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PRIVATISATION
GLOBALISATION
LIBERALISATION
ECONOMIC
REFORMS
Liberalisation:
Free from direct or physical control
by the government in the way of trade
is known as liberalisation.
Before 1991 the were some controls
of Govt. they are:
Industrial licensing system was a rigid
process.
They were controlling the price.
Import licensing.
Restrictions on investment.
Economic reforms under Liberalization:
There were four reforms under liberalization:
Industrial reforms
Financial reforms
Fiscal reforms
External reforms
Industrial reforms:
Abolition of licensing except some products
like cigar etc.
Contradiction to public sector i.e. number of
items produced by public sector were
reduced.
Govt. given freedom to import capital.
Dereservation of production units.
Producer’s given freedom to what to produce
& how much to produce.
Financial reforms:
R.B.I was turned into felicilitator.
Due to this dramatically change the
banking sector of the country had
expanded a lot.
It also allowed Foreign Institutional
Investors(FII) to invest money in Indian
market.
Fiscal reforms:
It relates to total revenue and total
expenditure of government.
Before liberalisation, the taxes were
very high & this encouraged tax evasion
by the people.
After Liberalisation, taxes were
reduced.
The procedure for paying taxes was
simplified.
Non-planned expenditure by the Govt.
was reduced
External reforms:
Foreign exchange reserves:
In 1991, Devaluation of rupee so by this
foreign countries can buy Indian good.
This provided good flow of trade.
At presently, exchange rate is determined
by supply & demand in international market.
Foreign trade policy:
Abolition of import licensing except for some
cases.
Quantitative restrictions were removed.
Tariff restrictions were moderated.
Export duties has withdrawn.
Advantages of liberalization
Industrial licensing
Increase the foreign investment.
Increase the foreign exchange
reserve.
Increase in consumption and Control
over price.
Check on corruption.
Reduction in dependence on external
commercial borrowings
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Disadvantages of Liberalization
Increase in unemployment.
Loss to domestic units.
Increase dependence on
foreign nations
Unbalanced development
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Privatisation:
Privatisation is defined as the transfer
of function, activity or organization
from the public sector to private
sector.
Two ways for Privatisation:
1) Sale of public sector units to private
sector.
2) With drawl of public sector units-
joint.
Objectives of Privatisation
To increase efficiency & competitive power
of the enterprises
To strengthen industrial
management.
To earn more & more Foreign
currency.
To make optimum use of resources
To achieve rapid industrial
development of the country.
Mesures Adopted For Privatisation
Contraction of Public sector
Disinvestment
Sale of shares of public enterprises
Increase in private sector
Conversion of loans into shares is
not necessary
Sick industries
Memorandum of understanding
Advantages of Privatisation: