GS3Hard

Indian Economy & Development

From Five-Year Plans to the latest Union Budget, this course covers every economic concept the UPSC expects you to know. Built around actual exam questions, it connects macro theory to current policy — GDP, inflation, banking, agriculture, industrial policy, trade, and infrastructure.

📖 12 lessons28 hrs📊 Hard
Exam relevance: 8–10 Prelims questions; 3–4 Mains GS3 questions per year
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Topics Covered

  • Indian Economic History post-1947
  • Planning — Five Year Plans to NITI Aayog
  • National Income — GDP, GNP, NNP
  • Poverty, Unemployment & Inequality
  • Agriculture — Green Revolution, MSP, Land Reforms
  • Industry & Industrial Policy
  • Banking — RBI, Monetary Policy
  • Fiscal Policy — Budget, Taxation, Deficits
  • Trade — Balance of Payments, WTO
  • Infrastructure — Ports, Roads, Energy

Lessons (12)

1
Post-Independence Economic Policy Overview
50 min
Free
2
Five Year Plans — Key Highlights
45 min
Free
3
GDP, GNP, NNP — Concepts & Calculations
55 min
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4
Poverty Measurement — HCR, MPI, SECC
48 min
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5
Agriculture — Green Revolution & MSP
60 min
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6
Land Reforms & Farm Laws
45 min
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7
Money, Banking & RBI Functions
65 min
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8
Monetary Policy — Instruments & CRR/SLR
50 min
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9
Union Budget — Structure & Key Concepts
55 min
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10
Fiscal Deficit, Revenue Deficit, FRBM
45 min
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11
International Trade & Balance of Payments
60 min
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12
WTO & Trade Agreements
50 min
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