Department of Rural Studies and Sustainability

About Us

  • Established on 21st June 2004 as the ‘Department of Rural Management’.
  • Earlier a 'Creative Cell' in Shantikunj (Mother Organisation) from 1995 to 2004 to give
    concrete shape to Yugrishi's Gram Teerth Yojana through various trainings.
  • After the restructuring of the university in 2018, the name of this department has been
    changed to the Department of Rural Studies and Sustainability
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Vision

  • Develop villages as a cultured, addiction free, clean, healthy, educated and self reliant
    with full of cooperation and become model of Rural India’s development

Mission 

  • Understand problems of the Indian rural sector
  • Preparing resource persons for rural development works.
  • Develop appropriate skill based training programmes for rural development.
  • Develop an institutional framework across the country for training and development.
  • Develop a network of efficient 'Gaushalas' across the country for the overall development of villages.

People

Teaching/ Extinction

Department of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Major Programs

  1.  3-Year Bachelor of Rural Studies (BRS)- CBCS based
  2.  4-Year Bachelor of Rural Studies (Hons) with research – NEP based

Minor Program

Certificate and Diploma Programmes

  1. 6 Months Rural Development & Enterpreneurshio
    Development Cerificate Courses
  2. 6 Months Self-Reliance (Swavlamban) Certificate Course
  3. OneYear Diploma Programme in Rural Development

SEC

Consultancy to visiting Gayatri Parijan in various areas of rural development (Cow husbandry, fruit & vegetable processing, employment generation, Organic Farming, Vermicomposting, etc.)

• Bal Sanskar shala

• Promotion of Cottage and Home based Industry

Plantation

• Promotion of Self-Help Groups

• Sanitation and Cleaning

• Anti-addiction Campaign

Research and Publications

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Research Paper

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Areas of Skill Based Training

Cow Husbandry based training

Gaushala Management, Compost, Vermicompost, Cow dung and urine products

Agriculture Based Training

Jam, Jelly, Ketchup,chatni, pickles, candies, squash, papad, namkeens, etc.

Cottage and Home Based Industry Training

Dona Pattal, Tooth Powder, Agarbatti (scented stick) and dhoop batti, paper products such as envelops, paper bags and file covers,  screen printing,  handlooms and hosiery , soaps and detergents, Yagyopaveet etc)

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Contact Us

Email Us

ruralmanagement@dsvv.ac.in

Visit Us

https://dsvv.in/department-of-rural-studies-and-sustainability/