Indian Economy Paper - III (Important Topics - Dhyeya IAS)

                                   Indian Economy Paper - III

1.    Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

a.    Role of NITI Commission and its difference with PC

b.    Dismantling of Planning

c.     MPC Regime

d.    NPA Problem

e.     Financial Sector Reform: BBB, SARFAESI Act,

f.      Financial Inclusion: Jan-Dhan, MUDRA

g.    Merger of FMC and SEBI

h.    P-Notes

i.       Exit Policy and legislation: Chakravyuh Challenges

2.    Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. 

a.    World Bank’s Report on Poverty

b.    MANREGA

3.    Government Budgeting. 

a.    Merger of Rail Budget and General Budget

4.    Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.

a.    NIAM

b.    PFBY, PMKSY, Soil Health Card

c.     Organic Farming Scheme

d.    Pulses: MSP and Procurement, Pulse deficit and its import by Agreement with Africa

e.     Farmer’s Suicide: Doubling of Farmer’s Income

f.      Extension Services: R&D

g.    Post Harvest Management:

5.    Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing. 

a.    Subsidy Reform: Subsidy for the Rich, Fertiliser Subsidy Reform,

b.    DBT: PAHAL Scheme, JAM(Unified Payments Interface System)

c.     PDS Reform: Shanta Kumar Panel

6.    Food processing and related industries in India- scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.

a.    FPI and Role of Contract Farming in its Growth

b.     

7.    Land reforms in India.

a.    Land Leasing: Report of NITI Commission

b.    Digitalisation of Land Records and its significance

8.    Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. 

a.    Two and half decades of economic Reform

b.    Negative Growth of Export Sector as a major constraint of growth

c.     Start Up India Scheme

d.    Labor Reform

9.    Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, etc. 

a.    Smart City Project

b.    Amrut

c.     Hriday

d.    Project Sagarmala

e.     Seti Samudram

f.      Project Bharatmala

g.    Green Highway

h.    Renewable Energy: Saffron Revolution, International Solar Alliance

i.       HELP: Hydro Exploration Licensing Policy

j.       Electricity: Smart Grid, One Nation One Power

k.    National Waterways Bill,2015

10.                       Investment models. 

a.    BIPA model

b.    Hybrid Annuity Model

   Others:

a.    New FTP(2015-20)

b.    TPP-TTIP

c.     WTO: Nairabi Summit