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l Cooperative ~vLu1;1gt·111c11t I h

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J Coopcr ~,ti vc .'\ ccn1111t i11g I l 1'2

4 MIS &. Comput er Application / l :) 15

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SYLLABUS

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COOPERATIVE MANAGEM ENT

EVOLUTION OF COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT

1. a . Concept of Cooperation -

\CA Definition of Cooperation - ICA

b . Princip\es of Cooperation - Evolution

1937 London. England - 1966 P3ris. Franee - 1995 Manchest:;r

England.

c . Cooperative Values

Self-Help- Self-responsibi li ty-Democracy- Equality- Equity-Solidarity

2. Pioneers of Cooperative Movement in India and Abroad

P.T . Thegaraya (1852-1925) Chenna i - P.S.Kumarasamy Raja (1898-

1957) Rajapalayam Dr.P.Natesan (1 902-1974 ) Salem

K.A. Nachiappa Gounder ( 1904- 1951) Sa lem - M. P. Nachimuthu ( 191 4-

1987) Chennimalai, Erode - P.S .Rajagopal Naidu (1914-2009) Vellore

- K.S.Subramania Gounder (1921 -1982) Salem - Robert Owen (1 77 1-

1858) Wales - Charles Fourier ( 1772-1837) France- Dr.William King

(1786-1865) England - Herr Franz Schulze (1809-1883) - Herr F.VV.

Raiffe isen (1818-1888) Germany - Rochdale Pioneers ( 1844)

Manchester, England

3. Cooperative Movement in India - Evolution and Growth

a . Pre Independence (1875 - 1946}

Sir Frederick Nicholson Report - Find Raiffeisen (1895 & 1897) -

Edward Madagan Committee on Cooperation 1914 - Royal Commission

on Agriculture in India 1928 - Cooperative Planning Committee - 1946

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b. Postlndependence{1947- 1990)

Five Year Plans and Cooperative Development (1951 to 2017) _ National

Council for Cooperative Training - 1962 - National Cooperative

Development Corporation - 1963 - Committee on Cooperation - 1965

(Shri.Ram Niwas Mirdha , Chairman) - All India Rural Credit Review

Committee - 1969 (Shri .B.Venkatappiah Chairman) - Agriculture Credit

Review Committee - 1989 (Shri .A.M.Khusro, Chairman)

4. Cooperatives after Implementation of New Economic Policy

(1990)

Narsimham Committee on Banking Sector Reforms - 1998 - Task Force

on Revival of Short Term Cooperative Credit Structure - 2005

(Prof.Vaidyanathan, Chairman)

5. Cooperative Movement Abroad

a. Cooperative Movement in Germany

Raiffeissen Societies - Schulze Delitsch Societies - Insurance /

Housing

b. Cooperative Movement in Great Britain

Rochdale Pio~eer Equitable_ Society - Retail Stores - Cooperative

Wholesale Society - Consumer Cooperatives - Agricultural

Cooperatives - Insurance / Housing / Credit - Cooperative Education

-Cooperative Union

c. Cooperative Movement in Denmark . . Agriculture Cooperatives - Consumer Cooperatives - Cooperative

Dairies _ Credit / Insurance Housing - Cooperative Egg and Bacon

Societies

d . Cooperative Movement in Japan

Agriculture Cooperatives - Fishing Cooperatives - Consumer I Credit

/ Industrial - Prefectural Unions and Prefectural federations

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e . Cooperative Move m e nt in USA

Agriculture Credit - Purchc1sing t1ml M (1rkut 111~1 /\ssou,1t1or 1s 1 ~ ur , ti

Se rvice Cooperatives - Healthc.:1re Coorerat1ves

f. Cooperative Movement in Italy

B a nca Popul cJ rre (Peoples Bank)- Cass:J l~urnlic (l <11rnl I !anks )

Farming Society - Labour Society

g . Cooperative Movem ent in France

Agriculture Coopc rcitives and Syr1dicate - lns111 ,111ce I f lous111u /

Fisheries - Workers Cooperatives

h . Cooperative Moveme nt in Is ra e l

Kibbutzim and Moshavim (Agriculture Coopera tives) Ar1r1cult ure /

Credit / Consumer/ Production - Consumer Coopc r;:i t1vcs

i . Cooperative Movem ent in Sweeton

Kooperative Forbundet (KF) Ce11lr.1I Re tc=til Society Coope ra tive

Fa rming Society - Credit / Insurance / Housi11g / Educa ti on - Buri c1 I

Societies

j . Cooperative Movement in Chin<.1

Cooperative Credit - Industrial C ooperatives - S upply ;ind McJ rkc ting

Cooperatives

6 . Cooperative Law

a . Evolution of Cooperative Legislation in India

Sir Edward Law Committee (1901) - Cooperative Credit Societies Act

·1904 - Cooperative Societies /\ct 191 2 - Montague Chelmsford

Con stitutiona l Reforms Act 1919 - The Madras Cooperative Societies

Act, ·1932 - Multi Unit Coopera tive Societies Act - 19'12 - All India

Rural Credit Survey Committee (A.D.Gorwala , C l1a1rman ) - 1954 -

Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Act , 196 1 - Tamil Nadu

Cooperative Societies Act , ·1983 c1nd Hules, 1988 Tum1I Nadu

Cooperative Societies (/\rne ndrnent) /\cl . H)8 0 C ornmil.loc o n

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Cooperative Law tor Democratisation and Professiona\ization of

Managemen\. ,n Cooperatives - 1985 ( ShrLK.N .Ardhanareeswaran I

Chairman) - Committee on Model Cooperative Act _ 1991

,Shr,.Choudhary Brahm Prakash, Chairman) - Multi State Cooperative

Sod elies Act 2002 - Constitution Amendment Bill 2006 - Constitution

(9in Amendment .A.ct) - 2011

b . \n1portant Provis ions of TNSCS Act 1983

Regisl rahon of Cooperative Society - Section .8 to 10 - Bylaws and

Amendment of 8y\aw - Section - 11 - Membership of Cooperative

Societies - Section. 21 - Management of Registered Society -

Section.32 - Meetings of the Board - Seclion.33 - Duties and

Privileges of registered Society - Section.37 - Disposal of Net Profits -

Sechon.72

Inquiry - Section.81 - Inspection and Investigation - Section.82-

Maintenance of Accounts and Books by Registered Society -

Section.84-Surcharge - Section.87 - Supersession of Board -

Section.88 - Settlement of Disputes - Section.90 - \/Vinding up of

Registered Society - Section.137 - Execution of Decrees, Decisions

Awards and Orders - Section .143 - Appeal, Revision and Review -

Section.152

c . A\\ied Law as App\icab\e to Cooperative Societies

Indian Penal Code - Essential Commcdities Act - Payment ot Gratuity

Act _ Code of Civil Procedure - Indian Contract act - Payment ot

Bonus Act - T.N. Shops and Establishment Act - N\ Act and BR Act

7 _ Cooperative Management

a. Functions of Management - Planning, Organising , Directing ,

Staffing and Controlling - Levels of Management - Principles of

Management - Leadership - Communication - Motivation

Decis i on Making - Individual and Group Decision Making b .

c. Features of Cooperative Management Professional

Management of Cooperatives - Problems and Prospects of

Cooperatives - Difference between Cooperative Management and

Private

d. Management of Credit Cooperatives

Rural and Urban Credit Cooperatives

e. Management of Non Credit Cooperatives

1. Producer/ Industrial Cooperatives - Marketing Cooperatives

11. Processing Cooperatives

Consumer Cooperatives Dairy Cooperatives - Weavers

Cooperatives - Fisheries Cooperatives -Housing Cooperatives

f. Functional Areas of Cooperative Management

Production Management - Materials Management - Marketing

Management - Financial Management - Human Resources

Management

g. Office Management

Office Procedures - File and Record Maintenance - Official

Correspondence and Communication - Discipline and

Disciplinary Action - Time Management - Records and

Registers to be maintained by Officers of Cooperatives

8. Cooperative Education and Training - Role of Cooperative \

Education and Training in Member and Employee Development -

Institutions for Member Education - Cooperative Training Institutions

in the State and the Country.

9. Cooperative Administration

a. Administration - Organisational Structure of Cooperatives -

Cooperative Department Setup - Role and Functions of

Registrar of Cooperative Societies - Functional Registra rs -

l)ut,L: S ; l!ld I\L~s pu11 s1b1l1lios ol ~Suc1o t:11v / M :H1;H1 r ,, '11

Coupe r,-1t ives - Moi 1itn ri11~1 :rnd S t1pc 1 v, s,ni 1 - I 'nwc !I ~. ; 11 1<1

F unc tio n s o f M;::rnag i11r1 D ir ecto r o r C ll1e f F.. xc~c11t1vc.,

b Ma11,1gcmcnt Committee - f{o lc ;111Ci f· tJ11 c t1 0 11s o l l10;..1rcf o f

Directors - Presid ent / C h'-1irrn ci 11 GerH-11 :11 llody Mc)u trr 1q -

Conduct o f A G M 8nd s c::; M -- Func l10 11 s :rnrl I 'ow c rs o f

Gene ral Body.

c . Cooperative Elections - Autl101 rt y to Condlfc t f: lectio 11s -

Disquri lificatio n to Vo te or Contest in E lections ; rnd Lie

M ernber in M anagem ent Committee - Cornposition of

M anagement Comrnittee - Offence ;:u1d r> e n c1lt1c s rek1lc c.l lo

Election - Mode and Conduct of E lec tion - R eserv;1t1o n s :-1 n ci

D ecisions o f Constituencies - Election of O ffi ce llc,, r c rs

Poslponerne nt of E lections - Role of E lection Officers -

C ustody ;:i nd Prevention of Records

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SYLLABUS

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COOPERATIVE CREDIT & BANKING

1. a) What is Credit? Classification of Credit - Need for Institutional

Agricultural Credit?-Agricultural Credit and Cooperatives -Essential of

Cooperative Credit - Evolution and Growth - Revival - Rural

Cooperatives - Case Study - PACCS - objectives - membership -

liability - management-staff-functions-sources of funds -Share Capital

- Reserve - Deposit - Case Study - Borrowings - MT conversion and

Deposit - Needs for Production and Development Credit. Importance

of Agricultural Credit and its Characteristics. Types of Credit Short -

Term, Medium and Long Term Credit. Need for the Institutional Credit

for Agricultural and Rural Development - Credit Classification -

Production Credit - Conception Credit.

b) Structure of Credit Cooperatives Federal/Unitary and Mixed Type . Need

for the integration of Short Term, Medium Term and Long Term Credit

Structure (Single Window) National Federation of State Cooperative

Banks, National Federation of Agriculture and Rural Development

Banks and their Role in development of Cooperative Banking - Role

and Functions of PACCS in Agri-Finance for Rural development -

Service Area Approach (SAA) - Business Development Plan (BOP) -

Development Action Plan (OAP) - Computation of Break Even Leven

of Business - KCC an innovation in Rural Credit.

c) Central Cooperative Banks (DCCB Banks) Organization- Membership

M anagem ent, Objectives- Functions and the Working , Mobilization of

R e sources- Lending different Types of Loans- Agricultural Lending and

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Non-Farm Sector Finance - Procedure of obtaining loan - State

Cooperative Banks - NABARD and other agencies. Seasonalities in

lending- Scale of Finance- Minimum involvement and Non Overdue

cover - Disbursement of Loan- Supervision and Recovery of Loan­

Latest Progress- Problems and Remedies to overcome them.

d) State Cooperative Banks (Apex Banks) - Organization - Management -

Objectives, Functions and Working . ST finance by NABARD to SCBs, -

Weavers Coops - Sugar Factories - MoU for different functions - Role of

Apex Banks in the development of Cooperative movement in the State -

Latest Progress - Problems and Remedies to overcome them.

e) Priority Sector Lending - lending to SHGs - JLG - Rural artisans -

Loans to Weaker Section

f) Role of NABARD - Genesis - Objectives - Management - Functions -

Refinance Assistance to Agricu ltural Credit Cooperatives - Procedure

and Norms of NABARD for the issue of Refinance to Cooperatives -

Financial Inclusion - Microfinance - Promotion of Self Help Groups,

Joint Liability Groups - farmers club - contract farming - Agri Clinic -

Agro business Center - ACABC .

