Course

Unit 1

Social Policy – 10 hrs.

Unit I: Social Policy- Concept, meaning, definition, need, evolution, constitutional base, sources and instrument. Approaches to social policy; unified, integrated and sectoral. Social welfare; Meaning, concept and importance, evolution of social welfare in India

Unit 2

Process of Policy Formulation – 8hrs

Determinants and steps, approaches of policy formulation, impact of changing political scenario in policy formulation

Unit 3

Social Planning – 16 hrs.

Social Planning: Concept, Objectives, Scope, Models, Inter-relationship between Social and Economic Planning, Social Planning in India, Five Year Planning in India, Social Planning and Social Change, – Inclusive and Sustainable Planning, Roles and Functions of Niti Aayog, Challenges and Strategies

Unit 4

Social Development – 14 hrs.  

Concept of Social Development, Positive and Negative Dimensions of Social Development, Strategies, Critical Issues, Salient Features of Social Development, Approaches to Social Development; Similarities and Differences, Strategic Development Goals, Human Development Index and Indicators of Policies and Programmes.

Unit 5

Social Welfare Policies and Programmes for Various Populations- 12 hrs.

Scheduled castes (SCs) and schedule tribes (STs), other backward classes (OBCs), and linguistic minorities, women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities (PWDs), transgender, mentally Ill persons, refuges, Substance Use, internally displaced persons (IDP) and project affected persons (PAPs). AI for vulnerable population data retrieval and ethical constraints.

Text Books / References

Text Books:

1. Smith, B.(2006). Foundations of social policy: Social justice in human perspective. (2nd edn.) Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.
2. Segal, A., & Brzuzy, S.(1998). Social welfare policy, programs, and practice. Itasca, IL: F.E. Peacock.
3. Sachdeva D R. (2007) Social Welfare Administration in India. Allahabad, Kitab Mahal
4. Planning Commission, Government of India. (2013). Twelfth Five Year Plan(2012-2017). New Delhi: Oxford University Press
5. Iyer, K.(2017). Social Planning and Development in India. New Delhi: Routledge.
6. Ramesh, M., & Paul, S. (2015). Inclusive Growth and Social Planning in India. In A. Mehrotra & R. Jolly (Eds.), Development with a Human Face: Experiences in Social Achievement and Economic Growth

This course introduces students to the foundations of social policy, planning, and development in India, linking classical frameworks with contemporary social realities

Course Objectives:

1. Understand the concepts, principles, and evolution of social policy and social welfare in India.
2. Learn the process and determinants of policy formulation and planning.
3. Explore the relationship between social, economic, and environmental development.
4. Familiarize with key welfare policies and programs for vulnerable groups.
5. Develop critical, ethical, and reflective thinking about policy impacts and social justice

Course Outcomes:

1. Acquire conceptual and applied knowledge of social policy, welfare and development.
2. Demonstrate understanding of policy formulation and planning processes in the Indian context.
3. Analyse inter-relationships between social policy, planning, and social development goals.
4. Identify and evaluate major welfare policies and programmes for vulnerable groups.
5. Apply reflective, ethical and AI-literate approaches to social policy learning and analysis.

Skills:

• Understand social policy and its formulations
• Understand the various issues of vulnerable sections
• Awareness of policies and its role in Social Development

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