OPTIONAL SUBJECT
NATIONAL
I. Basic Characteristics of Indian Economy. Natural Resources : Land,
Minerals, Water, Forests and Power resource.
Population : Size & growth, Labour, force. Occupational
distribution and Population policy.
II. Agriculture : Productivity Trends of Major crops (for last fifteen
years). Land Reforms Legislation.
Irrigation and Irrigational Policy. Use of Fertilizers and Fertiliser
Policy Institutional credit for Agriculture. New strategy of
Agricultural development. Agricultural Policy in India. Capital
Formation in Indian Agriculture
III. Industry : Industrial Planning and Industrial Policy. Recent
Industries Policy. Industrial Finance : IFCI, RFC, IDBI, SIDBI and
Commercial Banks. Public and Private Sector. Problems of Trade
Union Movement. Social Security Programmes. Agro Exports :
Potential & Prospectus.
IV. National Income of India : Its recent Trends.
V. Priorities and Strategy of current plan and its appraisal.
VI. Centre - State Financial Relations and Recommendations of the last
Finance Commission.
VII. Problems of Poverty, Unemployment, Inflation and Regional
Inequalities. NEP Reforms. GATT Accord, Globalisation and
Strategies for MNCs.
VIII. Position of Rajasthan in Indian Economy : Agriculture, Industry and
Infra-structure. Population : Size & Growth, Rural & Urban, Human
Resource Development (Literacy, health & nutrition). Natural
Resources : Land Water, Livestock, Minerals and mineral policy.
RAJASTHAN
IX. Agriculture : Land Utilisation. Major crops and productivity trends.
Land Reforms. Dairy Development Programmes. Importance of
livestock and problems of Sheep & Goat Husbandry.
X. Industry : Important Industries in the State and their development.
Small Scale Industries & Handicrafts. Growth Centres and
development of Industrial area. Fiscal & Financial incentive for
industry. New Industrial and Mining Policy. Tourism Development
in Rajasthan : Role problems and Prospectus.
XI. Special Area Programmes : DPAP, DDP, TAD, ADP, IRDP and
Special component plan for SC and ST.
XII. Indira Gandhi Canal.
XIII. Planning : Objectives, achievements and Constraints in Economic
Development. Objectives & Strategy of current Plan.
XIV. Budgetary policy and Trends during the 1990s in Rajasthan,
Finance Commission and Rajasthan.
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