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COOPERATIVE BANKING

~ . a . Meani11g ;:rnd Defi11ition of Dank - B~nking System - Cooperative

Banking Definition - Types - Fe;:i lures - Managem ent commercial Banks

- cooperative banks V s. Commercial bcinks - RROs - Local Area banks -

progress of i11stilulional Credit -Banker and Banking , Functions of Banks,

Banker Customer Relationship . Productivity in Banks - Social Aspect of

Banki11g - Concept of Development Banking .

b . Banking Operatio11s - Mobili zation of resources - Acceptance of Various

Types of Deposits - Procedure for opening and operation of Various

Types of Accounts and Variou s Types of Customers - Documentation for

Various Loans - Activities of 8:::i nks - Agri- Activities to Allied Activities -

Social Banking .

c . Management of Funds in Banks (Cost and yield on Assets , Cost of

M anagem ent, Risk Cost, Miscellaneous Income, Average W orking Fund ,

Gross Margin , Net Margin , Average Cost of Deposit), Break Even Point­

Prin1e Lending Rate-Principles of Good Lending and Investment , Profit

Pl;:inning Consortium Advances, Merchant Banking Cash

Management.

d . Management of Overdues - Causes for Overdues and Rernedies -

Recovery ethics / ln,portant Reco1nmendations of Committee on

Ove rdues. Non-performing Assets - assets Classification , Income

Recognition and Provisioning Norms, Capi tal Adequacy Norms. Meaning

of Overdu e - Crecition of Cll ;..1119es 011 Securities at tile time of extending

loans - Securitiz;,tion ;,.1nd Reco11stn1ctior1s o f Fimrncial Assets and

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SYLLAB, 1S

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COOP ERATIVE ACCOUNTING

3. a) Commerce - Meaning and De fini tion o f Commerce - Ob1ect1ves of

Commerce - Functions of Commerce , Types o f Commerce - Business

E nviro nmenl Economic Envi ronment Economic Pol1c1es

L iberalization . Privatiza tion and Globa lization - Intern ational Economic

Institu tions - W orld Trade Organiza tions and ,ts Functions. Pohc1es -

Promotion of Foreign Trade

b) Definition-Meaning-objectives of Accounting , Scope of Accou nting ,

Types of Accounting-Functi ons o f Accounting . Accounting Principles

C once pts- Entity concept , Dual Aspect concept , Accounting period

conce pt- Going concern concept- Cost conce pt- Money measurement

c oncept- matching concept- Real1 za t1 on concept- Accrua l Concept- Rupee

v alue concept, Accounting Conventions.

c) Double Entry Sys tem of Accounts:

Historical Development , Double aspects of transaction , Ru le of Double

E ntry System , Personal accounts, Rea l accounts , Nominal accounts-

Advantages of double entry system. Books of original records-Journal

entry- steps in posting-Specia l Journals- Cash Book/Day book-Ledger

postings- Trial Balance-Preparation of Trial Balance-Advantages of

p reparing tria l ba lance.

d) Final Accounts : Meaning- Manufacturing Account, Method o f

prepa ring Final Accounts - T rading Account Profi t and Loss Account

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Balance Sheet. Operating Expenses - Non operating expenses- operating

expenses- non operating expenses . Assets and Liabilities- Classification of

Assets and Liabilities- Adjustment entries-Treatment of loans and subsidies

in Accounts. Banking Transactions- Bank Reconciliation Statement.

Depreciation of Accounting .

e) Cooperative Accounting:

Introduction of Cooperative Accounting - objectives - Rough Cash Chita­

Journal-Cashbook-Daybook-Ledgers- statement of Receipts and

Disbursement- Final Accounts- Balance sheet- Current assets- fixed

assets- Tangible and Intangible assets- wasting assets-Distribution of net

profits- creation of reserves- adjustment entries- Difference between

Cooperative Accounting and Double Entry System. Advantages and

disadvantages of Cooperative Accounting - Common Accounting System in

Cooperatives. Computerized Accounting .

4.. Cooperative Audit:

Meaning and objectives of Cooperative Audit- nature and scope of audit­

Types of audit- Duties and responsibilities of auditor- Auditing standards -

Computerized Audit - Hardware and Software.

