Regional Planning and Development (B.A Geography)

Concept of regions, regional imbalance, planning regions and development planning in India.

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01Unit 1: Concept of Region 4 topics

Meaning and types of regions - formal, functional, planning
Methods of regional delineation
Hierarchy of planning regions
Macro, meso and micro regions of India

02Unit 2: Planning and Development 4 topics

Meaning and types of planning
Growth vs development
Indicators of development - HDI, per capita income
Sustainable development goals

03Unit 3: Theories of Regional Development 5 topics

Growth pole theory - Perroux
Growth centre approach in India
Cumulative causation - Myrdal
Core-periphery model - Friedmann
Rostow's stages of growth

04Unit 4: Regional Imbalances 4 topics

Causes and measurement of regional imbalance
Regional disparities in India
Backward regions of Uttar Pradesh - Bundelkhand, Purvanchal
Policies to reduce imbalance

05Unit 5: Planning in India 5 topics

Five Year Plans - objectives and achievements
NITI Aayog
Multi-level and decentralised planning
Area development programmes - DPAP, DDP, Hill Area, Tribal Sub-Plan
Aspirational Districts Programme

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You will be able to

Explain the concept and types of regions - formal, functional and planning regions
Describe the methods of regionalisation and the planning regions of India
Explain the concepts of growth and development and indicators of development
Describe theories of regional development - growth pole, cumulative causation, core-periphery
Analyse regional imbalances in India and Uttar Pradesh
Describe planning in India - Five Year Plans, NITI Aayog and area development programmes

Who it is for

B.A Geography students of Semester 5 (UP state universities, NEP 2020 syllabus)
UPSC / UPPSC and NET aspirants
Learners interested in development and planning

What you need

B.A Geography Semesters 1-4

Questions

Which syllabus is followed?

The NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus of UP state universities. Where your university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your own university syllabus.

Are UP examples included?

Yes, regional disparities and development schemes in Uttar Pradesh are used as case studies.

Does it help in competitive exams?

Yes, planning, regional disparity and development indicators are asked in UPSC, UPPSC and NET.