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The document outlines the evolution of the Indian economy, highlighting its mixed economy structure and key economic policies, including the transition from a closed to an open economy post-1991. It discusses various economic indicators such as GDP, GNP, and HDI, as well as significant government initiatives and welfare schemes aimed at poverty alleviation and employment generation. Additionally, it details the historical context of India's Five-Year Plans and the establishment of NITI Aayog as a successor to these plans in 2015.
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©} Adam Smith’s Book - “The Wealth of Nations” (1776)
Considered the origin of capitalist economy.
USSR followed socialist economy.
© PPP — Purchase Power Parity
Used to compare the global poverty line
UN’s HDI (Human Development Index) - Based on:
1. Life expectancy
2. Education
3. Per capita income
© India based on PPP :
3" largest economy
$11.75 trillion
© Indian Economy is a mixed economy (Agricultural + Industrial)©} Economic Survey - shows per capita income, only for
economically active population
©} Economic Development = Quantitative + Qualitative Growth
© PQLI- Physical Quality of Life Index
©} NEW (New Economic Welfare) by Daly & Cobb
> NNP - [Value of production — Environmental damage - Resource
depletion + Leisure time + Household labor]
~} Human Development Index (HDI) - UNDP (since 1990)
Not used in 2012
Min: 0, Max: 1
© Economic Policies:
Fiscal Policy > Ministry of Finance
Monetary Policy > RBI
© National Income Calculation:Earlier by CSO (Central Statistical Office)
Now by NSO (National Statistical Office)
Father of National Income - Simon Kuznets
© Factor Cost = Market Price - Taxes + Subsidies
© Market Price = Factor Cost + Taxes - Subsidies
© Since 2015 - India calculates National Income at Market Price
© Real National Income - Calculated at Constant Prices
Current Price = Nominal Income
Services of Housewives are not included in National Income
© Key Terms:
Economic Output > GDP
Economic Prosperity > Per Capita Income
© GNP=GDP+X-M
(X = Exports, M = Imports)
(Indians earning abroad — Foreigners earning in India)GNP at market price - NNP-
GDP * Gross Domestic Product
GNP > Gross National Product
NNP > Net National Product (used for National Income)
Per Capita Income = NNP / Population
(Base Year: 2011-12)
Net Foreign Income = GNP - GDP (+ve or -ve)
> Calculated by RBI
© Gross National Income (GNI) = National Income
> Calculated by production & income method
© Per Capita Income:
21.7 lakh (2023)
2.14 lakh (expected in 2024)
“Planned Economy for India” > Visvesvaraya
© Sarvodaya Plan — Jai Prakash Narayan (1950)© GDP Deflator = (Nominal GDP / Real GDP) x 100
5-Year Plans
© 1% Plan (1951-56) - Harrod Domar Model
Bhakra Dam, Hirakud, Damodar
Community Development Programme — 1952
©} 2"™ Plan (1956-61) - Mahalanobis Model
Inspired by Socialist Economy
3 Industries Established:
1. Rourkela (Germany help) - Odisha
2. Durgapur (England help) - West Bengal
3. Bhilai (Russia help) - Chhattisgarh
© 3" Plan (1961-66)
Goal: Self-reliant Economy
Failed due to 1962 China War, 1965 Pakistan War & Drought
3 Annual Plans during gap years:
1966, 1967, 1968
1978, 1979
1990, 1991Total: 7 One-Year Plans
Max Growth: 11" Plan - 8.3%
Total Five-Year Plans: 12
© 4" Plan (1969-74) - R. Gadgil Model
Max growth rate
Rolling Plan started - 1970
Poverty Eradication Program
©} 5 Plan (1974-78) - Focused on:
Poverty Removal
Employment Generation
20-Point Programme - 1975
Terminated by Morarji Desai Government, started Rolling Plan
(1978-1980)
© 6'" Plan (1980-85)