Internal control and internal check- nature and objectives of internal control

and internal check- Review of internal control- Audit programme­

Verification of assets-valuation of assets- provisions of laws- preparation of

Audit Report - Classification of Different Audit- concurrent audit-Statutory

audit-cost audit-management audit- performance and efficiency audit-social

audit

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SYLLABUS ON

M\S ANO COMPUTER APPLICATION/ COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

A. COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

introduction to Computer - Computer Hardware and So~ware -

Computer System Characteristics - Components of Computer - Input

Device - Central Processing Unit - Output Device - Random Access

Memory (RAM) - Read Only Memory (ROM), Programmable Read Only

Memory (PROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only

(EEPROM), Cache, Register and Other Types of Computer Memory -

Types of Computers - Generation of Computers - Computer Viruses -

Different types of Viruses - Worms, Trojan Horses.

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Objectives and Functions , Evolution of Opera ting

System up to windows - Computer System Organization- Operating System

Structure and Operations.

8 . MANAGEMENT INFORATION SYSTEM (MIS)

Understanding MIS: Data and Information - Introduction to Management

Information System - Role and Importance and functions of MIS - the

structure of Management Information system - types of information system.

Business Application of Information System - Enterprise systems,

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management

(CRM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Decision Support Systems

(DSS), Types of decisions, Decision support techniques, Decision making

and Role of MIS, Business intelligence and Knowledge management

systems.

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Security, Ethical & Social Issues: Information Security (IS) security

threats, Protecting IS, IS Security Technologies, Social Issues.

C. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Microsoft Word: Introduction - Word Processor - F ea tu res of Microsoft

Word 2007 Components - Open & Save Microsoft Word documents with

different options - formatting - Advanced formatting techniques - types of

views - Mail Merging - Find & Replace - Spell Check - Auto Text - Book

Mark - Headers & Footers - Editing Documents - Printing Documents.

Spread Sheet - Introduction - Microsoft Excel features - Entering and

Editing Data - Addressing Techniques - Simple formulas & Functions -

formatting Cells- Aligning Cells - Copying and Linking Cells and Sheets -

Fill methods - Data Analysis - Built-in Functions - Types of Charts - Goal

Seek - Auditing - Sorting - Freezing panes - Inserting Objects & Pictures

- Printing options

Microsoft PowerPoint

Creating a Presentation: Creating a Presentation Using a Wizard-

Exploring and Moving around a Presentation-Changing Text in the Outline

Pane, Slide Pane -Reversing on·e or more Actions -Changing Presentation

Views, Properties -Previewing Slides and Saving Presentations

Using the Design Template : Entering Text into Slide/Outline/Notes Pane­

Creating a New Slide -Editing in Normal View -Entering Speakers' Notes -

Rearranging Slides in Slide Sorter View -Showing Slides

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Producing a Slide Show: Navigating in Slide Show View - Setting Text

Transitions - Animating Slides - Normal View - Slide ·sorter- View -

Custom Slide Show Options.

Prlnting a Presentation: Opening an Existing Presentation - Reviewing

S\ides in Black and White - Adding a Header and a Footer - Changing the

Page Setup - Choosing a Printer - Printing Slides, Speaker Notes.

D. IT ENABLED SERVICES

Network Classification & Data Communication Services: Local Area

Network (LAN) - Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)- Wide Area Network

(WAN) - Wireless Networks-Inter Networks-Network Applications- File

Transfer Protocol (FTP)-E-Mail

E-Technologies: Payment Gateway - Electronic Payment System- Real­

Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), National Electronic Funds Transfer

(NEFT), Core Banking System (CBS), E-Commerce-E-Governance-

Information Security - Cyber Crime - Cyber Security - Legal Aspects of

Cyber Crime.

Mobile Computing: Framework, Mobile Information access devices,

Mobile Computing applications

Network Security: Doman Name System (DNS) - Digital Signature;

Symmetric key Signatures, Public Key Signatures.

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GENERAL STUDIES

UN\T - I- General Science

Physics-Nature of Universe- General Scientific laws- Inventions and

discoveries - Science glossary- science terminology- Force and pressure­Motion- Motion & Liquids- Work, power, energy and heat - Electricity and

heat- Light and Sound .

Chemistry -Elements and Compounds - Carbon, nitrogen and their compounds- Fertilizers, Pesticides, Insecticides- Environmental effects of insecticides.

