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Part I. Economics 1.National Income: Concept and Measurement: Concepts of National Income-lnter-relationships among different Concepts-Methods of Measuring National Income-National Income as a Measure of Economic Welfare-National Income Accounting-Social Accounting- input-output Accounting Flow of Funds Accounts. 2.Economic planning: Types of Planning-Economic Planning in India-Objectives Achievements and Failures of Planning in India- 12th Five Year Plan-Mobilisation of Resources for Indian Plans-The strategy of Indian Planning- Plan Models in the Indian Five Year Plans Poverty and Unemployment-Economic Inequalities in India-Measures for Reducing Poverty, Unemployment and Income Inequalities. 3. Financial Economics: Financial System- Meaning - Financial Intermediation-Non Banking Financial Intermediaries(NBFI) - Financial Markets- Indian Financial system- Constitutional changes since 1991 -Financial Sector Reforms in India- Reserve Bank of India- Promotional Role of RBI -Monetary Policy-Instruments of Credit Control Monetary and Credit Policy of the Reserve Bank of India. 4. Fiscal Federalism: Concept of Federal Finance-Principles of Federal Finance-Fiscal Imbalance- Vertical and Horizontal Imbalance-Methods of Inter- governmental Resource Transfer-Fiscal Federalism in India-Centre-state Financial Relations in India-Finance Commission in India-Recommendations of the 13 th Finance Commission . 5. Budget and Budgetary Control: Budget-Meaning and definition- Types or Classification of Budget-Zero Based Budgeting-Modern

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Part I. Economics1.National Income:Concept and Measurement: Concepts of National Income-lnter-relationships among different Concepts-Methods of Measuring National Income-National Income as a Measure of Economic Welfare-National Income Accounting-Social Accounting-input-output Accounting Flow of Funds Accounts. 2.Economic planning:Types of Planning-Economic Planning in India-ObjectivesAchievements and Failures of Planning in India- 12th Five Year Plan-Mobilisation of Resources for Indian Plans-The strategy of Indian Planning- Plan Models in the Indian Five Year Plans Poverty and Unemployment-Economic Inequalities in India-Measures for Reducing Poverty, Unemployment and Income Inequalities.3. Financial Economics:Financial System- Meaning - Financial Intermediation-NonBanking Financial Intermediaries(NBFI) - Financial Markets- Indian Financial system-Constitutional changes since 1991 -Financial Sector Reforms in India- Reserve Bank ofIndia- Promotional Role of RBI -Monetary Policy-Instruments of Credit ControlMonetary and Credit Policy of the Reserve Bank of India.4. Fiscal Federalism:Concept of Federal Finance-Principles of Federal Finance-FiscalImbalance- Vertical and Horizontal Imbalance-Methods of Inter-governmental ResourceTransfer-Fiscal Federalism in India-Centre-state Financial Relations in India-FinanceCommission in India-Recommendations of the 13 th Finance Commission .

5. Budget and Budgetary Control:Budget-Meaning and definition- Types orClassification of Budget-Zero Based Budgeting-Modern Classification of Budget-Performance Budgeting in India Planning, Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS )-The Budgetary Process in India-Execution of the Budget-Budgetary deficitsBudgetary Control- Meaning and definition & objectives and Methods-Steps in BudgetControl-Budgeting and Budgetary Control as a tool of Management.

6. Public Administration:Basic concepts and principles of Public Administration Evolution of the concept and its present status New Public Administration Public Choice Approach Challenges of Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation Good Governance Concept and Application _ New Public Management The concepts of Accountability and control Legislative, Executive and Judicial Control Citizen and Administration Role of Civil Society, Peoples Participation and Right to Information.

Subject :EconomicsPaper-III (Optional)Section-"A"Theory and process of Economic Growth.

Meaning and measurement of economic growth GNP vs. welfare controversy. Growth classical model Sumpiter Rewtowin Stages of economic growth. Model of Hirsmchman, Leibenstein, Rodan Gunnar Myrdal, and Harrod & Domar. Mahalnobis Model, Wage goods models, neoclassical- Mrs. Joan Robinson, Meads andKaldor models. Principles of Planning : Determination of targets resource allocation and investment criteria,the concept of shadow pricing, Regional planning physical balancing and consistency inplanning.

Regional Economics :

Definition and scope of regional economics. The concept and types of regions.

