Economy

Even though India has experienced a high growth period in the last 15 years but its employment elasticity has remained on lower side. The period is sometimes termed as Jobless growth period. Following are the reasons for unemployment in India: Low productivity in agriculture. Disguised unemployment in agriculture is a serious issue. More than 48% … Read more

In strategic disinvestment the government sells major portion of its stake to a strategic buyer and also gives over the management control.Under it, the strategic Partner, may hold less percentage of shares than the government but the control of management will be wit him.or example, in a PSU, where the government holding 51%, and out of this, sale of … Read more

Pros Economic planning is assumed to modify the restraining influence of limited resources by recogniz­ing the existence of particular constraints and by choosing and coordinating investment projects so as to channel these scarce factors into their most productive outlets. Planning is necessary to take care of the poor and the downtrodden who have little asset … Read more

Fiscal consolidation means providing ways and means to strengthen the government finance and reduction in both deficits and accumulation of debt stock. It is critical as it provide macroeconomic stability.     It can be achieve in simple terms by increasing the revenue and reducing the expenditure. The following are the ways through which FD … Read more

Withholding tax: A tax imposed on the income on a foreign portfolio (investments). This tax is imposed to discourage foreign investments, to encourage domestic investment, and to raise money for the government.   Venture capital: Generally, a private equity capital which lends capital to the entrepreneurs who are innovative and cannot get the required fund … Read more

. Foreign Direct Investment in organized retail is yet another area shrouded in controversy.  What is organized retail? Let us define retail first, it is household requirement of the people  comprising of food and grocery, clothing, convenience, consumer goods, etc. Secondly,  organized retailing is selling of these household commonly used goods to the people  directly, … Read more

Steps taken by RBI:   Establishment of private Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) Many ARCs have been created, but they have solved only a small portion of the problem, buying up only about 5 percent of total NPAs.   Strategic debt restructuring scheme: under this creditors could take over firms that were unable to pay and … Read more

. Besides the huge resources required there are structural issues like, one of the highest  Aggregate Transmission and Distribution (AT&D) losses of 25 per cent the highest in the  world. There are other issues like power thefts which along with distribution losses result  in losses to the State Electricity Boards (SEBs), under pricing, mounting losses … Read more

Rapid agriculture growth and rapid rural employment growth were always the focus of India’s policy makers. But despite the efforts of the Government since independence a large proportion in rural India lives below poverty line. Schemes introduced by Government to improve Rural Income: In Agriculture sector following programs have been introduced: Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana … Read more

Reasons are as follows: Low expenditure per GDP in the Higher education as compared to other countries. Low investment in Research and development sector by the Government and the private Industries. Lack of autonomy and excessive government regulation Curriculum are anachronistic in nature. Lack of diversity in terms of course offered. Limited investment from High … Read more