Social Development and Issues
Description
Comprehensive coverage of India's social structure, diversity, justice, marginalized groups, inclusive growth, gender, demographic and health/education challenges.
Learning Objectives
Learners will independently recall, interpret, and apply their understanding of India's social diversity, challenges, vulnerable groups, and policy solutions for justice, inclusion, health, education, and security.
Topics (15)
Origin, varna-jati distinctions, social mobility, reservation, contemporary challenges.
Major religions, sects, interfaith relations, minorities, role in social cohesion.
Population growth, fertility, mortality trends, sex ratio, census, demographic dividend.
Poverty line, rural/urban variations, policies for mitigation, social exclusion, inequality indices.
School and higher education, literacy, policy reforms, gender gap, NEP, quality standards.
Primary/secondary/tertiary care, public health indicators, health schemes, NHP, insurance.
Gender discrimination, policy frameworks, legal/social reforms, violence against women.
Reservation policies, inclusion of SC/ST/OBC/minorities, legal guarantees, social movements.
Policies, constitutional guarantees, welfare programs, challenges, case studies.
Growth patterns, causes, rural-urban migration, policy responses, impact on society.
Causes, impact, major events, policy/societal solutions, role of media/leadership.
Constitutional provisions, societal context, controversies and debates.
Dalit movement, women's movement, farmers’, environmental and tribal movements, impacts, policy response.
Caste, class, ethnicity, language, religion, regional and rural-urban diversity.
Major indicators, schemes, gender gap, empowerment, nutrition, child protection policies.