SYLLABUS
UNIT I : DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND EXPERIENCE (1947-1990)
CHAPTER 1: INDIAN ECONOMY ON THE EVE OF INDEPENDENCE
– LOW LEVEL OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE COLONIAL RULE
– AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
– INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
– FOREIGN TRADE
– DEMOGRAPHIC CONDITION
– OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE
– INFRASTRUCTURE
CHAPTER 2 : INDIAN ECONOMY 1950-1990
– THE GOALS OF FIVE YEAR PLANS
– AGRICULTURE
– INDUSTRY AND TRADE
– TRADE POLICY: IMPORT SUBSTITUTION
UNIT II : ECONOMIC REFORMS SINCE 1991
CHAPTER 3 : LIBERALISATION, PRIVATISATION AND GLOBALISATION : AN APPRAISAL
– BACKGROUND
– LIBERALISATION
– PRIVATISATION
– GLOBALISATION
– INDIAN ECONOMY DURING REFORMS: AN ASSESSMENT
UNIT III: CURRENT CHALLENGES FACING THE INDIAN ECONOMY
CHAPTER 4 : POVERTY
– WHO ARE THE POOR?
– HOW ARE POOR PEOPLE IDENTIFIED?
– THE NUMBER OF POOR IN INDIA
– WHAT CAUSES POVERTY?
– POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES TOWARDS POVERTY ALLEVIATION
– POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMMES—A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER 5 : HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION IN INDIA
– WHAT IS HUMAN CAPITAL?
– SOURCES OF HUMAN CAPITAL
– HUMAN CAPITAL AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
– STATE OF HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION IN INDIA
– EDUCATION SECTOR IN INDIA
– FUTURE PROSPECTS
CHAPTER 6 : RURAL DEVELOPMENT
– WHAT IS RURAL DEVELOPMENT?
– CREDIT AND MARKETING IN RURAL AREAS
– AGRICULTURAL MARKET SYSTEM
– DIVERSIFICATION INTO PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES
– SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIC FARMING
CHAPTER 7 : EMPLOYMENT: GROWTH, INFORMALISATION AND OTHER ISSUES
– WORKERS AND EMPLOYMENT
– PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT
– SELF-EMPLOYED AND HIRED WORKERS
– EMPLOYMENT IN FIRMS, FACTORIES AND OFFICES
– GROWTH AND CHANGING STRUCTURE OF EMPLOYMENT
– INFORMALISATION OF INDIAN WORKFORCE
– UNEMPLOYMENT
– GOVERNMENT AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
CHAPTER 8 : INFRASTRUCTURE
– WHAT IS INFRASTRUCTURE?
– RELEVANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE
– THE STATE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN INDIA
– ENERGY
– HEALTH
CHAPTER 9 : ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
– ENVIRONMENT — DEFINITION AND FUNCTIONS
– STATE OF INDIA’S ENVIRONMENT
– SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
– STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
UNIT IV : DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES OF INDIA : A COMPARISON WITH NEIGHBOURS
CHAPTER 10 : COMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES OFINDIA AND ITS NEIGHBOURS
– DEVELOPMENTAL PATH — A SNAPSHOT VIEW
– DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS
– GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND SECTORS
– INDICATORS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
– DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES — AN APPRAISAL
