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Important Years in INDIAN History
1866 First Indian Political Association
1870 Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
1876 The Indian Association1884 Madras Mahajana Sabha
1885 -Bombay Presidency Association
1885 Dec -Indian National Congress
Three Important Periods :
1885-1905 Moderate Period
1905-1919 Extremist Period
1919-1947 Gandhian Period
1905 Vandemataram movement
1916 Home Rule movement
1920 Non-Cooperation Movement
1930 Civil Disobedient Movement
1942 Quit Indian Movement
1892 Indian Council Act
1909 Minto-Morely Reforms Act1919 Montague-Chelmsford Act
1919 Rowlatt Act
1935 Government of India Act
20th July 1905 Division of Bengal by Lord Curzon
1906 Birth of Muslim League
1940 August offer
1922 October Chauri-Chaurah incident
1922 Swaraj Party Formation1927 Simon Commission appointed by British Parliament
1928 Simon Commission visit ot India
1931 Gandhi-Irwin Pact
1930, 31, 32 Three Round Table Conference
1945 Simla Conference (Lord Wawell)
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ECONOMIC SURVEY 2013-14
The Economic Survey for 2013-14 tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister
Arun Jaitley on Wednesday prepared by senior economic advisor Ila Patnaik
on the state of Asias third-largest economy a day before Modis newgovernment presents its first budget.
Following are key highlights of the report:
1. Growth:
GDP growth seen at 5.4 5.9 percentin 2014/15
- Economic growth of 7-8 percentnot seen before 2016/17
2. Fiscal Health:
Fiscal deficit for 2013-14 contained at 4.5% of the GDP
3. Inflation:
- Government needs to move towards low and stable inflation through fiscalconsolidation
- Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation expected to moderate by end-2014
- Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation showing signs of moderation
4. Current Account Deficit:
2014/15 current account deficit may be contained to around $45 billion or to2.1 percent of GDP
Balance of Payments:Improvement in balance of payments position during late
2013-14 was swift thanks to import restrictions and economic slowdown
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- Need to adjust to advanced economies eventual exit from accommodative
monetary policy stance
6. Taxation:
Government needs to move towards simple tax regime, fewer tax exemptions
and single rate of goods and services tax (GST)
- GST to play vital role in indirect tax reform
- Direct Taxes Code (DTC) required to replace existing income tax laws; will
reduce compliance costs and boost tax collection
7. Agriculture:
India ranks first in the world in productivity of grapes,banana,
cassava, peas, and papaya
- Agriculture sector growth rate 4.7% inthe year 2013-14
- Agriculture exports grow by 5.1% in the year 2013-14
- Exports of marine products show a growth rate of 45% in the year 2013-14
8. Industrial Performance:Industry grew by just 1.0 percent in 2012-13 and slowed further in 2013-14,
posting a modest increase of 0.4 percent.
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- During 2013-14, FDI inflow (including equity inflows, reinvested earnings
and other capital) was USD 36.4 billion.
- Overall gross bank credit flow to industry has increased by 14.9 percent in
2013-14.
9. Services:
India ranked 12th in terms of services GDP among the worlds top 15
countries
- India has the second fastest growing services sector with its CAGR at 9.0
percent, just below China
- The growth rate of the combined category of trade, hotels, restaurants,
transport, storage, and communications decelerated to 3.0 percent
- Financing, insurance, real estate, and business services grew robustly at 12.9
percent
- Services constitute a 57 percentshare in GDP at factor cost in 2013-14