Botany -Concepts of life Science- plant Cells- Plant tissues- Plant functions- Plant nutrition- Nutrition in plants and animals- basic unit of the life - Classification of living Organism- Nutrition and Dietetics- Respiration­

Excretion of metabolic waste.

Zoology-Blood and Blood circulation - Endocrine system- Reproductive system- Genetics - the science of heredity- Environment , Ecology , health and hygiene-lf"Dmune system- Bio-diversity and its conservation- Human diseases, prevention and remedies- Communicable diseases and non~

communicable diseases.

UN\T- \1. Current Affairs ·

Important Current affairs of State, National and International- Eminent

persons- sports & Games- Books & authors- Awards& honors- Welfare

oriented Government Schemes- Geographical land marks- Current Socio­

economic problems- Latest inventions on Science and technology- India's

space programmes- India's missile programmes:

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UNIT- Ill - Geography

Earth and Universe- solar System- Atmosphere of Earth - Composition ­

Structure of atmosphere- - Monsoon- Winter- Summer- Features of

Monsoon- Rainfall - Weather and Climate- Water Resources- Rivers in India - Plains and Plateaus in India- Soil Fertility - Types of Soil- sustainable development and Soil Conservation - Minerals & Natural resources­Renewable Resources- Non-Renewable resources- Types of Natural vegetation- Importance of Forests and Wildlife- Agricultural pattern, Livestock &fisheries - Transport System in India - Remote Sensing Social geography- Livestock- Animal Diseases- Fisheries- Flora and Fauna- Population density and distribution- Natural Calamities - Ozone Layer Depletion- Global Warming - Acid Rain- Water Pollution- Noise pollution- Bio-medical waste pollution- Disaster Management- Mitigation measures .

UNIT- IV- History of India

History and culture of India- Pre-historic events- Indus valley Civilization­Vedic , Aryan and Sangam age- Maurya dynasty - Buddhism and Jainism­Guptas , Delhi Sultanate, Mughals and Marathas - Age of Vijayanagaram

and the Bahmani Sultans.

History of Tamil Nadu- Culture and Heritage of Tamil Nadu .

Growth of Rationalist ·and Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu- Social

transformation in Tamil Nadu .

Socio- Religious Reform Movements in India- Brahma Samaj- Prarthana Samaj- Arya Samaj- Theosophical society - Ramakrishna Mission­

Samrasa Suddha Sanmarga Sangam- Aligarh Movement.

India since Independence.

UNIT-V- Indian Polity

Constitution of India - Preamble to the constitution- Salient features of constitution - Union , State and Union Territory- Citizenship - Fundamental rights - Fundamental duties-Human Rights Charter- Union legislature-

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Parliament- Lok Sabha - Rajya Sabha- Powers of Parl iament- State

executive- State Executive powers- State Legislature- - Leg islative powers­

Special Status of Jammu & Kashmir- Local Government- Panchayat raj

\nstitutions- Judiciary in India- Rule of law/ Due Process of Law - Indian

Federalism- Center -State relations- Legislative relations- Adm inistrative

relations- financial relations- Emergency provisions- Official language­

Amendments to the Constitution- Schedules to the Constitution - Right to Information Act- Central and State Information Commissions- Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

UNIT-VI -Indian Economy

Nature of Indian Economy- Planning in India- Five Year Plan Models- An Assessment- Agriculture , Industrial growth- Emergence of Service Sectors in the national Income- Public Finance and Fiscal Policy- Finance Commissions- NITI Ayog- Banking , Money & monetary policy- Foreign Direct Investment (FOi) - WTO- Globalization and Privatization- Rural Welfare Oriented Programmes- Socio - Economic problems- Population , education , health, employment , poverty- Sustainable economic growth -Economic development in Tamil Nadu- Energy - Different sources and development.

UNIT - VII - Indian National Movement

Advent of European powers in India- Invasion, Expansion and Consolidation of British rule in India- Early Uprising against British rule -1857 revolt- National renaissance - Indian National Congress- Emergence of National leaders - Gandhi an Era- Different modes of agitations- World Wars and final phase struggle- Communalism led to partition of India­

Integration of States- role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle .

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