Major Themes of Gender and Development in India

Paper II : Major Themes of Gender and Development in India :

Unit I Gender and Health: Status of key Health indicator related to women in India-Infant Mortality rate (IMR),Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), Reproductive and Child Health ( RCH) , Problems related to Women Health in India, Government Programs Related to Health and gender development – NRHM( National Rural Health Mission)

Unit II Gender and Education: Status of Girl Child Education in India, Problems related to girl child education, Right to Education and Gender Development, Issue of Gender Equality, Sex Stereotype and education.

Unit III Gender and Women in Informal sector: Gender and informal Labour, Problems of Migration, Impact of Globalization on Indian Women Labour, Main Provisions of Minimum Wages Act, Factories Act, Maternity benefit Act.

Unit IV Gender Planning in India: Gender Budgeting, Gender Development through Five year plan, polices and programs for gender Development.

Unit V Community Development Program and Gender: MNREGA: Right to Work, Right to Food, Right to Information, Programs and Provisions related to Panchayat Raj Institution.