Semester VIII

General Elective IV
LE.423- Law on Agricultural Finance and Infrastructural Development
Syllabus and Course Outline
January 2015April 2015
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Dr. L. Lakshmi
Faculty of Law, Hyderabad
lakshmivempalli@yahoo.co.in
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COURSE OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE:

The Objective Of Subject Is To Identify The Infrastructural And Financial Barriers Towards
Agricultural Development In India And The Available Legal And Financial Laws, Rules,
Regulations Orders, Schemes Etc Enacted By Indian Parliament Or State Legislatures To
Minimize Them. The Students Would Be Guided To Understand And Identify Various Provisions
In Different Statutes, Rules, Policies And Practices That Limit Competition And Unhealthy
Market Issues Causing Hardship To The Farmer Rights And In Turn Affecting The Food Security
Issues For Consumers.
COURSE CONTENT
Lecture No.

Reference to Text book

Unit I: Introduction to Agriculture:

Agriculture in India its evolution, issues, challenges.
Agriculture and its role in Indian economy-various approaches
-individual, group, cooperative and corporate farming Government and Agriculture reforms during five year plans
Impact of liberalization and globalization- GATS, WTO - National
Agricultural policy 2001.
Project /Assignment work -5 Marks

Unit II: Introduction to Agricultural finance:

Rural Indebtedness Of Farmers, Causes And Consequences, National
commission on farmers
National Policy For Farmers 2007.
Evolution Of Agricultural Credit Since Early 1900s, Emergence Of
Banking in Twentieth Century, Changes In Rural Credit.
Types of loans crop loan-livestock loans
Infrastructure development and mechanization of agriculture-working
capital and term loans-Direct and Indirect loans
Loans to agricultural allied activities-Non-farm financing-capacity
building.
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Unit III: Agricultural Infrastructure:

Agricultural inputs and resource management-labor issues
Mechanization of agricultural land tenures, fertility and land
development-Irrigation facilities-water management-transport and
warehousing
Marketing policies and facilities-Seed, fertilizers, pesticides,
Rural electrification development and supply, use of technology,
agricultural research for new plant varieties, agro industries.
Unit IV: Agricultural Infrastructure and finance: Institutional Approach:
World Bank and agriculture
RBI its agricultural credit policy, NABARD its agricultural financing
Schemes, Role of Regional Rural Banks (RRBS),
Agricultural Insurance-micro and macro insurance,
Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF),
State Agricultural Development Finance Companies (SADFC),
Features Of Kisan Credit Card Scheme
Project /Assignment work -10 Marks

Unit V: Agriculture Allied activities and Finance:

Meaning nature of agriculture allied activities- poultry, piggery, fishery,
flowery culture, apiculture, horticulture, social forests.
Food processing industries, seed processing industries, cottage and tiny
industries-handlooms and handicrafts.
MID-TERM EXAMINATIONS

Unit VI: Agricultural Products and Marketing:

Agricultural markets-structure, functions-issues involved in input market,
storage, transportation, marketing channels-terminal market complex
schemes.
Pricing policy- Essential Commodities Act, 1955, Agriculture Produce
(Grading and Marking) Act, 1937,
The Food Corporation Act 1964,
The Warehousing (Development And Regulation) Act, 2007,
Food Securities Act 2013.
Unit VII: Agriculture and Law:
Constitutional provision on agricultural promotion- Agricultural holdings
and distribution of land Land reforms-Tenancy Reforms, Land Ceiling Act, 9th Schedule of the
Constitution, Green, White and Blue Revolution.
Agricultural Indebtedness (Relief) Act, 1987,
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The Andhra Pradesh Farmers Agricultural Debtor (Moratorium) Act,

2004, the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Laws and the Andhra Pradesh Urban
Areas (Development) (Amendment) Act, 1992
Project /Assignment work -5 Marks
Unit VIII Agriculture and Technology:
The Dangerous Machines (Regulations Act, 1983).
The Insecticides Act, 1968,
Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 (2 To 1914),
Plant Quarantine (Regulation Of Import Into India) Order, 2007,
Notification For Banning The Use Of Monocrotophons On Vegetable
(06.06.2005),
Fertilizers (Control) Order, 1985,
The Seeds (Amendment) Act, 1972,
Intellectual Property and Agriculture: Biodiversity, Genetically
Modified Crops, Biopiracy, Agricultural Patents.
The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001
Unit IX: Agriculture and Infrastructure Development: Role of
Government:
Union Budget Allocations for Agriculture and Infrastructure
Development, IRDP-DWCRA
Area Development for draught prone area program (DPAP)
Intensive Agriculture Area Program.
National Mission On Micro Irrigation,
Integrated Scheme Of Oilseeds, Pulses,
Oil Palm And Maize, National E-Governance Plan (NEGP-A),
Terminal Market Complex Scheme,
Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS).
Unit X: Agriculture and current Developments:
Schemes Of Government Of India-National Mission For Sustainable
Agriculture,
Rehabilitation And Reconstruction Of Potentially Viable Sick
Cooperatives,
Interest Subvention On Loans Provided By National Co-Operative
Development Corporation (NCDC) To Cooperatives, Minimum
Support Price.
Food Corporation Of India (FCI), Cotton Corporation Of India (CCI),
Jute Corporation Of India,
Central State Warehousing Corporation (CSWCS),
National Agricultural Marketing Federation Of India (NAFED),
National Consumer Cooperative Federation ( NCCF), Tobacco Board.
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Project /Assignment work -10 Marks

END-TERM EXAMINATIONS

Text Book:
Agricultural Problems of India-Late Dr.C.B.Mamoria & Dr.Badri Bishal Tripathi-Kitab
Mahal, Sarojini Naidu Marg, Allahabad 2007
Reference Books
1. Agricultural Marketing in India-S.S.Acharya & N.L.Agarwal Oxford &IBH Publishing
Co.Pvt.Ltd New Delhi 2011
2. From Green to Evergreen Revolution Indian Agriculture: Performance And ChallengesMs Swaminathan 2010 -Academic Foundation New Delhi - 110 002. India
3. Biotechnology In Indian Agriculture Potential, Performance And Concerns N.
Chandrasekhara Rao, S. Mahendra Dev 2010 Jain Publishers
4. Agricultural Risk And Insurance In India Problems And Prospects S.S. Raju And Ramesh
Chand 2010
5. State Of the Indian Farmer A Millinnium Study Volume 4: Rural Infrastructure Sukhadeo
Thorat Samita Sirohi-Jain Publishers
Teaching/ Learning Methods:
Lectures & Discussion groups
Paper writing & Presentation
Case study discussions
Subject/ case research and analysis
Evaluation Plan:
Quiz/ Assignments/ Project: 30%
Mid Semester Examination: 30%
End Semester Examination: 40%