Syllabus For The Subject ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING

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CONCEPTS OF UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH - MEASUREMENT OF ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT - BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF UNDER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

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OBSTACLES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, NON-ECONOMIC

FACTORS

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ROLE OF CAPITAL IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FACTORS AFFECTING CAPITAL

FORMATION, MEASURES TO RAISE CAPITAL FORMATION

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POPULATION GROWTH AS A RETARDING FACTOR, MEASURES TO SOLVE PROBLEM OF

POPULATION AND POPULATION POLICY

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UNEMPLOYMENT: TYPES, CAUSES, REMEDIAL MEASURES AND EMPLOYMENT POLICIES

DURING FIVE YEAR PLANS

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PROBLEM OF POVERTY IN INDIA: CAUSES, MEASUREMENT AND ERADICATION.

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INDUSTRIAL POLICY - 1948, 1956, 1977, 1980 AND NEW INDUSTRIAL POLICY 1990

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INDUSTRIAL FINANCE - IFCI, SFC, ICICI - IDBI -UTI - IRBI - INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

UNDER THE FIVE YEAR PLANS

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FEATURES OF INDUSTRIAL LABOUR - TRADE UNION MOVEMENT - INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES

IN INDIA - CAUSES AND SETTLEMENT

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LABOUR PROBLEMS AND LABOUR POLICY - SOCIAL SECURITY MEASURES IN INDIA

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INPUT - OUTPUT ANALYSIS: FEATURES, ASSUMPTIONS, STATIC AND DYNAMIC MODELS,

LIMITATIONS AND USES - LINEAR PROGRAMMING: BASIC CONCEPTS, PROGRAMMING

TECHNIQUE, USES

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SHADOW PRICES: MEASURES, NEED, METHOD, SHADOW PRICING OF MARKETED ITEMS,

LIMITATIONS OF SHADOW PRICES - PROJECT EVALUATION AND COST - BENEFIT

ANALYSIS - PRESENT VALUE VERSUS INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN CRITERION AND

RELEVANT CONSTANTS