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Indian Economy (2nd Edition) For UPSC & State PSC Civil Services Examinations (Prelims & Main)

Indian Economy (2nd Edition) For UPSC & State PSC Civil Services Examinations (Prelims & Main)

Author : IAS Sathi

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  • ISBN : 9789369585137
  • Pages : 344
  • Binding : Paperback
  • Language : English
  • Imprint : S Chand Publishing
  • © year : 2026
  • Size : 8”x10.5”

Price : 475.00 380.00

Indian Economy (Second Edition) is an essential resource meticulously designed for UPSC aspirants seeking a thorough understanding of the Indian economy. It covers all critical topics including economic planning, national income, monetary and fiscal policies, inflation, banking sector reforms, external trade, agriculture, industry, infrastructure, poverty, and key international organizations. The book integrates insights from the latest Economic Surveys and government reforms, providing up-to-date and relevant content. Additionally, it features previous years' UPSC prelims and mains economy questions, making it an invaluable tool for targeted exam preparation and conceptual clarity

  1. Comprehensive Coverage: Covers all major sectors and themes of the Indian economy with detailed explanations.
  2. Updated Content: Includes the latest economic reforms, budget highlights, and recent data to stay relevant.
  3. Exam-Oriented: Contains previous year UPSC economy questions for effective exam preparation.
  4. Incorporates Economic Surveys: Integrates insights from recent Economic Surveys to provide real-time economic perspectives.

1. Economic Planning and Reforms

🔹 Economics
🔹 Planning
🔹 Features of Indian Economic Planning
🔹 Economic Reforms in India (LPG Reforms)
🔹 NITI Aayog

2. Basic Concepts of National Income

🔹 National Income
🔹 GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
🔹 Final vs Intermediate Goods
🔹 Various Types of Goods
🔹 Circular Flow of Income
🔹 Gross Investment
🔹 Assessment of National Income
🔹 Methods of Measuring GDP
🔹 Other Concepts Related to GDP
🔹 Changes in GDP Methodology
🔹 Economic Survey: State of the Economy

3. Money Supply and Monetary Policy

🔹 Money
🔹 Demand for Money
🔹 Types of Money
🔹 Measures of Money Supply
🔹 Money Creation by Banking System
🔹 Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
🔹 Monetary Policy
🔹 Instruments of Monetary Policy Used by RBI
🔹 Economic Survey: Monetary Management and Financial Sector

4. Inflation

🔹 Meaning and Types
🔹 Causes of Inflation
🔹 Measurement of Inflation in India
🔹 Phillip's Curve
🔹 Key Inflation Terms
🔹 Measures to Control Inflation
🔹 Economic Survey: Price and Inflation

5. Banking Sector

🔹 Introduction
🔹 Evolution of Banking in India
🔹 Banking Structure
🔹 Banking Concepts
🔹 Other Types of Banks
🔹 NPAs
🔹 Reforms to Counter NPAs
🔹 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
🔹 Banking Agencies
🔹 Important Committees
🔹 Insurance Sector
🔹 NBFCs
🔹 Evergreening of Loans
🔹 Miscellaneous Banking Concepts

6. Fiscal Policy

🔹 Role and Introduction
🔹 Government Budget
🔹 Budget Deficits
🔹 FRBM Act
🔹 Laffer Curve
🔹 Fiscal Terms
🔹 Government Debt
🔹 Indian Taxation
🔹 GST
🔹 Tax Evasion and Avoidance
🔹 Tax Terms
🔹 Finance Commission
🔹 Economic Survey: Medium Term Outlook

7. External Sector

🔹 Foreign Trade and GDP
🔹 Balance of Payments
🔹 FDI and FII
🔹 Forex Reserves
🔹 Exchange Rate System
🔹 Currency Convertibility
🔹 Trade Concepts
🔹 Miscellaneous
🔹 Economic Survey: External Sector

8. Financial Market

🔹 Introduction
🔹 Market Classification
🔹 Money Market
🔹 Capital Market
🔹 Stock Exchange
🔹 SEBI
🔹 DFIs
🔹 Financial Intermediaries
🔹 Miscellaneous Topics

9. Employment

🔹 Economic Activity
🔹 Employment Measures
🔹 Types of Unemployment
🔹 Unemployment Measurement
🔹 PLFS
🔹 Employment Terms
🔹 Labour Reforms
🔹 Organized vs Unorganized Sector
🔹 Employment Schemes
🔹 Economic Survey: Employment and Skill Development

10. Agriculture

🔹 Status of Indian Agriculture
🔹 Green Revolution
🔹 Food Policy
🔹 Food Storage
🔹 NFSA
🔹 Food Processing
🔹 Agricultural Marketing
🔹 Agriculture Credit
🔹 Farm Subsidies
🔹 Role of Irrigation
🔹 E-Technology
🔹 Government Initiatives
🔹 Ashok Dalwai Committee
🔹 Economic Survey: Agriculture and Food Management

11. Industry

🔹 Industrial Policy
🔹 National Manufacturing Policy
🔹 SEZs
🔹 MSMEs
🔹 Make in India
🔹 EoDB Report
🔹 CSR
🔹 IIP
🔹 PMI
🔹 Disinvestment
🔹 Economic Survey: Small and Medium Industry
🔹 Economic Survey: Services Sector

12. Infrastructure Sector

🔹 Infrastructure
🔹 Infrastructure Funding
🔹 NIP
🔹 PM Gati Shakti
🔹 Road Infrastructure
🔹 Railways
🔹 Civil Aviation
🔹 Ports
🔹 Logistics
🔹 Urban Infrastructure
🔹 Energy Infrastructure
🔹 PPP Models
🔹 Economic Survey: Investment and Infrastructure

13. Poverty and Inclusive Growth

🔹 Poverty and Types
🔹 Poverty Estimation
🔹 Committees
🔹 SECC
🔹 Poverty Alleviation Programs
🔹 Inclusive Growth
🔹 Financial Inclusion
🔹 HDI
🔹 Multidimensional Poverty Index
🔹 Global Gender Gap Index
🔹 Kuznets Curve
🔹 Lorenz Curve and Gini
🔹 World Happiness Report
🔹 Global Hunger Index
🔹 Economic Survey: Social Sector

14. International Organizations

🔹 World Bank Group
🔹 IMF
🔹 ADB
🔹 AIIB
🔹 NDB
🔹 WTO
🔹 WTO Agreements
🔹 WTO Dispute Settlement
🔹 WTO Ministerial Conferences
🔹 International Trade Terms

15. Climate Change: An Economic Imperative

🔹 Introduction
🔹 Economic Impact
🔹 Policies and Agreements
🔹 Climate Resilience Strategies
🔹 Economic Survey: Climate Change and Energy Transition

16. Budget 2025-26 Summary

🔹 Highlights
🔹 Agriculture
🔹 MSMEs
🔹 Investment

17. UPSC Previous Year Economy Questions

🔹 Prelims (2016-2024)
🔹 Mains (2016-2024)

UPSC & State PSC Civil Services Examinations (Prelims & Main)

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