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ECONOMY
INTRODUCTION
The Economy of India is the ninth largest in the world by nominal
GDP and the third largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). The
independence-era Indian economy before and a little after 1947
was inspired by the economy of the Soviet Union with socialist
practices, large public sectors, high import duties and lesser private
participation characterising it, leading to massive inefficiencies
and widespread corruption. However, later on India adopted free
market principles and liberalised its economy to international trade.
Following these strong economic reforms, the country's economic
growth progressed at a rapid pace with very high rates of growth
and large increases in the incomes of people.
India recorded the highest growth rates in the mid-2000s, and is
one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. The growth
was led primarily due to a huge increase in the size of the middle
class consumer, a large labour force and considerable foreign
investments. India is the fourteenth largest exporter and eleventh
largest importer in the world.
Recently India has become one of the most attractive destinations
for investment owing to favourable government policies and
reforms. The approval of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in
several sectors have allowed investments to pour into the
economy. According to the data provided by Department of
Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), the cumulative amount
of FDI inflows in the country in the period April 2000-September
2014 was US$ 345,073 million.
Growth in India was expected to rise to 5.6 per cent in 2014 and
pick up further to 6.4 per cent in 2015 as both exports and
investment was expected to increase, according to the World
Economic Outlook (WEO) report released by International
Monetary Fund (IMF).
Sectors projected to do well in the coming years include
automotive, technology, life sciences and consumer products.
Engineering and research and development (ER&D) export
revenue from India is expected to reach US$ 37-45 billion by 2020,
from an estimated US$ 12.4 billion in FY14.
Furthermore, the US$ 1.2 trillion investment that the government
has planned for the infrastructure sector in the 12th Five-Year
Plan is set to help in further improving the export performance of
Indian companies and the Indian growth story, which will
consequently improve the overall Indian economy.
ECONOMY TYPES
An economy is a system whereby goods are produced and
exchanged. Without a viable economy, a state will collapse. There
are three main types of economies: free market, command, and
mixed. The chart below compares free-market and command
economies; mixed economies are a combination of the two.
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The Indian agriculture sector accounts for 18 per cent of India's
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employs just a little less than
50 per cent of the country's workforce. This sector has made
considerable progress in the last few decades with its large
resources of land, water and sunshine. India is presently the
world's largest producer of pulses and the second largest producer
of rice and wheat.
Secondary Sector: When th e main activity involves
manufacturing then it is the secondary sector. All industrial
production where physical goods are produced come under the
secondary sector.
In the secondary sector of the national economy, natural
ingredients are used to create products and services that are
consequently used for consumption. This sector can be regarded
as one that adds value to the products and services on offer.
Examples: The major examples of this sector are manufacturing
and transporting.
Employment generation: The various industries in India employ
almost 14 per cent of the aggregate workforce in the country.
Economic contribution: The secondary sector of Indian
economy contributes almost 28 per cent of the GDP. Global
standing: India occupies the 12th spot in the world when it comes
to nominal factory production in real terms.
Tertiary Sector: When the activity involves providing intangible
goods like services then this is part of the tertiary sector. Financial
services, management consultancy, telephony and IT are good
examples of service sector.
Global standing: With regards to output in the services sector,
India occupies the 13th spot in the world.
Employment generation: It employs approximately 23 per cent of
the Indian workforce
Yearly growth rate: The tertiary economic sector of India has a
yearly growth rate of almost 7.5 per cent.
Economic contribution: This sector accounts for almost 55 per
cent of India's GDP.
The main difference between the private and public sectors of
Indian economy is that in the later a group of individuals or an
individual holds the rights to the properties whereas in the second
instance the government is the owner.
Employment Generation: In India there are approximately 487
million workers, a number preceded only by China. 94 per cent of
this workforce is employed in the companies that belong to the
unorganised sector and this includes gems and diamond polishing
entities to pushcart sellers.
The organised sector is mostly made of workers that are employed
in the public sector companies. Of late the scales are slowly tipping
in the favour of the private sector with a lot of Indians starting
their businesses and international entities coming into the
country.
NEW ECONOMIC POLICY
The new economic policy 1991 was introduced to revive the
economy. It emphasised a bigger role for Private sector. It focused
on FDI on supplement growth. It aimed at export led growth along
with reducing the role of state and making planning liberal and
market driven.
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In the industrial sector, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is
a single representative figure to measure the general level of
industrial activity in the economy. It measures the absolute level
and percentage growth of industrial production.
The four main monetary aggregates of measures of money supply
which reflect the state of the monetary sector are:- (i) M1 (Narrow
money) = Currency with the public + demand deposits of the
public; (ii) M2 = M1 + Post Office Savings deposits; (iii) M3
(Broad money) = M1 + time deposits of the public with banks;
and (iv) M4 = M3 + Total post office deposits.
Price movement in the country is reflected by the Wholesale
Price Index (WPI) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
WPI is used to measure the change in the average price level of
goods traded in the wholesale market, while the Consumer Price
Index (CPI) captures the retail price movement for different sections
of consumers.
INDIA AS DEVELOPING COUNTRY
Indian economy has over the decades shown marked
improvements. Few facts of relevance are:
(i) Rise in National Income: India's national income i.e. Net
National Product (NNP) at factor cost (National Income)
has increased by about 17 times over a period of about 6
decades. On an average, the NNP has increased at a rate of
a little less than 5 per cent per annum.
(ii) Rise in Per Capita Income: Per capita income in India has
increased by more than 4 times over a period of about six
decades. If we consider the period 1950-51 to 1990-91, the
rate of increase in per capita NNP was roughly 1.6 per cent
per annum. Since 1990-91, the per capita income shows an
uptrend. It has increased roughly at a rate of about 5.5 per
cent per annum .
INDIA AS MIXED ECONOMY
In India, we observe that the following characteristics exist:
(1) Private ownership of means of production- Agriculture and
most of the industrial and services sectors are in the private
hands.
(2) Important role of market mechanism- Market forces of
demand and supply have free role in determining prices in
various markets. Government regulations and control over
period of time have reduced a lot.
(3) Presence of a large public sector along with free enterpriseAfter Independence, the government recognised the need
to provide infrastructure for the growth of the private sector.
Also, it could not hand over strategic sectors like arms and
ammunition, atomic energy, air transport etc., to the private
sector. So public sector was developed on a large scale
(4) Economic planning - Economic planning has been an
integrated part of the Indian Economy. The Planning
Commission lays down overall targets for the economy as a
whole, for public sector and even for the sectors which are
in the private hands like agriculture. The government tries
to achieve the laid down targets by providing incentives to
these sectors. Thus, here planning is only indicative in
nature and not compulsive.
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MEASURES OF NATIONAL INCOME
Gross National Product (GNP): It is the most comprehensive
measure of the nation's productive activities. The GNP is defined
as the value of all final goods and services produced during a
specific period, usually one year, plus incomes earned abroad by
the nationals minus incomes earned locally by the foreigners.
The GNP is identical to Gross National Income (GNI). Thus, GNP
= GNI. The difference between them is only of procedural. While
GNP is estimated on the basis of product-flows, the GNI is
estimated on the basis of money income flows, (i.e., wages, profits,
rent, interest, etc.)
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is defined as the market value
of all final goods and services produced in the domestic economy
during a period of one year, plus income earned locally by the
foreigners minus incomes earned abroad by the nationals. The
GDP is similar to GNP with procedural difference. In case of GNP
the incomes earned by the nationals in foreign countries are added
and incomes earned locally by the foreigners are deducted from
the market value of domestically produced goods and services.
In case of GDP, the process is reverse - incomes earned locally by
foreigners are added and incomes earned abroad by the nationals
are deducted from the total value of domestically produced goods
and services.
ECONOMIC PLANNING IN INDIA
Economic planning in India was started in 1950 is necessary for
economic development and economic growth. Economic Planning
is a term used to describe the long term plans of government to
co-ordinate and develop the economy. Economic Planning is to
make decision with respect to the use of resources.
Need For Economic Planning: Social and Economic problem
created by partition of Country.
Objectives: Reduction of Unemployment, Modernisation,
Balanced Regional Development, Reduction of Economic in
Equalities, Economic Growth
OVERVIEW
The Indian economy still depends on the agricultural sector. About
one-third of its national income is derived from agriculture and its
allied sectors employing about two-third of the work force.
Given below are the organisations and concepts associated with
our economy:
The Department of Statistics in the Ministry of Planning and
Programme Implementation is the apex body in the official statistic
system of the country.
