INDIAN ECONOMY

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.