Suppose you are from a poor family and you wish to get help from the government to set up a petty shop. Under which scheme will you apply for assistance and why?
For setting up a pet shop, I would apply for financial assistance under the programme of Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana(PMRY). Under this programme, an unemployed educated person from a low-income family in rural and urban areas can set up any kind of enterprise that can generate employment.
Is there any relationship between unemployment and poverty? Explain.
The three dimensional attack on poverty adopted by the govern-ment has not succeded in poverty alleviation in India. Comment.
Illustrate the difference between rural and urban poverty. Is it correct to say that poverty has shifted from rural to urban areas? Use the trends in poverty ratio to support your answer.
What programmes has the government adopted to help the elderly people and poor and destitute women?
Why calorie-based norm is not adequate to identify the poor?
Why are employment generation programmes important in poverty alleviation in India?
How can creation of income earning assets address the problem of poverty?
What is meant by ‘Food for Work’ programme?
Suppose you are a resident of a village, suggest a few measures to tackle the problem of poverty.
What was the focus of the economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India? What were the impacts of these policies?
What are the two major sources of human capital in a country?
What do you mean by rural development? Bring out the key issues in rural development.
Define a plan?
Who is a worker?
Explain the term ‘infrastructure’.
What is meant by environment?
Why are regional and economic groupings formed?
Why were reforms introduced in India?
Name some notable economists who estimated India’s per capita income during the colonial period?
How has women’s health become a matter of great concern?
How has the consumption pattern of energy changed over the years?
Mention the various indicators of human development.
Describe the meaning of public health. Discuss the major public health measures undertaken by the state in recent years to control diseases.
Though the public sector is very essential for industries, many public sector undertakings incur huge losses and are a drain on the economy’s resources. Discuss the usefulness of public sector undertakings in the light of this fact.
Why was the public sector given a leading role in industrial development during the planning period?
What are the alternative channels available for agricultural marketing? Give some examples.
What do you understand by the drain of Indian wealth during the colonial period?
Describe the path of developmental initiatives taken by Pakistan for its economic development.
What are High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds?