Economy

Growth is said to be inclusive when it is distributed fairly across society and creates opportunities for all. Growth is inclusive when it  permeates evenly across all sectors, to every nook and corner of country and take all stakeholders along. Salient features of Inclusive growth are as follows: Equity-More opportunities are available to enable upward … Read more DMPQ- Inclusive growth should be the foundation of growth story of India. Comment on the salient features of Inclusive Growth of India.

Wealth creation is the enhancement of assets, efficiency in economy and overall value addition to GDP and to the all sectors of economy. Wealth creation helps in improving the standard of living by improving Personal income. It also lead to more taxes, employment generation. In India wealth creation is coterminous with the opening up of … Read more DMPQ-What is wealth creation? How it is beneficial for an economy?

‘Voluntary Retention Route’ (VRR) to encourage Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to undertake long-term investments in Indian debt markets. Under this scheme, FPIs have been given greater operational flexibility in terms of instrument choices besides exemptions from certain regulatory requirements. The details are as under: -The aggregate investment limit shall be ₹ 40,000 crores for VRR-Govt … Read more DMPQ- Write short note on Voluntary retention route.

Government has taken various measures to boost the incomes especially rural incomes to usher spending and consumption levels in the economy. Increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for all mandated Rabi crops and Kharif crops for 2019-20 season. To provide an assured income support to the small and marginal farmers, the cash transfer scheme … Read more DMPQ- Government has taken various step towards boosting consumption. Enumerate the number of steps taken by government to boost consumption.

The scheme for Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Product (RoDTEP) will replace Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) for reimbursement of taxes & duties for export promotion. Textiles and all other sectors which currently enjoy incentives upto 2 per cent over MEIS will transit into RoDTEP. In effect, RoDTEP will more than adequately … Read more DMPQ- Export promotion is an important part of Indian Economic growth. What are the measure taken by Government of India to boost Exports.

The DMIC project was launched in pursuance of an MOU signed between the Government of India and the Government of Japan in December 2006. DMIC Development Corporation (DMICDC) incorporated in 2008, is the implementing agency for the project. DMICDC has been registered as a company with 49% equity of Government of India, 26% equity of … Read more DMPQ- Write a short Note on DMIC.

National Statistical Office (NSO) released the first advance estimates of the national income that projected growth in India’s GDP at market prices for 2019-20 at 4.98% in “real” terms, the lowest since the 3.89% in the global financial crisis year of 2008-09. But even more significant was the estimated growth of 7.53% in “nominal” terms, which … Read more DMPQ- The estimated growth of 7.53% in ‘nominal’ terms is the lowest since 1975-76. Also, this is the first time since 2002-03 that nominal GDP growth is projected to be in single digits. Why is this a major concern?

Disinvestment means the dilution of stake of the Government in a public enterprise. According to the government, strategic disinvestment would imply the sale of a substantial portion of the Government shareholding of a central public sector enterprises (CPSE) of upto 50%, or such higher percentage as the competent authority may determine, along with transfer of management … Read more DMPQ- What is strategic disinvestment? Critically examine the challenges associated with disinvestment?

MSP is a form of government intervention to insure the farmers against a steep decline in the prices of their goods and to help them prevent losses. The government of India sets the MSP twice a year for 24 commodities. This is done by the government to protect the farmers against a fall in prices … Read more DMPQ- What do you understand by Minimum support price? How it assure farmers from low income trap.

Growth is inclusive when: It takes place in the sectors in which the poor work (e.g. agriculture); Occurs in places where the poor live (e.g. undeveloped areas with few resources); Uses the factors of production that the poor possess (e.g. unskilled labour); Reduces the prices of consumption items that the poor consume (e.g. food, fuel … Read more DMPQ- What do you mean by Inclusive growth? What are the salient features of Inclusive Growth?