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Price Rise and Consumer Awareness

Gujarat Board · Class 10 · Social Science

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Price Rise: Concept and Types

  • Price rise is the continuous and constant increase in prices of goods and services at a high rate
  • Stable price rise (controlled inflation) is beneficial for economic development as it increases profits, encourages investment, creates employment, and improves living standards
  • Inflationary price rise occurs when money supply increases rapidly while production of goods and services remains constant or decreases
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Causes of Price Rise

  • Increase in Monetary Supply: Through deficit financing, increased money circulation, and decreased interest rates on loans
  • Population Growth: India's population growth rate of 1.9% creates imbalance between demand and supply
  • Increase in Export: Higher demand for Indian goods abroad reduces domestic availability
3

Effects of Price Rise and Need for Control

  • Creates vicious circle affecting poor and middle-class people most severely
  • Reduces savings rate and capital formation, stopping new businesses and employment
  • Decreases foreign investment and disturbs balance of trade
4

Measures to Control Price Rise

  • Monetary Measures by RBI: Reducing money circulation, increasing interest rates, increasing bank reserves, selling government securities in open market
  • Fiscal Measures: Reducing government expenditure, increasing taxes, implementing public loan policies, encouraging savings
  • Control on Capital Investment: Licensing system for luxury goods, encouraging productive investments

Key Concepts

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