Description

Indian Economy

TYBAF Semester VI

Syllabus

1. Introduction, Agricultural Sector
Introduction
Demographic Features – Poverty, Income inequality and Unemployment
Urbanization and its effects
Agricultural Sector
Institutional Structure – Land reforms in India
Technological changes in agriculture
Agricultural pricing and agricultural finance
Agricultural marketing
National agricultural policy

2. Industrial Sector
Growth and pattern of industrialization
Industrial Policy of 1991, Public sector enterprises and disinvestment policy
Small scale sector – problems and prospects

3. Service Sector, External Sector
Service Sector
Nature and scope of service industry
Recent trends in Banking industry, Insurance Industry, Healthcare Industry and Tourism Industry
External Sector
Structure and Directions of Foreign Trade
India’s Balance of Payments since 1991
FDI, foreign capital and transnational companies in India.
Role and impact of SAARC, ASEAN and WTO

4. Money and Banking
Money Market and its Features
Monetary Policy of RBI
Progress of Commercial Banking in India
Development of Capital Markets
SEBI and its Functions