Extension Programme Planning

Extension Programme Planning By Anoop Singh Sandhu

The book has been prepared to serve as a textbook for students taking courses in extension programme planning and evaluation in all agricultural colleges and universities in India. Various concepts, philosophy, principles and methods of planning and evaluating rural development programmes The book has been prepared to serve as a textbook for students taking courses in extension programme planning and evaluation in all agricultural colleges and universities in India. Various concepts, philosophy, principles and methods of planning and evaluating rural development programmes have been described at a functional level so as to help extension workers plan their extension programmes properly and effectively. The book presents a set of principles and a model of the programme planning process that are most suitable under the Indian conditions. It also review the research in this area and critically examines the legitimacy of its philosophy, principles, methods and the purpose of programme planning as well as the need and the mechanism of people`s involvement.