Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Public Policy in India Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Module 1: Introduction and Policy Process

• 1 Meaning, Evolution and Significance.
• 2 Regulatory Framework.

Module 2: Sectoral Policies

• 1 Evolution and Assessment of Agricultural Policies in India.
• 2 Evolution and Assessment of Industrial Policies in India.

Module 3: Structural Transformation

• 1 Study of ‘Make in India’ Policy.
• 2 Infrastructure Development Policies in India.

Module 4: Marginalized Sections

• 1 Policies, Programmes and Schemes for Women Empowerment.
• 2 Policies, Programmes and Schemes for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in India

Text Books

• 1 Bochel,Catherine and Bochel Hugh(2018),Making and Implementing Public Policy:Key Concept and Issues. London, Palgrave.
• 2 Bardhan, Pranab, Poverty, Agrarian Structure and Political Economy in India, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 2003.
• 3 Chakraborty.RandSanyalK(2016)PubicPolicy in India, Oxford University Press.
• 4 Desai, Sonalde B., Dubey, Amaresh, Joshi, BrijLal, Sen, Mitali, Shariff, Abusaleh, and Vanneman, Reeve, Human Development In India, Challenges for a Society in Transition, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2010.
• 5 Frankel, Francine R., India’s Political Economy, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2005.
• 6 Jayal, NirajaGopal, Democracy and the State: Welfare, Secularism and Development in 11. Contemporary India, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2001.

Reference Books

• 1 Kelkar.VandShah.A(2022) InService of the Republic:The Art and Science of Economic Policy, Penguin
• 2 Kishwar, MadhuPurnima, Deepening Democracy: Challenges of Governance and Globalization in India, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2005.
• 3 Malhotra,Rajeev(2014) India Public Policy Report 2014: Tackling Poverty, Hunger and Malnutrition, New Delhi, Oxford University Press.
• 4 https://www. pib.gov.in
• 5 https://niti.gov.in