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Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Planning and Development
(PGDUPDL)
Assignments
(July - 2016 & January - 2017 Sessions)
School of Extension and Development Studies
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi -110068
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Dear Learner,
You will have to do one assignment for each course. Each assignment carries 100 marks. Irrespective of
the year of registration you need to submit the latest assignments uploaded on the website.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read the detailed instructions about assignments given in the Programme Guide.
2. The top of the first page of your response sheet should look like this:
Enrolment No……………………. Name & Address ……………………………..
E-mail ……………………. Mobile Number …………………….
Course Code and Title……………………… Assignment No…………………..
Regional Centre ( code) ……………………. Study Centre ( code) …………………….
3. Use A-4 size paper for your responses, write on both sides with margin and tie all the pages carefully.
4. Write the question number with each answer.
5. You should write in your own handwriting. Each question to be answered in around 500 to 600
words.
6. Last date for submitting the assignments for July 2016 Session is 15th March 2017 and for
January 2017 Session is 15th September 2017.
7. Submit the assignment responses to the Coordinator of the Study Centre.
GUIDELINES
1. Planning: Read the assignments carefully. Go through the self learning material on which they are
based. Make some points regarding each question and then rearrange them in a logical order.
2. Organization: Be a little more selective and analytical. Give attention to your introduction and
conclusion. The introduction must offer your brief interpretation of the question and how you propose
to develop it. The conclusion must summarize your response to the question
3. Make sure that your answer:
a) is logical and coherent;
b) has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs;
c) is written correctly giving adequate consideration to your expression, style and presentation.
4. Presentation: Once you are satisfied with your answers, you can write down the final version for
submission. Write each answer neatly and underline the points you wish to emphasize.
Please contact the following course coordinators for any academic help / clarification
MEDS 041 and MEDS 042 : Dr. Nehal A. Farooquee, e-mail: nafarooquee@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 0043 and MEDS 046 : Prof. B.K. Pattanaik, e-mail: bkpattanaik@ignou.ac.in
MEDS 044 : Dr. P.V.K. Sasidhar, e-mail: pvksasidhar@ignou.ac.in
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ASSIGNMENT - 1
Course Code: MEDS-041
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. Define urbanization and explain the major problems of urbanization.
2. What are the functions of urban local bodies? How can the local urban governance be
strengthened?
3. What are the major challenges of urban ecosystem and available natural resources?
4. Discuss how governance and development are related and complementary?
5. What is urban management? What are the basic requirements of good urban
management?
ASSIGNMENT - 2
Course Code: MEDS-042
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. Discus the objectives and importance of National Sanitation Policy.
2. What are the types and characteristics of urban waste? What are the governmental
measures for waste management?
3. What are the various types of industrial pollution? What are their impacts on the
society?
4. What do you understand by informal sector? What is the contribution of informal sector
to urban employment?
5. How security in urban areas can be enhanced through regional urban governance?
ASSIGNMENT - 3
Course Code: MEDS-043
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. What is sustainable development? Explain how sustainable development goals can be
revitalized through public administration.
2. What are various dimensions of decentralization? Compare the fiscal decentralization
process of one developed country with that of a developing country by giving suitable
examples.
3. Discuss the main edifices of urban structural reform initiatives taken by the Government
of India with deficiencies?
4. Discuss various principles and strategies of community based disaster management.
5. What is environment management system? Discuss how it is important for the
Municipalities by giving suitable examples.
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ASSIGNMENT - 4
Course Code: MEDS-044
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. What do you mean by project appraisal? Discuss the major aspects to be considered
during the appraisal of the project.
2. Differentiate between monitoring and evaluation. Discuss various types of evaluation of
urban development projects.
3. Distinguish between graphic, descriptive, numerical and itemized rating scales.
4. Explain the meaning and importance of mailed questionnaire. Write the qualities of a
good questionnaire.
5. Write short notes on the following.
i. Bar Charts
ii. Types of data
ASSIGNMENT - 5
Course Code: MEDSE-046
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer all the questions. All questions carry 20 marks each.
1. What is human development? Discuss how economic development is important for the
promotion of human development.
2. What are different types of inequalities existing in developing countries? Explain how
inequality is detrimental to development.
3. How health and development are related? Explain various challenges of health care
development in India.
4. Explain the role of manufacturing sector in development. Critically discuss various issues
in manufacturing sector development in India.
5. Why marginalization is pervasive in India? Explain the various measures to be taken to
overcome the problem of marginalization.