Bharath ---- ECONOMICS Final Strategy

9TH NCERT ---  chapter 1 , 2 , 3, 4

10 th NCERT  ----  chapter 1 , 2, 3, 4 and last chapter

11th NCERT ------  entire book can be refered for basic understanding  (VERY imp)

12 th NCERT  ---- introductin to macro economics   Chapter 3, 5, 6  (all chapters read Very IMP)

Govt publication

1)economic survey and   union budget

2) yojana issue on budget

3)key results of NSSO : employement and unemployemet rounds

4)key results of national family survey

5)key results of human developement report by UNDP

around 30 to 40 marks outof 200 marks

news paper:

1) indian express economy editorial

2)selected articles of yojana magzine

3)The Hindu Economic section

Indian Economy syllabus for UPSC prelims/UPSC Economics syllabus for prelims/syllabus of Economics for UPSC prelims:

Economic and Social Development: sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives, etc.

Here, you must cover topics such as economic growth and development, finance, banking, budget, balance of payments, poverty and related issues, population composition and related characteristics, social sector initiatives related to education, health and sanitation, and international financial institutions.

Important area to focus in the UPSC economy syllabus:

• Economic growth and development – basic concept and definition of economy and economics, uses and transfer of resources, distributive effects, macro and micro economic policy, micro-macro balance, distributive impact of economic policies, development versus growth, determinant of growth and development, concepts such as HPI/MPI, HDI, PQLI, GEM, GDI/GII, TAI, Green index, sustainable development, India’s ranking in the various indices.
• Poverty – definitions, causes, distribution-deprivation, income versus calories, measurement of poverty, status of poverty, eradication programmes, poverty and resource policy, tribal rights and issues, livelihood mission.
• Inclusion – definition, relevance, types, financial inclusion, recent initiatives.
• Demographics – census data, populations by gender, by state, by age group, socio-economic status, caste, religion, literacy levels, etc. Trends in human development – interstate comparison, etc.
• Fiscal policy – definition, component, receipts, revenue and capital account, tax revenue, expenditure, budget.