Theories of regional growth sector, theory Gunnar Myrdals cumulative causation/theoryexport base and regional multiplier convergence vs. divergence.Location theory- Von thuenen webber, Central place theory of Lesch and Christillar.Agglomeration economics, types and measurement concentration vs. dispersal.Regional income, regional accounting.Economics of Public Sector Undertakings.The concept of public sector, its place capitalist and socialist system role of public enterprisein economic development.Types of public enterprise and pattern of development the joint sector, the national sector.Organisational pattern of public enterprises, statutory corporations, joint stock companies,joint ventures single. Unit and multi unit companies, holding company.Financing of public enterprise Internal and external resources, debt equity ratio capitalformation, inventory build up price policy.Industrial relation in public sector trade unions single and multi unit companies, problemof recognition, collective bargaining productivity Incentives in public sector enterprise, wageand salary structure and fringe benefit, non monetary benefits.I Public sector enterprise in India, growth of public sector in India the industrial policyresolution of 1948 and 1956 mixed economy and public sector enterprises objectives of publicsector.Industrial Policy of 1991-Globalisation, Privatisation, Liberalization.Theory and Practice of StatisticsScope and utility of statistics enumeration, compilation and tabulation of data.Averages, dispersion, Graphics co-efficient of Variation, Regression correlation.Analysis of time series forecasting of fluctuation of phenomena. Methods of measuringand forecasting of population growth theory of sampling and Elementary principle of probability,Importance of Statistics in India.CSO data of the population, National Income NSSO.

Part - BEconomic Problems of IndiaStructure of India Economy as revealed by National statistics saving and investment behaviorin India economy.Agricultural developments in India, Growth rates Modern technology and its impact onIncome, employment and regional growth Land reforms, Agricultural price policyAgricultural surplus and its mobilization procurement and public distribution of food grains,Strategy for Integrated rural development.Industrial development in India, Growth rates, Industrial structural, industrial policy andits Instruments, Industrial finance, industrial sickness capacity utilization, performance of publicsector undertakings, Rural industrialization.Poverty and unemployment in India, Evaluation of Policy measures, Recent trends inmonetary and banking policy in India.I fiscal policy in India Central/State financial relations.Population StudiesScope and discipline of demographytrends in world population, population and food supply, problem of world population andeconomic development.A study of population theory and analysis of contemporary demographic situations includingin demographic problem of under developed countries.A study of demographic features in India and its impact economic development, populationpolicy of India, Indian fertility, age of marriage infant mortality in India legislation regardingfamily planning in India.Population in India Population of M.P. Population census of India, 2001, National PopulationPolicy for India.Different demographic measurements Birth rate gross reproduction rate, net reproductionrate, child women ratio, life table A study of methods for population projection.Co-operation and Community DevelopmentCooperation-meaning and philosophy A Comparison of cooperation with capitalism andsocialism principles of cooperation.Indian cooperative movement : Evolution of cooperative Movement in India, Present positionof the movement in relation to credit, marketing production and distribution housing and otherfields. Regional pattern of cooperative development in India.Land development Cooperative banking refinance performance of different agencies in thefield of agricultural credit.An evaluation of cooperative movement in India cooperation in five year plans.1. Integrated rural Development spatial and functional Integration.2. Growth Centers Rural urban interaction.3. Role of Village Panchayats in decentralized planning and community development.Economics of AgricultureOrganisation of agriculture, Input combinations scale of farming cropping pattern factorsDetermining cropping intensity, Farm Size and Productivity conditions of increasing andproductivity conditions of increasing and decreasing costs.Management production functions, Modern and traditional inputs Choice of techniques inagriculture.Agricultural Prices agriculture price policy in a developing economy, minimum supportprice procurement price and market price stabilization parity prices terms of trade of agriculturalSector Public distribution system of food grains and procurement in India.Marketing of agricultural products marketed surplus and marketable surplus.Modernisation and diversification of agriculture, Green Revolution and its impact on incomeemployment and regional growth.Agrarian structure land, Reforms in India progress made problems of Landless laborersSmall and marginal farmers.Rural Unemployment evolution of policy measure.Agricultural credit Role of commercial banks, cooperative banks rural regional banks landdevelopment banks, Reserve Bank of India and National Agricultural Bank for RuralDevelopment.Agriculture in Five year plans