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NCERT Indian Economic Development: Per-Chapter Digests (CAPF): Index

Index to the original chapter-by-chapter digests of NCERT Class XI Indian Economic Development, calibrated to the CAPF level with dates, definitions, schemes and a security and human-rights overlay

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NCERT Economy Ch 1: Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence

Original CAPF digest of the colonial economic inheritance: stagnation, the drain of wealth, deindustrialisation, agriculture, industry, trade and demography in 1947

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NCERT Economy Ch 10: Comparative Development Experiences (India, Pakistan, China)

Original CAPF digest comparing the development experiences of India, Pakistan and China on reforms, structure, demography and human development

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NCERT Economy Ch 2: Indian Economy 1950 to 1990 (The Planning Era)

Original CAPF digest of the planning era: mixed economy, Five-Year Plans, the Mahalanobis model, IPR 1956, land reforms and the Green Revolution

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NCERT Economy Ch 3: Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation (1991)

Original CAPF digest of the 1991 reforms: the balance-of-payments crisis trigger, the LPG components, the New Economic Policy and an assessment of outcomes

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NCERT Economy Ch 4: Poverty

Original CAPF digest of poverty in India: the poverty line, head-count ratio, who the poor are, committees and the three-pronged anti-poverty strategy

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NCERT Economy Ch 5: Human Capital Formation

Original CAPF digest of human capital formation: sources, the difference from human development, education and health spending, and the role of the State

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NCERT Economy Ch 6: Rural Development

Original CAPF digest of rural development: rural credit, agricultural marketing and the MSP, diversification into allied activities, and organic and sustainable farming

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NCERT Economy Ch 7: Employment, Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues

Original CAPF digest of employment: workforce concepts, formal versus informal sectors, the types of unemployment, jobless growth and informalisation

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NCERT Economy Ch 8: Infrastructure

Original CAPF digest of infrastructure: economic versus social infrastructure, the energy sector and its mix, the power problem, and health infrastructure

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NCERT Economy Ch 9: Environment and Sustainable Development

Original CAPF digest of environment and sustainable development: the functions of the environment, externalities, the Brundtland definition and strategies for sustainability

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