Rural Management - Foundational
and Conceptual Perspectives
-Written by H.S. Shylendra
Presented by:
Boivab Gogoi
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INTRODUCTION
The field of study and practice called rural management is of high
significance to the socio-economic. Development of the rural regions. The
paper titled Rural Management: Foundational and Conceptual, written by
H.S. Shylendra.
India context , theoretical underpinning, and practical application the
report notifies how it ultimately developed into a distinctive method of
promoting balanced growth
1. Origin and Development of
Rural Management
Rural management comes as an offset based on the works of Verghese
Kurien, who is called the "father of the white revolution". White Revolution
in India.
Rural management emanated as a response to the demand for professional.
Managerial Practice in Rural development
Integrating principles of development and management. It portrays the
development in rural management from the practical experience of
managing the job. Farmer cooperatives and later gained ground as an
academic discipline.
Rural Management Evolution
The paper traces the evolution of rural management back to the formations
of Amul Dairy and overall Operation Flood project. These were characterized
by integration of cooperative structures with professional management to
empower farmers and ensure fair returns for their produce.
Institutionalization
The Setting Up of the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA). The
year 1979 was a watershed in the entrenchment of formal rural
management as an independent area of knowledge. IRMA aimed at
training professionals equipped to work in rural settings thereby
strengthening. The capacities of the rural institution.
2. Pillars of Rural Management
The following are held as the foundational principles of rural
management, as classified by Verghese Kurien's definition:
Institutional Structures
The building and fostering of institutional structures like cooperatives
play an important role in large-scale agriculture and rural
development. The instructing structures give communities powers for
controlling their money and developmental Results.
Partnerships with Specialists
Partnership with rural area residents as well as committed
professionals are crucial for the successful implementation.
Professionals bring technical expertise and managerial skills, while the
communities contribute local knowledge and resources.
Development-Driven Management
Compared to traditional commercial management, rural management
nurtures development results such as involvement, enabling, and
human development.
Marketing and production integration
Kurien pleaded for the predominance of marketing strategies before
increased production so the farmers could start selling higher market
prices.
3. Relevance to Practice and Impact
The report employs several case studies to illustrate the application of
the model. The operation flood programme applied key management
principles to this case. Revolutionized the dairy sector in India. The
program successfully replicated the Amul model across the country
establishing milk cooperatives and improving the lives of dairy farmers.
This helped the country be the first milk producer in the world, so
underlining the effectiveness of rural management in achieving
transformational change. The report also tells the story of how
education in rural management produced a cadre of professionals who
can motivate rural development. While IRMA and other institutions
have trained many graduating students face the issue of keeping these
graduates in rural settings.
4. Drawbacks and Limitations
Despite the many successes, the rural management, as conceived by
the report, faces a few constraints:
Exclusionary Nature of Cooperatives
The cooperative model, though empowering, often fails to include
marginalized groups such as landless labourers and small farmers.
Social and Economic inequalities within rural communities can result in
the very people being excluded from functions. The cooperatives are
supposed to be helping. Key Challenges in Professional Management
was clearly mentioned that talent acquisition and retention still pose
the problem of professionals in rural management. The complexity of
rural development is composed of technically competent and value-
based professionals, but the education system was very poor in
churning out the needed ethos and long graduates.
Impact of Neoliberalism
The paper will critically challenge the impact of neoliberalism on rural
management education and practice. The shift from scholarship-based
to loan-based education has made it difficult for fresh graduates to take
up low paying rural development roles. This led to a drift toward
corporate sectors.
Systemic Challenges like Bureaucracy hurdles, political opposition,
and no promotion in policy. These are systemic barriers against the
implementation of rural management.
5.Future Directions and
Recommendations
The report provides several suggestions to overcome the challenges
presented by rural management:
Building Strengths of Education Institution
Rural management education colleges must be protected from the
impacts of neoliberal policies. Scholarship and reward schemes should
be reintroduced to attract and retain committed professionals.
Innovations in the Application of Rural Management
Principles
Rural Management Principles should be applied in diverse
settings, including urban areas, and non-agricultural sectors to
expand their influence.
Inclusive Development
More efforts should be made in such a way that rural management
interventions are all embracing and benefit all segments of rural
society particularly the marginalized.
Blending Professionalism with Values
Professional management should incorporate developmental values to
avoid the pitfalls of managerialism and ensure that focus remains on
achieving sustainable development goals.
6. Personal Reflections and Conclusion
Having gone through the report, it is clear that rural management is one of
the vital approaches that stimulate socio-economic transformation in the
rural economy. This report is an in-depth analysis of how the rural
management has evolved and its potential to bridge the gap between
development goals and management practices. However, the above
limitations, especially the exclusionary characteristic of Cooperatives and
neoliberalism. These are issues of immense challenge that must be
addressed.
In conclusion, though rural management has successfully proven its
effectiveness in a few. In the contexts, there is a requirement for constant
innovation and review to make it more inclusive and relevant to the
challenges of contemporary development. This calls for finding a balance
between professional and value-driven development should be balanced
so that rural management realizes to empower the rural community and
promote development in sustainable ways.
