Indian Economic Development NCERT Class 11 Chapters

UNIT I: DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND EXPERIENCE (1947–90) 1–35
CHAPTER 1: INDIAN ECONOMY ON THE EVE OF INDEPENDENCE 3
– LOW LEVEL OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE COLONIAL RULE 4
– AGRICULTURAL SECTOR 5
– INDUSTRIAL SECTOR 7
– FOREIGN TRADE 8
– DEMOGRAPHIC CONDITION 9
– OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE 10
– INFRASTRUCTURE 11
CHAPTER 2: INDIAN ECONOMY 1950-1990 16
– THE GOALS OF FIVE YEAR PLANS 19
– AGRICULTURE 22
– INDUSTRY AND TRADE 27
– TRADE POLICY: IMPORT SUBSTITUTION 30
UNIT II: ECONOMIC REFORMS SINCE 1991 36–56
CHAPTER 3: LIBERALISATION, PRIVATISATION AND GLOBALISATION: AN APPRAISAL 38
– BACKGROUND 39
– LIBERALISATION 41
– PRIVATISATION 44
– GLOBALISATION 45
– INDIAN ECONOMY DURING REFORMS: AN ASSESSMENT 48
UNIT III: CURRENT CHALLENGES FACING THE INDIAN ECONOMY 57–74
CHAPTER 4: HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION IN INDIA 58
– WHAT IS HUMAN CAPITAL? 60
– SOURCES OF HUMAN CAPITAL 60
– HUMAN CAPITAL AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 66
– STATE OF HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION IN INDIA 67
– EDUCATION SECTOR IN INDIA 68
– FUTURE PROSPECTS 70
CHAPTER 5: RURAL DEVELOPMENT 75–91
– WHAT IS RURAL DEVELOPMENT? 76
– CREDIT AND MARKETING IN RURAL AREAS 77
– AGRICULTURAL MARKET SYSTEM 80
– DIVERSIFICATION INTO PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES 82
– SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIC FARMING 86
CHAPTER 6: EMPLOYMENT: GROWTH, INFORMALISATION AND OTHER ISSUES 92–114
– WORKERS AND EMPLOYMENT 94
– PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT 95
– SELF-EMPLOYED AND HIRED WORKERS 96
– EMPLOYMENT IN FIRMS, FACTORIES AND OFFICES 99
– GROWTH AND CHANGING STRUCTURE OF EMPLOYMENT 100
– INFORMALISATION OF INDIAN WORKFORCE 103
– UNEMPLOYMENT 106
– GOVERNMENT AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION 108
CHAPTER 7: ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 115–131
– ENVIRONMENT — DEFINITION AND FUNCTIONS 116
– STATE OF INDIA’S ENVIRONMENT 120
– SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 124
– STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 125
UNIT IV: DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES OF INDIA: A COMPARISON 132–150
WITH NEIGHBOURS
CHAPTER 8: COMPARATIVE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES OF 134
INDIA AND ITS NEIGHBOURS
– DEVELOPMENTAL PATH — A SNAPSHOT VIEW 135
– DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS – GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND SECTORS 139
– INDICATORS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 142
– DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES — AN APPRAISAL