Minerals, land and Water resources- a brief review;
Growth and Location of Industries;
Small Scale and Cottage Industries- importance and problems;
Role of RFC, RIICO, RAJSICO in the industrial development of the State;
Constraints in Industrial Development.
9.00
Unit IV:
Important Areas of Concern
Poverty-Magnitude and Poverty Alleviation Programmes;
Unemployment-Nature and Employment Generation Progammes;
Droughts and Famines- Short Term and Long Term Drought Management Strategies;
Tourism-Problems and Prospects.
9.00
Unit V:
Economic Planning and Position of Rajasthan in Indian Economy
Planning -Objectives and Achievements;
Eleventh Five Year Plan of Rajasthan;
Position of Rajasthan in Indian Economy with respect to - Size of Population, Area, Agriculture, Industry, Infrastructure- social and economic.
Essential Readings:
Nathuramka, L.N., Economy of Rajasthan (2013-14), 9th edition, College Book House, Jaipur.
References:
Bhalla, L.R., Geography of Rajasthan (latest edition), Kuldeep publication, Jaipur.
Some facts about Rajasthan, Dept. Of Economics & Statistics, Govt. of Raj. (2015)
Census Report 2001.
Census Report 2011.
India Rural Development Report 2013 (IRDR 2013), IDFC Foundation, Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), the Institute for Rural Management Anand (IRMA), and the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR).