This course titled as Indian Economy: Policy and Environment has been designed as per the UGC Model Curriculum Framework on the subject. This has been done in order that the course fulfills the requirements of most of the Indian Universities. The broad areas of discussion include: (a) approaches to economic development and its measurement, (b) objectives and strategy of planning, (c) broad demographic features of Indian population, (d) social and physical infrastructure, (e) agriculture: policy, financing and marketing, (f) industrial sector, (g) growth pattern of the service sector, (h) money and capital market, (i) fiscal federalism, (j) foreign trade, (k) India in the global economy and, (l) issues relating to governance and competition. Learners of this course will be benefitted from in-depth analyses on the issues. The course, in particular, focuses not only on the performances of the Indian economy over the years, but also makes an attempt at examining these performances in terms of the overall environment and policies for a better understanding.
Overview
Syllabus
Week Number
Topics
Week-1
Module 1: Understanding Development
Video 1 Approaches to Economic Development
Video 2 Development and Its Indicators
Video 3 Growth and Development in India – Trends and Issues
Week-2
Module 2: Planning in India
Video 4 - Planning for Development
Video 5 - India’s Experiences with Planning
Video 6 - Decentralised Planning
Week-3
Module 3: Demographic Features, Poverty and Inequality,
Inclusive Growth
Video 7 - India’s Key Demographic Features
Video 8 - Poverty and Inequality in India
Video 9 - Inclusive Growth: Approaches and Policies
Week-4
Module 4: Resources and Infrastructure
Video 10 - Physical Infrastructure and Development
Video 11 - Social Infrastructure and Development
Video 12 - Resources, Development and Sustainability
Week-5
Module 5: Agriculture in India - I
Video 13 - Food Security and Food Production
Video 14 - Institutional Structure and Agriculture
Video 15 - Technology, Diversification and Agricultural Productivity
Week-6
Module 6: Agriculture in India - II
Video 16 - Problems of Indian Agriculture
Video 17 - Agricultural Policies in India
Video 18 - Emerging Issues in Indian Agriculture
Week-7
Module 7: The Industrial Sector
Video 19 - Features of Industrialisation in India
Video 20 - Role of Public Sectors Enterprises
Video 21 - Industrial Policies
Video 22 - Emerging Trends and Issues of Industrialisation
Week-8
Module 8: The Service Sector
Video 23 - Growth of the Service Sector
Video 24 - Unorganised and Informal Sector
Video 25 - Service Sector Reforms
Video 26 - Emerging Trends and Issues in the Labour Market
Week-9
Module 9: Money, Banking and Prices
Video 27 - Banking in India – Issue of Financial Inclusion
Video 28 - Financial Market – Role of SEBI
Video 29 - Money and Monetary Policies
Video 30 - Prices and Inflation
Week-10
Module 10: Public Finances
Video 31 - Fiscal Federalism
Video 32 - Finances of Central and State Governments
Video 33 - Fiscal Policies and Reforms
Week-11
Module 11: The External Sector
Video 34 - India’s Foreign Trade
Video 35 - FDI and FII
Video 36 - Trade Policies in India
Week-12
Module 12: Economic Reforms
Video 37 - Economic Reforms in India
Video 38 - India’s Economic Reforms: An Assessment
Video 39 - India in the Global Economy
Video 40 - Indian Economy – Vision for the Future
Taught by
Dr. Bhaskar Sarmah and Prof. Joydeep Baruah
