■ Class 12 Economics (2025–26) –
Chapterwise One Page Notes ■
National Income & Related Aggregates
■ GDP, GNP, NDP, NNP at Market Price & Factor Cost
■ Methods: Value Added, Income, Expenditure
■ Real vs Nominal GDP, GDP Deflator
■ Circular Flow of Income (2-sector, 3-sector)
■ Key formulas box for exam quick recall
Money & Banking
■ Functions of Money: Medium, Measure, Standard, Store
■ Credit Creation by Commercial Banks
■ Central Bank (RBI) Functions: Issue of currency, Control of credit
■ Monetary tools: Repo, Reverse Repo, CRR, SLR, OMO
Government Budget & Economy
■ Components: Revenue (Tax, Non-Tax), Capital (Borrowings, Disinvestment)
■ Balanced, Surplus, Deficit Budget
■ Deficits: Fiscal, Revenue, Primary
■ Objectives: Allocation, Redistribution, Stability
Balance of Payments
■ Current Account: Goods, Services, Transfers
■ Capital Account: FDI, Loans, Portfolio
■ Disequilibrium causes & solutions
■ BOP always balances (double-entry system)
Determination of Income & Employment
■ Aggregate Demand (C+I+G+NX), Aggregate Supply
■ Consumption Function, Saving Function
■ Multiplier = 1/(1-MPC)
■ Equilibrium: AD = AS
■ Inflationary & Deflationary gaps
Indian Economy on Eve of Independence
■ Agriculture: Low productivity, Zamindari system
■ Industry: Decline of handicrafts, no capital goods
■ Foreign Trade: Export of raw material, import of finished goods
■ Demography: High death rate, low literacy, poverty
Indian Economy (1950–1990)
■ Planning: Five-Year Plans
■ Agriculture: Land reforms, Green Revolution
■ Industry: Public sector dominance, License Raj
■ Trade Policy: Import substitution
Economic Reforms 1991 (LPG)
■ Liberalisation: Removal of licensing, tax reforms
■ Privatisation: PSU disinvestment, reduced govt role
■ Globalisation: WTO, FDI, MNCs entry
■ Impact: Higher growth, inequality, foreign competition
Current Challenges
■ Poverty: Absolute & Relative
■ Unemployment: Casual, disguised, educated
■ Human Capital: Education & Health investment
■ Rural Development, Infrastructure needs
■ Environment: Sustainable development, pollution control
Comparative Development (India, China, Pakistan)
■ Indicators: GDP, Growth rate, Literacy, IMR, Life expectancy
■ India: Service-led, mixed economy
■ China: Manufacturing-driven, rapid growth
■ Pakistan: Slower reforms, agriculture focus
■ Comparison: India vs China vs Pakistan development paths