Indian Economics -I
1. Structural Changes in Indian Economy
• Trends in national income, per capita income - Changes in occupational pattern • Sectoral distribution of national income during the post independence period
For trends question in N.I and PCY prepare in four part post independence - 1950 to 1980, 1980/81 to 1990/91, 1991-2011 (Important) , 2011/12 to 2019/2020 (Important)
Similarly do for changes in occupation structure and sectoral distribution of Income. The Focus should be on after 1990/91.
Developed an understanding of sectoral classification in terms of primary , secondary and tertiary, organised and unorganised; and public and private sector.
Changes in Occupation structure- Reading
2. Agricultural Sector
• Land reforms
• Farm size and Productivity
• Green revolution-causes and impacts.
• Agricultural marketing, concepts of food security and public distribution system in India.
Land reform - Notes, short notes, Additional
Farm size and Productivity - Readings
Green revolution - Short Notes
Agriculture marketing-Reading
G.R, AM and PDS - Notes, short notes
PDS and Food securities - Reading
3. Industrial Sector
Industrial policy resolution (1948, 1956) - licensing policy;New industrial policy, 1991; the EXIT policy; present problems of SSIs and large scale industries in India and its remedies.
4. Population
Trend of Population Growth in India in recent years-Problems associated with population growth-National population policy - Demographic dividend
5. Poverty and Unemployment
• Poverty-Concept and measurement issues
• Nature and types of unemployment in India - Problem of measurement of unemployment
• Unorganized labour market-Participation of female and child labour
Reading -Link , Additional
6. The Parallel Economy in India
Concept of black money – estimates – Sources – impacts – measures to tackle black money