This booklet consist of the following topics:
Introduction
Law of Demand
Law of Supply
Market Equilibrium
Basic Market Structures
Concept of Elasticity
Mobilization of Resources
TOPICS(Economy Basics)
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This booklet consist of the following topics:
Indian Economy in Pre-independence Period
Theory of Drain
Impact of British Rule on Indian Economy
• Agricultural Stagnation
• Poverty and Famines
• Deindustrialization
• Demography
Economy of Eve of Independence
• Challenges
• Features
Post-Independence India
• Issues
• Agriculture and its development so far
• Agricultural Terms
• Industry
• Services
Features of Indian Economy
Planning
• Objectives
• Technical details
• Planning History
• Analysis of each plan
Phases of Economic Development in India
• Nehruvian Socialist Economy
• Economic Reforms
National Income trends since Independence
Inflation Trends since independence
Taxation Trends since independence
Agricultural Growth Trends since independence
Industrial Development Trends since Independence
TOPICS(Overview of Indian Economy)
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This booklet consist of the following topics:
Overview
Concepts
• Objectives
• Types of Fiscal Policies
• Different Combinations
• Tools of Fiscal Policy
• Budgetary Terms and Fiscal Concepts
Fiscal Policy in India
• Fiscal Structure
• Fiscal Reforms
• Evolution of Indian Fiscal Policy till 1991
• Fiscal Conditions immediately before 1991
• Liberalization and fiscal consolidation 1991-2008
• Sub-Prime Crisis and Fiscal Policy
• Achievements of Fiscal Policy in India
• Issues concerning Fiscal Deficit
• Fall in Tax/GDP ratio
TOPICS(Fiscal Policy)
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This booklet consist of the following topics:
Taxation: An Overview
• Direct tax
• Indirect tax
Principles of Taxation
Objectives of Taxation
Taxation for Mobilization of Resources
Tax System in India
• Types of Taxes in India
• Present Tax regime in India
• Budget 2014-15
• Budget 2015-16
Tax Refroms in India
• Raja J. Chelliah Committee
• Kelkar Task Force 2002
• VAT and GST
Subsidies
• Agricultural subsidies
• Fertilizer Subsidy
• PDS
• Export Subsidies
• Petroleum Subsidies
• Food Security Bill
Direct Cash Transfers
TOPICS(Government Budgeting)
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This booklet consist of the following topics:
Importance of Monetary Policy
How central banks conduct monetary policy globally
• Federal Reserve
• Bank of England
• European Central Bank
• RBI
Monetary Policy in India
• Objectives
• Instruments
• Monetary policy in pre-reform Era (1948 - 1991)
• Monetary Policy in Post-Reform Era (Since - 1991)
• Evaluation of Monetary Policy in India
• Monetary Policy in 2015
TOPICS(Monetary Policy)
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This booklet consist of the following topics:
Overview
Classification
• Financial Institutions
• Financial Markets
• Financial Instruments
• Financial Services
Financial Sector in India
Banking
Financial Inclusion
Money Market Instruments
Monetary and Liquidity Aggregates
Capital Markets in India
• Gilt-edged market
• Stock Exchanges
• Concepts in Capital Markets
Financial Regulation
• RBI
• SEBI
Reforms in Financial Sector
• FSLRC
• Narsimham - 1
• Narsimham - 2
• Raghuram Rajan Committee
TOPICS(Financial Sector)
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This booklet consist of the following topics:
Agriculture: An overview
Agricultural revolutions in India
• Green Revolution
• White Revolution
• Yellow revolution
• Oilseed Production
• Blue Revolution
• Golden-fibre revolution
• Golden revolution
Sustainable Agriculture
Organic Agriculture
Food Processing
Overview
Policy Initiatives
Infrastructure
Issues
Factual Summary
Crop Insurance
TOPICS(Indian Agriculture)
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This booklet consist of the following topics:
Overview
Special features of agricultural marketing
Marketing Functions
• Packaging
• Transportation
• Grading and Standardization
• Storage
• Marketing Information System
• Finance
Marketing Structure in India
• Process
• Problems and Shortcomings
FCI
• PDS
• Shanta Kumar Committee
APMC
• APMC provisions
• APMC and Inflation
• National Market
• Model APMC Act
Alternate Marketing Models
• Model APMC Provisions
• Direct Selling
• Direct Purchase Centers
• Private Markets
• Virtual Trading
Case Study: e-Choupal
Contract Farming and its case studies
Agricultural Pricing Policy
TOPICS(Agricultural Marketing & Pricing Policy)
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This booklet consist of the following topics:
• Agriculture: An overview
• Agricultural revolutions in India
Industrial Policy in India
• Industrial Policy 1948
• Industrial Policy 1956
• Industrial Licensing Policy 1970
• Industrial Policy 1977
• Industrial Policy 1980
• New Industrial Policy 1991
Disinvestment Policy - 2015
Industrial Finance
• IFCI
• IDBI
• IRBI
• MIDC
Small Scale Industries or MSMEs
• Major problems faced by SSIs
• Growth and performance of MSME
Ease of Doing Business
Make in India
TOPICS(Industry)
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This booklet consist of the following topics:
Measures of Investment
Capital and investment
Factors affecting investment
Classification of Investment
• FDI
• Angel Investors and Start-ups
• M&A
Investment Models
Role of State
PPP (Public-Private Partnership)
Savings and Investment Trends
TOPICS(Investment)
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This booklet consist of the following topics:
Sector-wise analysis
Planning and Infrastructure
TOPICS(Infrastructure)
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This booklet consist of the following topics:
International Trade
• Features
• Analysis and Terms
• Foreign Trade of India
• Trade as Engine of Growth
• Advantages and disadvantages
• Union Budget and Foreign Trade
• Trade theory
• Trade Specialization
• Comparative Advantage
Trade Policy
• Instruments
• Highlights of Trade Policy 2015-20
Balance of Payments
• Capital Account
• Current Account
• BoP trends
• Foreign Exchange Reserves
Foreign Capital
• FPI and FDI
• Factors influencing Investment
• Impact of Foreign Investment
• Financial Volatility
• Role of Government
Impact of Globalization
Multilateral Institutions
• IMF
• WTO
TOPICS(Foreign Trade)
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This booklet consist of the following topics:
Impact of liberalization
Contemporary Employment Trends
Policy and Strategy for Employment Generation
Employment generation and Growth Programs
Manufacturing for Employment
Unemployment in India
Labour Reforms
Skill Development
TOPICS(Labour and Employment)
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