Syllabus of University of Pune F.Y.B.A / B.ED -Politics

Politics
General Paper
Government and Politics of Maharashtra
OR
Social and Political Movements in Maharashtra
(80. 20 pattern to be implemented from 2008-09)
Government and Politics of Maharashtra
Notes
i. The purpose of this course is to introduce to the student the
basic information and analytical frameworks for studying
Politics in Maharashtra.
ii. The emphasis should not be not structural details. The structure
of the government provides only the institutional framework
within which politics takes place.
iii. Emphasis should be given on collecting more updated and
locally relevant information as part of assignments.
iv. The students should be encouraged to understand basic concepts
such as percentages average, skills of reading census tables, and
comprehend the importance of basic economic parameters like
GDP, State Income, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary sectors
etc.
v. The students should be encouraged to collect and cross-check
information about aggregate and official data from official
websites.
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Term I
Topic 1: Society and Economy of Maharashtra
a. Main regions, number of districts; census data about
population, population growth, religion, SC and ST
population, Urban-Rural population, Literacy; Caste Profile
of the State
b. Share of different sectors in the economy, main crops,
irrigation, poverty levels, proportion of slum dwellers, per
capita income, state income, Foreign Direct Investment,
Industrial policy, Agriculture policy, Co-operative Sector;
Informal sector.

Topic 2: Formation of Maharashtra State
a. History of Marathi speaking areas and the Bombay state and
Bilingual Bombay State
b. Samyukta Maharashtra Movement
c. Relations with other states and the central government

Topic 3: Government of Maharashtra
a. Basic features of the structure: parliamentary form and role
of Governor; Bicameralism;
b. Structure of Local governments: Subjects delegated under
73rd and 74th Amendments; Gram Panchayats; State Election
Commission and State Finance Commission;
c. Women’s Commission, Minority Commission, Human
Rights,Commission, State Information Commission;

Topic 4: Elections
a. Lok Sabha elections: Importance of 1989 and 1998 elections
b. Vidhan Sabha elections: Importance of 1978, 1995 and 1999
elections
c. Local Government Elections: Importance of 2001-02 and
2006-07 elections

Topic 5: Political Parties-I
a. Congress: Characteristics of the Congress party during 1960-
1975; split in 1978; Congress (I); Congress after 1990
b. NCP: History of the Congress (S)

Topic 6: Political Parties-II
a. Shiv Sena
b. BJP
c. Other parties: PWP, RPI, Bahujan Maha Sangh

Topic 7: Regional Backwardness
a. Backwardness of Marathwada: Infrastructure, Irrigation;
Industry; Marathwada Vikas Andolan
b. Backwardness of Vidarbha: Infrastructure, Irrigation, Industry;
Demand for a Separate Sate;
c. Regional Development Councils

Topic 8. Political Movements
a. Dalit Movements after 1957 and Dalit Panthers
b. Farmer’s Movement

Readings
1. Frankel Francine R. and M.S.A. Rao (eds.), 1990, Dominance and State Power
in Modern India,
Vol.2, Delhi. OUP
2. Palshikar Suhas and Rajeshwari Deshpande, 1999, Maharashtra: Electoral
Politics and Structures
of Domination, Pune, Department of Politics and Public Administration,
University of Pune
3. Palshikar Suhas and Nitin Birmal (eds.), 2003, Maharashtrache Rajkaran:
Rajakiya Prakriyeche
Sthanik Sandarbh (Marathi), Pune, Pratima

Syllabus of University of Pune F.Y.B.A / B.ED -Politics

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