Challenges faced by Livestock sector in India

Challenges faced by Livestock sector in India Improving productivity of farm animals is one of the major challenges. The average annual milk yield of Indian cattle is 1172 kg which is only about 50% of the global average. The Frequent outbreaks of diseases like Food and Mouth Diseases, Black Quarter infection, Influenza etc. continue to… Continue reading

Planning in India: Bombay Plan; People’s Plan; Mahalanobis Plan; Wage-Good Model; Gandhian Plan

Planning in India The Planning Debates The Bombay Plan A small group of influential business leaders in Bombay drew up and published in January 1944, a plan for the economic development of India. The Bombay Plan, as it is now popularly called, did not represent the opinion of the whole business community. But it claimed… Continue reading

Issues related to Planning in India

Economic planning has been a central belief of India’s development strategy since independence. Since the time of independence, India has successfully followed the path of planned development. Understanding How Planning Worked: The Model The Indian Situation at the time of Independence. The Choices The basic question’s that planners had to decide are: The First question:… Continue reading

Mobilization of Resources

Planning Commission NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) Mobilization of Resources: National Development Council; Finance Commission; States Finance Commission

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission The Planning Commission was set up on the 15th of March 1950, through a cabinet resolution. Planning Commission had evolved over time from developing a highly centralised planning system towards indicative planning where Planning Commission concerns itself with the building of a long term strategic vision of the future and decide on priorities… Continue reading

NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India)

NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) The NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), is a think tank of the Government of India established on 1 January 2015 as a replacement for the Planning Commission to provide Governments at the central and state levels with relevant strategic, directional and technical advice across the spectrum of key… Continue reading

Mobilization of Resources: National Development Council; Finance Commission; States Finance Commission

National Development Council The National Development Council or the Rashtriya Vikas Parishad was set up on 6th August 1952 to strengthen and mobilise the effort and resources of the nation in support of the plan, to promote common economic policy in all vital spheres, and to ensure the balanced and rapid development of all parts… Continue reading

Railway Sector in India

Indian Railways (IR) have been the prime movers to the nation and have the distinction of being the second largest railway system in the world under single management. IR has historically played an important integrating role in the socio-economic development of the country. Its role in economic development assumes importance due to its innate advantage… Continue reading

Government Policy Support for the Energy Sector

Renewable Energy: A rising Source Wind energy is the largest source of renewable energy in India; it accounts for an estimated 64.77 per cent of total installed capacity (24.7 GW). There are plans to double wind power generation capacity to 20 GW by 2022. Biomass is the 2nd largest source of renewable energy, accounting… Continue reading

Energy and Power Sector

Executive Summary India’s Power Sector: Evolution World’s Leading Electricity Producer’s Sources of Power in India’s Installed Capacity Energy Security in India: Recent Developments By Himanshu Arora Doctoral Scholar in Economics & Senior Research Fellow, CDS, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Port sector in India

Ports in India A common characteristic of the fast-growing East and South East Asian countries has been the rapid growth of trade during their high growth period. A higher share of trade in the economy contributes to the attainment of higher efficiency. A country improves its resource allocation by exporting those goods where it exhibits… Continue reading

Notable Initiatives of Indian Telecom Sector

Policy Support by Government to the Telecom Sector National Telecom Policy, 2012 Mobile Application Market in India By Himanshu Arora Doctoral Scholar in Economics & Senior Research Fellow, CDS, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Telecommunication Sector in India

Telecommunication Sector The substantial progress made in telecommunications since the early 1990s is a success story. The number of telephone lines has grown by 25-30 per cent each year throughout the 1990s. The telecommunication sector witnessed revolutionary change in the recent years and the Indian Telecom network is now the second largest in the World… Continue reading

Recent Initiatives by the Railways

Announcement Made in Railway Budget Dedicated Freight Corridor DFC Objectives Dedicated Freight Corridor: Projections Modernisation of Railways Policy Support by the Government Automobile Freight Train Operator Scheme 2013: Wagon investment scheme Participative models for rail connectivity and capacity augmented projects Key modernisation initiatives Introduced ‘Operation 5 minutes’ scheme… Continue reading

Infrastructure Sectors: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc

Infrastructure Sector in India: Definitions; Growth and Infrastructure Linkage Infrastructure Development in India Infrastructure Sector in India: Growth Drivers; Government Policy Initiatives Road Transport in India Civil Aviation Sector in India Railways Sector in India Recent Initiatives by the Railways Telecommunication Sector in India Notable Initiatives of Indian Telecom Sector Port Sector in India Energy… Continue reading

Civil Aviation Sector in India

Civil Aviation Sector in India In India, a beginning in the air transport was made in the year 1920, when the government first decided to prepare air routes between Mumbai and Kolkata. The civil aviation work actually started in in 1924-25, but the progress was slow until the outbreak of the second World War. Hindustan… Continue reading

Road Transport in India

Road Transport in India Classifications of Roads Roads are mainly classified into following Categories: Road Network in India Importance of Road Transport Road Development in India The major initiative undertaken by the government for the development of road sector are: The National Highway Development Project (NHDP). Pradhan Mantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojana (PMBJP):… Continue reading

Infrastructure Sector in India: Growth Drivers; Government Policy Initiatives

Growth Drivers for Infrastructure Sector in India Recent Government Initiatives Construction Sector Affordable Housing Scheme Infrastructure Development in North Eastern States Metro Rail and Mono Rails Mono Rail By Himanshu Arora Doctoral Scholar in Economics & Senior Research Fellow, CDS, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Infrastructure Development in India

Infrastructure Development in India Historical Timeline Infrastructure Sector: Recent Developments FDI Flows in the Infrastructure Sector Infrastructure Projects Completed during 12th Five-Year Plan Expansion of Roads: Recent Trends Revenue growth of Indian Railways Power Generation Capacity Installed capacity increased steadily over the years, posting a CAGR of 10.57 per cent in FY09–17 and stood… Continue reading

Infrastructure Sector in India: Definitions; Growth and Infrastructure Linkage

Infrastructure Sector Definitions: Infrastructure is a key driver of the overall development of Indian economy. Infrastructure sector focuses on major infrastructure sectors such as power, roads and bridges, dams and urban infrastructure. “Infrastructure is generally understood as the basic building blocks required for an economy to function efficiently”. The National Statistical Commission headed by Dr.… Continue reading

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