We welcome you on the online course of Indian Economic Development.The course will deal with “Indian Economic Development” from class XI Economics. It will give an idea to the learners about the foundation of Indian Economics & its development since Independence. The course will begin with a brief background of the Indian Economy on the eve of Independence. It will familiarise the learners with sectors of Indian Economy. It will also explain the planning process in India & its impact on different sectors of the economy. The reasons & processes of Economic reforms and the impact of economy will also be analysed. The learners will get an opportunity to know some of the major challenges facing the economy such as poverty, human capital formation, rural development, inflation, employment, infrastructure & sustainable development. A comparison of the development experience of India and its neighbouring countries will provide an idea of the perspective of development in these countries.This is a 6 months duration course (23 weeks). Each module of the course will have four quadrants, text, video, weblinks (to know more about the concept from other resources over the web), self-assessment questions (MCQs, true/false, one word answers etc.).
Overview
Syllabus
Chapter No.
Module No.
Module Name
Chapter 1
Module 1
Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence
Assignment 1
Chapter 2
Module 2
Indian Economy (1950-1990)
Assignment 2
Chapter 3
Module 3
Economic Reform Since 1991 – Part 1
Module 4
Economic Reform Since 1991 – Part 2
Assignment 3
Chapter 4
Module 5
Poverty
Assignment 4
Chapter 5
Module 6
Human Capital Formation – Part 1
Module 7
Human Capital Formation – Part 2
Assignment 5
Chapter 6
Module 8
Rural Development – Part 1
Module 9
RuralDevelopment - Part 2
Assignment 6
Chapter 7
Module 10
Growth of Employment and Workforce in India
Module 11
Informalisation and Unemployment Problem
Assignment 7
Chapter 8
Module 12
Infrastructure – Part 1
Module 13
Infrastructure – Part 2
Assignment 8
Chapter 9
Module 14
Environment and Sustainable Development
Assignment 9
Chapter 10
Module 15
Comparative Development Experiences of India and ItsNeighbors
Assignment 10
Final Assessment
Taught by
Dr. M.V. Srinivasan