The Department consists of:
(i) Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) which is
responsible for formulation and maintenance of statistical
standard, work pertaining to national accounts, conduct of
economic census and surveys, training in official statistics,
coordination of statistical activities.
(ii) National Survey Organisation which was set up in 1950
with a programme of conducting large-scale surveys to
provide data for estimation of national income and related
aggregates for planning and policy formulation. It was
reorganised in 1970 by bringing together all aspects of
survey work into a single unified agency known as National
Sample Survey Organisation.
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(b) To foster cooperative federalism through structured support
initiatives and mechanisms with the States on a continuous
basis, recognizing that strong States make a strong nation
(c) To develop mechanisms to formulate credible plans at the
village level and aggregate these progressively at higher levels
of government
(d) To ensure, on areas that are specifically referred to it, that the
interests of national security are incorporated in economic
strategy and policy
(e) To pay special attention to the sections of our society that
may be at risk of not benefitting adequately from economic
progress
(f) To design strategic and long term policy and programme
frameworks and initiatives, and monitor their progress and
their efficacy. The lessons learnt through monitoring and
feedback will be used for making innovative improvements,
including necessary mid-course corrections g. To provide
advice and encourage partnerships between key stakeholders
and national and international likeminded Think Tanks, as
well as educational and policy research institutions h. To create
a knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurial support system
through a collaborative community of national and
international experts, practitioners and other partners i. To
offer a platform for resolution of inter-sectoral and interdepartmental issues in order to accelerate the implementation
of the development agenda
(j) To maintain a state-of-the-art Resource Centre, be a repository
of research on good governance and best practices in
sustainable and equitable development as well as help their
dissemination to stake-holders
(k) To actively monitor and evaluate the implementation of
programmes and initiatives, including the identification of the
needed resources so as to strengthen the probability of
success and scope of delivery
(l) To focus on technology upgradation and capacity building
for implementation of programmes and initiatives
(m) To undertake other activities as may be necessary in order to
further the execution of the national development agenda,
and the objectives mentioned above
FUNCTIONS THAT WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE
NITI AAYOG
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IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER
General Objectives :
This plan was a failure. Food output fell, i.e., became negative.
Poverty eradication.
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10th Plan: 2002-07
Unemployment
Industrial Sickness
The commission also lays down rules by which the centre should
provide grants-in-aid to states out of the Consolidated Fund of
India. It is also required to suggest measures to augment the
resources of states and ways to supplement the resources of
panchayats and municipalities.
Composition of the Fourteenth Finance Commission
The Fourteenth Finance Commission has been set up under the
Chairmanship of Dr. Y.V.Reddy [Former Governor Reserve Bank
of India].
Ins urance
Infrastructure
Khan Committee
Universal Banking
Bhandari Committee
Chalayia Committee
Tax Reforms
Share Scam
Rangrajan Committee
Balance o f Payments
Y V Reddy Committee
Employment Opportunities
Handloom (Taxtile)
Grain Policy
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Important Financial Institutions of India
Financial Institution
Year of Establishment
April 1, 1935
1948
July 1, 1955
February 1, 1964
July, 1964
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) July 12, 1982
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
1990
January 1, 1982
July, 1988
September, 1956
November, 1972
March, 1975
1977
Programme
Year of Begining
1952
1960-61
Green Revolution
1966-67
1973
1974-75
1977-78
1977-78
Antyodaya Yojana
1977-78
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Oct 2, 1980
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Sept, 1982
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Apr, 1989
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Oct, 1989
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Oct 2, 1993
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Dec, 1993
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Dec, 1997
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Annpurna Yojana
Mar, 1999
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Apr, 1999
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Apr, 1999
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2000
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25
2002-03
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2005-06
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2006
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Important International Organizations
Organization
S.N.
1
Year of Establishment
Dec, 1945
Headquarters
Washington DC
Dec, 1945
Washington DC
1995
Geneva
1966
Manila
1967
Jakarta
1989
1992
EU (European Union)
1991
Brussels
1960
Vienna
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1985
Kathmandu
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G-15
1989
Geneva
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1961
Paris
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New York
BANKING IN INDIA
The Indian banking sector is broadly classified into scheduled
banks and non-scheduled banks. The scheduled banks are those
which are defined under the 2nd Schedule of the Reserve Bank of
India Act, 1934. The scheduled banks are further classified into:
Nationalised banks; State Bank of India and its associates;
Regional Rural Banks (RRBs); foreign banks; and other Indian
private sector banks. The term commercial banks refer to both
scheduled and non-scheduled commercial banks which are
regulated under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
Generally banking in India was fairly mature in terms of supply,
product range and reach-even though reach in rural India and to
the poor still remains a challenge. The government has developed
initiatives to address this through the State Bank of India
expanding its branch network and through the National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development with things like microfinance.
