – V :
- Machinery and procedure of planning in India at Centre and State levels.
- Planning Commission – Organization, structure, functions.
- State Planning Boards – Organization, structure and functions.
- Five year plans in India – Salient features with an emphasis on the objectives of growth and social justice, health , education and family welfare.

Note : - Two questions from each unit will be set i.e. 10 questions in all. The students will be required to attempt one question from each unit.

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5. Sharma, PN and Shastri L : Social Planning: Concepts and Techniques, Lucknow Print House
6. Gilbert, Nad Specht, H : Planning for Social Welfare: issues, models and tasks, Prentice Hall Inc. Engle Wood cliffs, New Jersey.
7. Jhingan, M.L. 2007. : The Economics of Development and Planning, New Delhi, Konark Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
8. Bore, A.B. : Social Welfare Planning in India, New Delhi: ECAEFI
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