Indian Economic Development Last Updated : 21 Apr, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report Indian Economic Development as a subject is to familiarise students with the basic feature of the Indian Economy and its process of development. It is important to first look at the state of India's economy prior to the country's independence and form an idea of the various consideration that shaped India's post-independence development strategy.Indian Economic DevelopmentChapter 1: Indian Economy on the Eve of IndependenceIndian Economy on the Eve of IndependenceAgriculture Sector on the Eve of IndependenceIndustrial Sector on the Eve of IndependenceForeign Trade and Demographic Condition on the Eve of IndependenceOccupational Structure and Infrastructure on the Eve of IndependenceImpact of Partition on the Indian Economy Chapter 2: Indian Economy (1950-1990)Indian Economy (1950-1990): Economic System adopted by Independent IndiaEconomic Planning during 1950-1990India's Five Year Plan Agriculture during 1950-1990 Policies or Measures to Solve Agricultural Problems during 1950-1990Green Revolution: Impacts, Achievements and ShortcomingsDebate Over Subsidies to AgricultureIndustries during 1950-1990Industrial Policy Revolution, 1956Foreign Trade during 1950-1990|Trade Policy: Import SubstitutionChapter 3: Liberalisation, Privatisation, and Globalisation: An AppraisalEconomic Reforms: Need and Criticism of Economic ReformsLiberalisation: Meaning, Economic Reforms Adopted by Indian Government and ObjectivesPrivatisation: Meaning, Disinvestment, Rationale and Obstacles to Privatisation in IndiaWhat is Globalisation? Explain advantages, disadvantages and types of Globalisation.World Trade Organisation (WTO): Features, Functions and ObjectivesImpact of Liberalisation, Privatisation, and GlobalisationConcept and Features of DemonetizationGoods and Services Tax (GST)Chapter 4: Human Capital Formation in India Human Capital Formation: Meaning, Sources, Role and ImportanceDifference between Physical Capital and Human CapitalSources of Human Capital FormationProblems of Human Capital FormationRole of Human Capital on Economic GrowthDifference between Human Capital and Human DevelopmentHuman Capital Formation in India: Growth of the Education Sector in IndiaChapter 5: Rural DevelopmentRural Development: Meaning, Significance, Process and EvaluationRural Credit: Meaning, Purpose, Need, Sources and Critical AppraisalSources of Rural CreditAgricultural Marketing: Meaning, Measures, Defects and Alternate Marketing ChannelsAgricultural Diversification: Needs, Benefits and TypesOrganic Farming: Meaning, Benefits, Challenges and Future Prospects of Organic FarmingChapter 6: Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other IssuesEmployment: Meaning, Importance, Basic Terms of Employment and Participation of people in EmploymentForms of Employment: Self and Wage EmploymentDistribution of EmploymentGrowth and Changing Structure of EmploymentInformalisation of Indian WorkforceDifference between Formal Sector and Informal SectorUnemployment: Meaning, Types, Causes, Effects and Remedial MeasuresUnemployment and its TypesChapter 7: Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentEnvironment: Meaning, Functions, and Reasons for Environmental CrisisEnvironmental Degradation in IndiaCauses and Impact of Environmental DegradationWhat are the measures to control Environmental Degradation ?Sustainable Development: Meaning, Objectives and StrategiesChapter 8: Comparative Development Experiences of India and its NeighboursGreat Leap Forward (GLF) | Meaning, Components and Effects CBSE Previous Year Papers (2020)CBSE Class 12 Economics Solved Question Paper 2020 – Set 1CBSE Class 12 Economics Solved Question Paper 2020 (Set 58/1/2)Class 12 Economics Solved Question Paper 2020 (Set 58/1/3)CBSE Class 12 Economics Solved Question Paper 2020 – Set 2CBSE Class 12 Economics Solved Question Paper 2020 – Set 2 (58/2/2)CBSE Class 12 Economics Solved Question Paper 2020 – Set 2 (58/2/3)CBSE Class 12 Economics Solved Question Paper 2020 – Set 3CBSE Class 12 Economics Solved Question Paper 2020 – Set 3 (58/3/2)CBSE Class 12 Economics Solved Question Paper 2020 – Set 3 (58/3/3)CBSE Class 12 Economics Solved Question Paper 2020 – Set 4 (Code No. 58/4/1)CBSE Class 12 Economics Solved Question Paper 2020 – Set 4 (58/4/2)CBSE Class 12 Economics Solved Question Paper 2020 – Set 4 (58/4/3)CBSE Class 12 Economics Solved Question Paper 2020 – Set 5 (58/5/1)CBSE Class 12 Economics Solved Question Paper 2020 – Set 5 (58/5/2)CBSE Class 12 Economics Solved Question Paper 2020 – Set 5 (58/5/3)Chapters not in Current CBSE Syllabus (2024-2025)Difference between Relative Poverty and Absolute PovertyPoverty Line: Meaning, Determination, Types and CriticismBelow Poverty Line | Full Form of BPL, History and BenefitsTrends and Dimensions of Poverty in IndiaImpact and Causes of PovertyWhat are the Government Approach to remove Poverty?Measures to Remove PovertyAnti-Poverty MeasuresChapter: InfrastructureInfrastructure: Meaning, Characteristics, Importance and TypesEnergy Infrastructure Difference between Commercial and Non-commercial Sources of EnergyConventional vs Non-Conventional Sources of EnergyHealth Infrastructure in IndiaPower Infrastructure: Sources, Challenges and Measures to meet Power CrisisDifference between Economic Infrastructure and Social Infrastructure Comment More infoAdvertise with us Next Article Economics S sayebanaushad Follow Improve Article Tags : Indian Economic Development Commerce Tutorials Commerce - 12th Similar Reads Commerce Commerce is concerned with the activities involving taking goods and services from manufacturers and delivering them to users. 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