Planning and Economic Development

Subsidiary Paper – II Full Marks: 100

Contents

Unit – I:
Nature of economic system – Capitalism, Socialism and Mixed Economy, their characteristics, features, significance of planned economic system.

Unit – II:
Meaning, Objective, Scope and importance of economic planning. Types of economic planning-economic planning in an under developed economy.

Unit – III:
Essentials of planning – step in planning in India. Economic development of India.
Concept of economic development-basic economic development : characteristics of a developing economy, problems of economic development in a developing country.
Role of stste in growth and industrial development in a country. Features of under- developed countries with special reference to India.

Unit – IV:
Obstacle of development and measures for economic development, physical and economic environment and its influence on the economic development on India.
Indian Agriculture – Growth and development of Agriculture in India Land Reform Sub- division and fragmentation of Land-holding, Fixation of ceiling, consolidation of holding and co- operative Farming – Agricultural inputs as fertilizer – irrigation and mechanization – Marketing of agricultural produce, problems of agricultural labour – economic condition of Indian Farmers – Rural indebtedness – Five year Plans and Agriculture = Agricultural policy of the Government of India, Food problem and food production in India.

Unit – V:
Problem of industrialization in India – Industrial policy of the Government of India – Licensing Policy – Growth of policy – sector – large scale Industries – Problems and present position, Iron and Steel, Cement, Cotton, Textile, Jute, Sugar, Importance of small scale and cottage Industries. Problems of Rural Artisans – Industries and Five – year plans. Trend and special features of foreign Tariff protection. Means of Transport– Development of Railway and Road Transport.

Books Recommended:
5. A. W. Lewis : Principles of Economic Planning
6. Dutta and Sundram : Indian Economy
7. M. L. Jhingan : Economic Growth and Development
8. C. B. Memoria : Bharat ka Arthik Vikas
9. Dr. Devendra Prasad Singh : Bharat ki Athik Samasyaon ka Visleshan
10. Jain P. C. : Bharat ki Arthik Samasyaen
11. K. K. Dwett : Indian Economy
12. Alak Ghosh : Indian Economy
13. R. N. Prasad : Problems of Economic Development
14. Saxena Krishna Sahi and Gupta K. L. : Bharat ka Arthik Vikas