MONETARY POLICY
Monetary policy is the macroeconomic policy laid down by the
central bank. It involves management of money supply and
interest rate and is the demand side economic policy used by the
government of a country to achieve macroeconomic objectives
like inflation, consumption, growth and liquidity.
In India, monetary policy of the Reserve Bank of India is aimed at
managing the quantity of money in order to meet the requirements
of different sectors of the economy and to increase the pace of
economic growth.
The RBI implements the monetary policy through open market
operations, bank rate policy, reserve system, credit control policy,
moral persuasion and through many other instruments. Using
any of these instruments will lead to changes in the interest rate,
or the money supply in the economy. Monetary policy can be
expansionary and contractionary in nature. Increasing money
supply and reducing interest rates indicate an expansionary policy.
The reverse of this is a contractionary monetary policy.
For instance, liquidity is important for an economy to spur growth.
To maintain liquidity, the RBI is dependent on the monetary policy.
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POVERTY IN INDIA
Poverty in India is a historical reality. From late 19th century
through early 20th century, under British colonial rule, poverty in
India intensified, peaking in 1920s. Famines and diseases killed
millions each time. After India gained its independence in 1947,
mass deaths from famines were prevented, but poverty increased,
peaking post-independence in 1960s. Rapid economic growth
since 1991, has led to sharp reductions in extreme poverty in
India. However, those above poverty line live a fragile economic
life. Lack of basic essentials of life such as safe drinking water,
sanitation, housing, health infrastructure as well as malnutrition
impact the lives of hundreds of millions.
The World Bank reviewed and proposed revisions in May 2014,
to its poverty calculation methodology and purchasing power
parity basis for measuring poverty worldwide, including India.
According to this revised methodology, the world had 872.3 million
people below the new poverty line, of which 179.6 million people
lived in India. In other words, India with 17.5% of total world's
population, had 20.6% share of world's poorest in 2011.
INFLATION
Inflation is the percentage change in the value of the Wholesale
Price Index (WPI) on a year-on year basis. It effectively measures
the change in the prices of a basket of goods and services in a
year. In India, inflation is calculated by taking the WPI as base.
Formula for calculating Inflation
(WPI in month of corrent year-WPIin
same month of previous year)
100
=
WPI in same month of previous year
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SEBI is a
(a) constitutional body (b) advisory body
(c) staturory body
(d) non-statutory body
Who has presented the Union Budget of India maximum
number of times?
(a) Choudhary Charan Singh
(b) Pranab Mukherjee
(c) VP Singh
(d) Morarji Desai
Who prints and supplies the currency notes in India?
(a) Security Press, Noida (b) Security Press, Mumbai
(c) RBI, Delhi
(d) Security Press, Nasik
Indian Economy is...............economy.
(a) mixed
(b) socialist
(c) free
(d) Gandhian
The Father of Economics is:
(a) Max Muller
(b) Karl Marx
(c) Adam Smith
(d) Paul
National Sample Survey (NSS) was established in
(a) 1950
(b) 1951
(c) 1952
(d) 1943
Agriculture Income Tax is assigned to the State Government
by:
(a) the Finance Commission
(b) the National Development Council
(c) the Inter-State Council
(d) the Constitution of India
National Income is the:
(a) Net national product at market price
(b) Net national product at factor cost
(c) Net domestic product at market price
(d) Net domestic product at factor cost
Who among the following was the first Chairman of the
Planning Commission?
(a) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(b) Pt Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) JB Kriplani
Planning Commission was established in the year:
(a) 1950
(b) 1947
(c) 1975
(d) 1960
During which Plan the growth rate of agricultural production
was negative?
(a) Third Plan
(b) Second Plan
(c) First Plan
(d) None of these
The Planning Commission of India is:
(a) a constitutional body
(b) a statutory body
(c) a non-statutory body
(d) an independent and autonomous body
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