Introduction

Late Shri Mahadevappa Rampure founder president of H.K.E. Society was a great visionary and the statesman, who wanted to bring social transformation through education in this backward region. Therefore he started revolution in the field of education through by opening Medical, Technical, Science, Humanities colleges in this region. Dr B G javali the former President of our society has started our college i.e “Smt Chinnamma Basappa Patil Arts and Commerce College” in the year 1983 with the help of local donors.

Rural Development has been receiving increasing attention of the government across the world. In the Indian context, India is primarily rural in character. Development means mostly Rural Development. Since about two third of population still lives and seeks employment in rural areas and contribute significantly to the development of country. Yet living conditions in rural areas have not improved significantly over the years. Hence Rural Development assumes special significance today.

Rural development subject was started in the year 1983 as one the optional subject for B.A. students. By the year 1984 most of the agriculture lands were irrigated by Upper Mullamari (Bhogavati ) Project. But majority of the people were illiterate, ignorant, socially, economically and politically backward. To bring social transformation through education the college as well as the rural development Dept. is working together to achieve this task. The department has also a broader vision of creating educated, enlightened and empowered rural students capable in solving all the challenges of modern world and also brings self confidence among them.

Today this this subject has acquired its own importance and so the university grants commission and K.P.S.C has made it possible for the young students to take Rural Development as an optional subject.

Library facility:
The department does not have a separate library. But enough volumes of books are made available to the students in the college library. The library has 495 books and subscribes periodicals like
 Journal of Rural development
 Yojana
 Southern economist
 Seminar
 Economic and political weekly
 University news

The department students are also been encouraged to go through the news papers and magazines to know current national, international affairs. The fallowing news papers and magazines are made available to students.
 Praja vani
 Deccan herald
 Samyukta karnataka
 Vijaya karnatka\
 Kannada prabha
 Vijaya vani
 Kranti
 Vishwa vani
 India today
 Basawa patha

Best Practices
 Motivate the students for higher studies.
 The students are motivated to take part in the various competitive examinations
 Revision of syllabus to slow learners

Future plans
• Planned to start certificate course
• Planned to conduct national level seminar
• Planned to conduct inter collegiate quiz and essay computation.

Highlights of the department..

 Organized state level seminar on “ Socio economic conditions and development prospects of Chincholi Taluka”. Funded by Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society.
 Pro. Mumtaz Ali khan former minister for minorities and WAQF govt. of Karnataka visited our department and delivered a special lecture on Rural Development.
 The department has 495 books in the college library and subscribes the periodicals.
 Students were taken to villages for their field work and are given required training for conducting the field work. The field work reports were submitted by the students in each semester.
 Eminent scholars and senior professors were invited for special lectures and student’s seminar, internal tests and group discussions are organized.
 Apart from chalk and talk teaching method Modern teaching aids like OHP, and PPT are used.
 Question bank is updated in the college library and is made available to the students of the department.