Characteristics of Indian population, National Population Policy
Poverty, unemployment, regional imbalances and income inequalities,
National Income estimates in India – Growth and Structure
Human Development: PQLI, Human Development Index, Gender Related Development Index, Gender Empowerment Measure & Human Poverty Index
Unit II:
Agricultural Development in India – Trends in production
Food policy and security, Subsidy and public distribution system,
Growth & Pattern of Industrialization
Growth and contribution of service sector;
Unit III:
Education: Education for All in India, Quality concerns in Elementary education, Union and State Governments – Special Programmes for Education, Educational Financing in India.
Health: Role of State in Health: Constitutional Provisions, Role of Central Govt & State Govts, Health Finance, Drug Policy and Regulation.
Unit IV:
The Indian Tax Structure
Public Expenditure in India-Trends & Issues
Public Debt in India
India’s Fiscal policy
Federal Finance in India: Centre-State Financial Relations
Unit V:
Price Movement in India since Independence
Causes and control of Inflation in India
Inflation Targeting
Inflation: Growth Tradeoff
Reserve Bank of India and Monetary Management
Essential Readings:
Arvind Panagariya: India - The Emerging Giant
Rudradutt and Sundram : Indian Economy (Latest Ed.)
A. N Agrawal : Indian Economy (Latest Ed.)
Mishra & puri: Indian Economy (Latest Ed.)
K.Seeta Prabhu(2001): Economic Reform and Social Sector Development,(N. Delhi: Sage Publications)
K.Seeta Prabhu & R. Sudarshan(2002):Reforming India’s Social Sector,(N. Delhi: Social Science Press)
Parikh, K.S.(1999):India Development Report(1999-2000),(N. Delhi: Oxford University Press )
Parikh, K.S. & Radha Krishna,R.(2005): India Development Report(2004-05),(N. Delhi: Oxford University Press)
Kundu, Amitabh(2006): India Social Development Report,(N. Delhi: Oxford University Press )
R. Govinda(2002): India Education Report,(N. Delhi: Oxford University Press)
Misra, Rajiv(2003): India Health Report,(N. Delhi: Oxford University Press)
Kapila, Uma (ed.) Indian Economy since Independence, 12013-14.
