Mains Syllabus

Strategy

Old Chapters

Chapter 1 - Indian Economy & Issues

Chapter 2 - Inclusive Growth

Chapter 3 - Budgeting

Chapter 4 - Agriculture

Chapter 5 - PDS

Chapter 6 - Food Processing & Related Industries in India

Chapter 7 - Land Reforms

Chapter 8 - Effect of Liberalisation

Chapter 9 - Infrastructure

Chapter 10 - Investment Models

Strategy

PYQP Questions

Railway PPP 👇

PDS & Food Processing 👇

Silver Economy for Old Age 👇

Takeaways

360 Degree Approach

Multidimensional Question

Skills Needed

Lot of Knowledge - Concise
Lack of Knowledge - Expand

5 Step Approach

Time Management in Mains Exam

Chapter 1 - Agriculture

Agri Answers Structure should be according to Dalwai Panel

Input

Productions

Prices / Output

Syllabus of Agriculture

Macro View of Indian Agriculture

Dalwai Panel on Doubling Farmers Income - Quote on Questions of Agriculture

Challenges to Crop Diversification 👇

Practise Questions : Enhancing Input use Efficiency

Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in Agriculture

Total Factor Productivity (TFP) for Various Factors

Practise Question on TFP

Sample Question on Micro Irrigation

PSL Loans on Agri concentrated in Urban Areas as PSL on Agri also includes Food Processing Industry.

Water Management

Niti Aayog’s CWMI is Composite Water Management Index

According to CWMI: India is staring at one of its worst water crisis, as by 2030 its demand will be more than the supply. currently 85% water is used by agriculture.

This will lead to loss of 6% GDP for India

Indian Easement Act: Water Below Ground is private property

Agricultural Credit, GCF Formation & Subsidies

Mechanisation of Indian Agri

Case Study Microsoft with Govt tell Farmers, what price they may get for their produce

Structural Transformation Needed

Chapter 2 - Agricultural Marketing (3 Farm Laws)

First Farm Law - APMC & Trade Area

Second Farm Law - Contract Farming

Third Farm Law - Essential Commodities Act

Over All Recommendations on 3 Farm Law

Special Case of Kerala & Bihar

NCAER - National Council for Applied Economic Research Study in Kerala and Bihar which are without APMC selling restriction

Chapter 3 - MSP (Minimum Support Price)

Basics of MSP

Covers : 22 Commodities

Decisions

Recommendations by CACP : Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
Announcement by CCEA : Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

MSP is declared as 1.5 times the Production Cost

Approaches to Measure Production Cost

A2 Approach - Cost of Input Paid by Farmers
A2 + FL Approach - Included All Input Paid + Implied Cost of Family Labour
C2 Approach : All Paid + Unpaid Input

Swaminathan Cmt recommended following of C2 Approach but presently we are following A2 FL Approach

Why declare MSP

Problems with MSP Regime

Legalisation of MSP

Farmers of Punjab & Agri Diversification

PM Aasha

Problems with Price Deficiency Payment

E-NAM

E NAM is regulated by SFAC - Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium

Infrastructural Gap in E NAM by AIF - Agricultural Infrastructure Fund

Inverse Fork to Farm Strategy

Chapter 1 - Infrastructure in India

Introduction to Infrastructure in India

Infrastructure is = Physical + Social + Digital

JAM - Jandhan Aadhar Mobile

Viability Gap Funding Scheme for PPP Products - Economically Not Viable by Socially Viable

At Independence, India has 53,000 KM of Railway Line which then became 64,000 KM in 2011. We converted Narrow Gage Lanes into Broad Gage and Additional 11,000 KM

12 Ports in India

Gati Shakti Master Plan : From Road to Railway to Port or Airport

Challenges related to financing of Infrastructure Projects in India