Indian Economy

·         Characteristics of Indian economy as a developing economy

·         The current state of Indian economy

·         Trends in national income and per capita income

·         Structural composition of national income and employment

Growth  and regional disparities 

·         Size and growth of population, theory of demographic transition

·         Demographic indicators – density, sex and age composition, life expectancy, literacy rate, Occupational distribution and rural urban distribution

·         Health and nutrition – IMR, MMR

·         Demographic dividend

·         Human resource development – indicators and importance of human resource development

·         New Education Policy 2020

·         National Population Policy 2000

·      Indian agriculture: role and importance

·      Cropping pattern

·       Agricultural production and productivity

·      new agricultural strategies and green revolution

·      Land reforms

·      Agricultural inputs - irrigation, mechanization, fertilizers, pesticides & seeds

·       Agricultural credit

·      Agricultural marketing

·      Agricultural prices and agricultural price policy

·         Trends in industrial production

·         Important large scale industries of India

·         Industrial Policy 1991

·         Make in India, Start up India

·         MSMEs

·         Privatization of public sector- disinvestment programme in India

·         Growth and contribution of services sector in India

·         Share of services in employment

·         Poverty – estimation and trends, poverty alleviation programs  

·         Income inequality – measurement and trends  

·         Unemployment – nature, estimates, trends, causes and employment generation strategy

·          Inflation – trend, causes, anti-inflationary measures

·         Black money – factors responsible & measures to control