Poverty Alleviation
Technological & Energy Development© 7" Plan (1985-90)
Motto: Employment, Production, Productivity
© 1990-91 - Plan failed
> 1991 onwards:
Transition from Closed Economy to Open Economy
Start of Liberal Economy
© 8'" Plan (1992-97)
Focus: Human Resource Development
Stress on Education & Health
PM Rozgar Yojana - 1993
Special schemes for women
9" Plan (1997-2002) - Not important
© 10 Plan (2002-07)
Target: Double Per Capita Income in 10 Years
© 11" Plan (2007-12)
Max growth rate - 8.3%
Aim: Inclusive and Equitable DevelopmentFocus: Compulsory Elementary Education
© 12" Plan (2012-2014)
© From 1 Jan 2015 - Five-Year Plans abolished
> Replaced by NITI Aayog
National Institution for Transforming India
Chairman: PM of India
1% Vice Chairperson: Arvind Panagariya
CEO: Sindhushree Khullar
Vision: 15 Years
Policy: 7 Years
Action Plan: 3 Years
© NITI Aayog:
4 Cabinet Ministers nominated by PM
2 Part-time members (from universities/think tanks)
[i] Economic Census
11977
6" — 2014 (Started in 2019)©} Economic Survey - Released by Finance Ministry
© Income Inequality Measurement:
2 Methods:
1. Lorenz Curve
2. Gini Coefficient
Lorenz Curve: More deviation from perfect equality = More
inequality
Gini Coefficient: Ranges from 0 (equal) to 1 (unequal)
© Welfare Formula:
Where G = Gini coefficient
© Poverty Line in India (R. Rangarajan Committee):
Poverty = Lack of Access
Calorie-based criterion:
Rural — 2400 calories
Urban - 2100 calories©} Lakdawala Committee — Poverty Measurement
© COLI - Cost of Living Index (by Suresh Tendulkar Committee)
©} NREGA - National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Started: 02-02-2006 (Andhra Pradesh)
Renamed MGNREGA in 2009
Max Wage: Haryana - %374
Work: 100 days/year, 7 hours/day, 6 days/week
Launched in Sirsa, Haryana - 90:10 funding (Centre:State)
Act Passed: 2005
Right to Work: Fundamental Right
© Insurance Schemes:
PM SBY (Suraksha Bima Yojana)
Age: 18-70
%20/year — ®2 lakh (Accident)
PM JY (Jeevan Jyoti Yojana)
Age: 18-50
%436/year — %2 lakh (Death)APY (Atal Pension Yojana)
Age: 18-40
Premium: =1000-5000
Govt. Contributes 50% for 5 years (up to 1000)
PM JDY (Jan Dhan Yojana) - 28 Aug 2014
31 lakh accident cover
230k life insurance
© Schemes:
Free Education Act (6-14 years) - 1 April 2010
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan - 2001
Mid-Day Meal-15 Aug 1995
NHM - National Health Mission (2013)
NRHM - Rural Health Mission (2005)
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan - 2 Oct 2014
ASHA Workers - Accredited Social Health Activists
Digital India -1 July 2015
PMFBY — Crop Insurance Scheme (13 Jan 2016)
Namami Gange - 07 July 2016
Van Dhan Yojana - 14 April 2018PMJAY — Ayushman Bharat (25 Sep 2018)
PMKMDY - Kisan Maandhan Yojana (30 May 2019)
SMILE - For Transgenders and Beggars
MUDRA - Microfinance Agency (2015)
PM Kusum Yojana — 2019 (Solar Pumps)
PM Matru Vandana Yojana — 2021 (6k aid for pregnant women,
age 19+)
©} New Education Policy — 29 July 2020
Structure: 5+3+3+4 Years
© FDI Limits:
Public Banking - 49%
Private Banking - 74%
Insurance - 74%
Telecom, Pharma, Defence — 100%
Stock Exchange - 49%
© Only 2 Sectors Reserved for Government:
1. Railways
2. Atomic Energy
NEP - New Economic Policy (1991)LPG: Liberalization, Privatization, Globalization
© Disinvestment - Govt. Reduces ownership in industries
© RBI -Established: 1 April 1935 (with $5 crore capital)
Nationalized: 1949
HQ: Mumbai
Role: Controls Monetary & Credit Policies
1% Governor: Osborne Smith
1* Indian Governor: C.D. Deshmukh
Bank Nationalization (2 times):
1. 1969 - 14 Banks (50 crore)
2. 1980 -6 Banks (%200 crore)