Monetisation of Deficit
Understand monetisation of deficit in India, its working, the RBI’s role, the FRBM Act, 2003, Ways and Means Advances, and its positive and negative impacts.
Understand monetisation of deficit in India, its working, the RBI’s role, the FRBM Act, 2003, Ways and Means Advances, and its positive and negative impacts.
Understand countercyclical and procyclical fiscal policy, their working during economic booms and recessions, significance, impact and key differences for UPSC.
Understand contractionary fiscal policy, how higher taxes and reduced government spending control inflation, its impact on aggregate demand and economic growth.
Understand expansionary fiscal policy, how increased government spending and tax cuts stimulate aggregate demand, its limitations and the concept of pump priming.
Learn about the Union Budget in India, its constitutional provisions, preparation, parliamentary procedure, Appropriation Bill, Finance Bill and types of budgeting.
Understand watershed management, its role in groundwater recharge, soil conservation, flood and drought mitigation, agricultural productivity and water security in India.
Explore how British colonial policies shaped the Indian economy through deindustrialisation, agricultural commercialisation, resource exploitation and economic drain.
Explore how Lord Wellesley expanded British power in India through the Subsidiary Alliance System, territorial acquisitions and the Anglo-Mysore and Anglo-Maratha Wars.