Course outcome (COs):
Learning outcome (at course level) |
Learning and teaching strategies |
Assessment Strategies |
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On completion of this course, the students will be able to:
CO 121 Examine the features of the Indian economy and explore its position in the world economy. CO 122 Critically evaluate the challenges and constraints in the economic development of the country CO 123 Explore the significance of economic planning needed for various economic reforms in the development of the economy. CO 124 Examine the role of different public sector undertakings and interpret the structural adjustments required for economic development. CO 125 Critically evaluate the present foreign trade policy adopted by the Indian government with reference to the composition and direction of India’s Foreign trade. |
Approach to teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussions, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstrations, and Team teaching
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Class tests, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
• Concept and measures of development and underdevelopment,
• Basic Features of the Indian Economy,
• Causes of underdevelopment of the Indian Economy,
• India as a Mixed Economy,
• Various Economic indicators and India’s Position in World Economy.
• Unemployment: Meaning, Types, Causes, and Remedies to remove unemployment: E-NAM, Make in India.
• Population: Main Features of the latest census, Demographic profile, and Health Policy. Population Growth as a retarding factor to Economic Development, Present National Population Policy
• Demographic constraints in economic development: interaction between population change and economic development.
• Economic Policies- Meaning, Objectives, Components of Economic policies. with their implications on the economy
• Economic reforms since 1991, Privatization, Liberalization and Globalization
• Economic Planning in India: features, objectives, broad achievements and failures;
• NITI Aayog
Industry
• Industrial growth during the planning period ;
• Present industrial policy (1991); features and current reforms.
• Importance, growth and problems of Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises;
• Role and problems of Public sector in India.
Financial Sector:
• Structure, Performance and Reforms
• Role of Financial sector in Economic Development
• Trends in exports and imports;
• Composition and Direction of India’s foreign trade;
• Recent trends in Export-Import Policy,
• Balance of Payments; Features and components., India’s Balance of Payment.
SUGGESTED TEXT BOOKS:
• Swami &Gupta ,“Economic Environment in India” ,RBD,Jaipur
• Sundaram&Dutt, “Indian Economy” ,S Chand & Sons, New Delhi
• N.D Mathur: Economic Environment in INDIA, Shivam book house(P)ltd , Jaipur
• A N Agarwal , “Indian Economy”, New India International Ltd, Chennai
SUGGESTED REFERENCE BOOKS:
• Mathur, Mishra, Vyas – “Economic Environment in India”, RBSA Publication, Jaipur
• A N Agarwal , “Indian Economy”, New India International Ltd, Chennai
• Mishra Puri , Indian economy ,Himalaya publishing house
• PratiyogitaDarpan : General Studies (Indian Economy)
E Resources:
• Economic Reforms in India since 1991, Monika Kashyap, Mahindra, https://etext.sagepub.in/etext
BabuKuruva
• Rural Development: Principles, Policies, and Management, 4e, Katar Singh & Anil
Shishodia, https://etext.sagepub.in/etext
• National Digital Library
• World Ebook Library
• https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-economics/
• https://censusindia.gov.in/
• https://fincomindia.nic.in/
• http://www.niti.gov.in/
• https://finmin.nic.in/
REFERENCE JOURNALS:
• International Journal of Rural Management, http:// sagepub.com
• FIIB Business Review- http:// sagepub.com
• Vikalpa : http:// sagepub.com
• Directory of Open Access Journals