Course Outcome |
Learning and teaching strategies |
Assessment Strategies |
On completion of this course, the students will be able to:
CO 151 Examine the features of the Indian economy and explore its position in the world economy. CO 152 Critically evaluate the challenges and constraints in the economic development of the country CO 153 Explore the significance of economic planning needed for various economic reforms in the development of the economy. CO 154 Examine the role of different public sector undertakings and interpret the structural adjustments required for economic development. CO 155 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 |
Basic Issues and Features of the 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.
Issues of the Indian 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 Planning and Policy Regimes
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
External Sector
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
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 JOURNALSs:
International Journal of Rural Management, http:// sagepub.com
FIIB Business Review- http:// sagepub.com
Vikalpa : http:// sagepub.com
Directory of Open Access Journals