RFIS-R08

RFIS-R08
(PGDM-RM 2008-10 : Term-III)

RURAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & SERVICES
(Faculty: Prof. S.P. Das)

COURSE OUTLINE

OBJECTIVES:

Financial Inter-mediation is one of the crucial dimensions of the rural households’ production and livelihood system. Accordingly, a sound system of institutions and instruments of rural financial inter-mediation becomes essential for promoting rural livelihood. This course is intended to give a clear understanding of the needs for financial services of rural people, the various approaches, methodologies and institutions operating in this field. The specific objectives are:

To help students understand various design and managerial aspects of rural financial institutions/programmes;

To enable students to understand the need and the critical elements of evolving effective and sustainable rural financial delivery mechanisms

COURSE CONTENTS:

ü Basic Concepts of Rural Finance – The Need and Relevance
ü Role of Financial Services in rural livelihood promotion
ü Overview of Rural Financial Agencies in India
ü Credit Delivery Mechanism in Rural Finance
ü Cooperative Agricultural & Rural Development Banks
ü Commercial Banks and Rural Credit
ü Service Area Approach – New Strategy for Rural Lending
ü Regional Rural Banks and Rural Finance
ü Micro-credit and Self Help Groups
ü NABARD and its role in Rural Finance
ü Problem of Rural Indebtedness
ü Recent Development in Rural Finance

BOOKS PRESCRIBED FOR REFERENCE:

B O O K S	AUTHORS
Beyond Micro-Credit	Thomas Fisher & M.S.Sriram
Rural Credit in India	C.S.Rayudu
Agricultural Credit Mobilization & Allocation	Dr.Suresh Chandra Mehta
Rural Credit – Issues for the Nineties	Edited by Surjeet Singh
Rural Credit Markets – Financial Sector Reforms & the Informal Lenders	Anita Gill
Problems & Prospects of Panchayat Finances – A Study of Common Land	Surat Singh
Indian Economy	Ruddar Datt & K.P.M.Sundharam
Organisation & Management of Rural Financial Sector	Bhupat M.Desai & N.V.Namboodiri
Indian Economy	S.K.Mishra & V.K. Puri

EVALUATION:

Quizzes - 20%

Assignment - 20%

Mid-Term - 30%

End-Term - 30%

Best of Luck!

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