What is Food security? Origin of FCI Timeline of Food management in India Disturbing Numbers: FCI and Food Mismanagement Shanta Kumar Committee on FCI restructuring #1: Outsource procurement to State Governments #2: Procurement Payment reforms #3: Buffer stock reforms [...]
Timeline of planning in India Five Year plans: from 1st to 12th Planning Commission: Criticism/Anti-Arguments Niti Aayog: Structure, Membership NITI Aayog: functions, Mandates Functional Comparison: Niti vs PC Niti Aayog: Criticism/Anti-Arguments Allocation of funds to States? Chinese Niti Aayog? [...]
Prologue [Block-1] Money transfer related Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) Pre-paid cards: Bhai increases Limit ATM transaction: Bhai says >5=Rs.20 Kotak Facebook money transfer Corporation bank: E-Mandate ICICI: cashless withdrawls [Block-2] Banking-Finance operations KYC non-compliant accounts: Bhai's orders Partial [...]
Prologue BO1: RRB act BO2: Small banks and Payment Banks BO3: Kotak-ING Vyasa Merger Banking consolidation in past Kotak ING Vyasa Merger Bank merger/consolidation: good or bad? BO4: NBFC regulation guidelines BO6: SBI Share splitting Mock Questions for Banks [...]
Small saving instruments (SSI): Meaning & Benefits Small Savings instruments: Examples National Small savings fund (NSSF) Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP): Timeline KVP-2014: Salient Features for MCQs KVP-1988 vs 2014: what’s the Difference? Kisan Vikas Patra & Black money / [...]
Why Din Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY)? S1: Rural Deen Dayal S2: URBAN Deen Dayal 6 Components of DDUAY scheme Deen Dayal ties up with NSDC NRLM and NULM 100 days of HRD ministry under Modi Government Mock Questions Why [...]
Prologue Disturbing numbers PMJDY: Salient Features: Jan-Dhan: Benefits, Pro-Arguments Criticism / Anti-Arguments Multiple accounts to get more insurance Money laundering Insurance thuggary in small fonts BCA model is EPICFAIL DBT Epicfail => vicious cycle Mock Questions Prologue Topics part [...]
Prologue T1: PJ Nayak Committee on Board governance Reform #1: Repeal laws Reform #2: Bank Investment Company Reform #3: Temporary “BBB” Misc. Reform #1: Age and tenure reforms Misc. Reform #2: Private shareholding Nayak Pro arguments #1: competitiveness #2: [...]
Prologue Disinvestment Timeline in India Two methods of disinvestment Retail investors' participation? Hardly! Disinvestment: arguments in favor and against Modi-Reform1: Disinvesting NHPC, Coal India, ONGC Modi Reform2: Revive 5 and shut down 6 Mock Questions Prologue Combining Disinvestment theory [...]
Prologue Economic Survey Cli1: Aviation basics Aviation Current Affairs 2014 A1: US downgrades India’s aviation safety rating A2: Predatory Pricing by Airlines A3: AirIndia joints star alliance A4: No Frills Airports A5: Need for ATF tax reforms Prologue GS3 [...]
Banking rights for Bachchaa Party Pro arguments: Minor Bank accounts Anti-Argumens: Minor Bank accounts SBI: Pahali Udaan, Pahala kadam Kotak My Junior Account Banking rights for Bachchaa Party Topic was in news during May 2014. Again resurfaced in Sep [...]
Prologue Nominal vs Real interest rate Inflation index bonds: Salient Features IIB: How do they protect against inflation? IIB: principal also protected Prologue Economic Survey Chapter 4: Prices and Monetary Management. FIVE subparts Inflation indexed bonds measures of money [...]
Prologue Factors affecting money supply WHY should we measure money supply? M0: Reserve money M1: Narrow Money M2 M3 (Broad Money) M4 Liquidity and ranking Money multiplier Velocity of money circulation Factors affecting Velocity of money circulation Assertion reasoning [...]