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Structural Changes in the Indian Economy after Liberalization

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1

Economic System Before Reforms

  • Key and basic industries were reserved for the public sector.
  • Private sector units were not allowed in power generation, telecommunications, heavy machinery, air transport, and similar areas.
  • Large private industries required industrial licensing.
2

Meaning, Classification, and Objectives of Economic Reforms

  • Economic reforms mean a change in the set of policies from one time period to another.
  • In India, reforms since 1991 were introduced to improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
  • The policy is called the New Economic Policy or LPG Model of Growth.
3

Need for Economic Reforms

  • Balance of payments deficit had been rising since 1980-81.
  • India's external debts rose from 12% of GDP in 1980-81 to 23% of GDP in 1990-91.
  • Debt service burden was as high as 30% of export earnings in 1990-91.
4

Liberalisation and Major Sectoral Reforms

  • Liberalisation means giving greater freedom to economic agents to take their own decisions.
  • It reduced unnecessary government controls and restrictions.
  • Industries except a short list of 18 were delicensed, and that list has now been reduced to five.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Post-1991 economic reforms and their impact on the Indian economy

Economic system on the eve of reformsMeaning of economic reformsObjectives of economic reformsNeed for economic reformsLiberalisationPrivatisationGlobalisationIndustrial sector reforms

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Key topics in Structural Changes in the Indian Economy after Liberalization include Complete Chapter Overview: Structural Changes in Indian Economy after 1991, LPG Model — New Economic Policy 1991, Mind map showing the key characteristics of India's controlled pre-reform economy with emphasis on government dominance and private sector restrictions. These are the concepts ICSE Class 11 examiners draw on most — study them first, then practise related questions.
How to score full marks in Structural Changes in the Indian Economy after Liberalization — ICSE Class 11 Economics?
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