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CHAPTER
INDIAN ECONOMY
Introduction
This chapter provides an overview of the Indian
Economy and its importance. It helps us to
familiarize the factors that led to the under
development and stagnation of our country and
also features of an Indian economy. It’s a snapshot
of the Economic Infrastructure, nature and
meaning of the concepts of economic growth and
development of the basic characteristics of (UDCS)
and also deals with Indian Economic thinkers to
contribution in Indian Economy.
Learning Objectives
1. Understand the contributions of major
Indian Economic Thinkers.
2. Know the current status of the Indian
Economy in terms of features, natural
resources, infrastructure facilities etc.,
Learning Outcome:
1. Enable students to analyse the features
of Indian Economy and its strengths,
demographic trends in India.
2. Understood the various concepts of growth
and development and also found the
contribution to Economic Thinkers in an
Indian Economy.
Teaching – Learning materials:
Black Board to highlight the points, flow chart,
Power point presentation for features of Indian
economy and its demographic trends and video
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relating to Ambedkar, Amartiya sen, Ghandi and
Nehru.
Motivation
In order to understand Indian economy, Teacher
starts the class by asking questions on demographic
trends and features of local area /district where the
school is located. Teacher collects the details of
natural resources availability, agricultural activity
if any, industries located in their area, standard
of living etc., from the students. After replying
the students, teacher starts explaining Indian
economy by comparing the development of their
local area with the development of India. Teacher
must explain the difference between growth and
development by saying a simple example that is how
a child grow from birth physically and mentally
till certain age ; likewise a country will also move
in a continuous positive direction in all sectors
till its achievements. This stage is called growth.
After reaching certain age, a person must maintain
their development physically and mentally to get
good health and wealth; like this, after attaining
the maximum growth in all the sectors with the
help of technology and innovation(Ex. Developed
nations), a country must maintain the growth level.
This stage is development. Example for growth is
developing countries (India, Mexico, South Africa
etc.,) and for development is developed country
(USA, France Germany etc.,).Teacher explains
the contribution of Indian leaders to our Indian
economic development.
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 Lesson Plan
Scheme of Work - Process / Activity/ Assessment - Outcomes - Time Plan
Topics to be Covered
7.1 Meaning of Growth and
Development
7.2 Indian Economy
7.3 Features of Indian Economy
7.4 Natural Resources
7.5 Infrastructure
7.6 Economic Infrastructure
7.7 Social Infrastructure
7.8 Contributions of Indian
Economic Thinkers
Total hours of Teaching
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Time
Process / Activity/ Assessment Outcome Plan
(Hours)
Understanding the
Discussion on growth and development - meaning of growth
Ask the students to speak about the local and development 3
area and India’s development - Knowing the
demographic factors
Understanding the
Ask the students to list out major natural
importance of major
resources - Interactive discussion on
natural resources in
available mineral resources in their 4
India - Enriching
area and India and tell them to collect
the knowledge of the
minerals information
mineral resources
Tell the students to write down the
benefits of using solar, wind and tidel Understanding the
energy - Make aware about the meaning classification of energy
of infrastructure by showing charts and resources and also 4
the use of power point slides - Interactive their importance in
discussion on the need for using our daily life.
renewable energy resources
Knowing the
Tell the students to collect information
importance of
about the educational system in India -
education and health 4
Defining and stating the factors affecting
for the upliftment of
the education and health in India
standard of living
Familiarizing various
Economic Thinkers
Stating the Economic Thinkers of
- Understanding
Tamil Nadu and India - Use Power
the achievements
Point slides to explain the ideas of 3
of the Thinkers and
various economic thinkers with their
their contribution in
pictures
Indian Economy and
in world
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 ICT Corner Usage
Teacher can prepare power point slides and QR
codes relating to features of Indian Economy,
weakness of Indian Economy, demographic trends
and Economic Thinkers to show the students
visually. QR codes provided in the text book can
be shown to the students.
Teacher Professional Development
Teachers must be exposed to listening, reading,
writing and speaking skills related to the latest
developments in the Indian Economy. Teacher
must aware about the latest information like GDP,
sectoral development, demographic features and
economic Thinkers from the text books, magazines
like Economist, Business Line, India Today, Front
line and Economic and Political Weekly.
Activity 1: Case Study
Teacher can divide the class into four or five
groups. Assigns topic to each group. topics
like demographic features, health centers,
education, transport and economic ideas of
Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar, Thiruvalluvar etc.,
Activity 3: Exercise / Group
Discussion
All news related to the development activities
of India published within 10 days in selected
newspaper may be identified and collected.
Information collected from the newspaper
and magazines must be cut and grouped
under different categories (GSDP, agriculture,
industry, banking, education, tourism etc.,).
This can be treated as an individual or group
exercise.
Activity 4: Seminar
A Teacher plans a seminar on various topics
such as mineral resources, highlights of Indian
Economy, Contributions of Amartya Kumar
Sen, Thiruvalluvar, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr.B.R.
Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru. Based on
these topics, groups may be formed with a
team leader. Students may be asked to prepare
for a presentation in the class for 10 minutes
per topic.

Activity 2: Field Visit

Take the students to a agricultural field or any one industry or any one service sector (Bank,
Transport) which is nearer to the school. Ask the students to observe the selected field’s activities.
Observe and collect the information from the selected field (like farmers activities and their problems,
firms activities, bank activities (collecting empty chellans)) to analyse how the development is achieved
in India.

Assessment
Written Examination- Components: Tests (both short answer and long answer), Quiz

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 Concept Map

The quality of life measurement

Gross
Human National
Development Physical Happiness
Index quality of Index
(HDI) Life Index (GNHI)
(PQLI)

Biogas Solar
Energy Energy

Renewable
Energy Wind
Natural Energy
gas
Petroleum
Tidal Geothermal
Non- Energy Energy
renewable
Energy
Coal

Energy

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