The document discusses India's economic reforms since 1991. It outlines the major reforms across fiscal, banking, industrial, and other sectors. Some key reforms included reducing fiscal deficits, liberalizing trade and imports, deregulating interest rates, and allowing private sector participation. The reforms contributed to higher GDP growth, increased exports and imports, improved balance of payments, and overall development of the Indian economy. However, it also notes the need to resolve liquidity problems and sustain economic growth.
3. The term ‘economic reforms’
refers to policy reforms
undertaken by the central govt.
since 1947 to attain certain
significant achievements through
the main approaches which are
as follows:
Stabilization
Restructuring
Globalization
4. Wide ranging tax reforms
Containment of defence
equipment
Cuts in fertilizers
Inward oriented trade policy
Exchange rate devalued
5. Fiscal Reforms:
Reducing the Fiscal Deficit
Banking Sector
Import Licensing
Export Orientation
Tax Reforms
Direct Tax
Indirect Tax
Resource Generation through
Divestment
Structural Economic Reforms
Reorientation of Planning
6. Changing in rate SLR and CRR
Entry of Public and Private
Sector in capital market
Operational Flexibility
Relaxation in Licensing of
Private Bank
Improve standard of
supervision , audit and
technology
Interest rate deregulation and
financial repression.
8. Political Reforms for Good Governance
Re-engineering the Role of the
government
Administrative and Legal Reforms
Strategic Management of the Economy with
a focus on knowledgebase
Fiscal Prudence
Agricultural Sector Reforms
Industrial Restructuring
Labour Sector Reforms
Foreign Trade and Outward Investment
Policies
Financial Sector Reforms
9. Higher rate of growth
Rapid growth of secondary and
tertiary Sectors
Increase in Export and Imports
Improved Balance of Payments
Rise in value of Rupee
Less reliance on foreign
borrowings
Overall development of Indian
economy
17. Indicators 1989-90 1994-95 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
A. Growth of GDP (%) 5.6 6.3 6.1 4.4 5.6 4.4
B. GDP Growth by Sectors (%):
i. Agriculture & Allied 2.7 4.9 0.3 -0.4 5.7 -3.1
ii. Industry, of Which
Manufacturing 6.7 8.3 4 7.3 3.4 6.1
iii. Services 6.7 6 10.1 5.6 6.8 7.1
C. Inflation Rate (WPI Index (%)) 9.1 10.4 4.8 2.5 5.2 3.2
D. Current Account Balance as %
of GDP -3.1 -1.1 -0.5 -0.5 na
E. Foreign Exchange Reserves (US
$ Bn.) 3.37 19.65 35.06 39.55 51.05 69.89
F. Exchange Rates (Rs/US $) 16.6 31.4 43.33 45.51 47.69 48.44
G. Rate of Growth of :
i. Exports (%) 18.9 18.4 10.8 21 -1.6 20.4
ii. Imports (%) 8.8 22.9 17.2 1.7 1.7 14.5
iii. Exports as % of GDP 6.4 9.6 9.1 10.4 9.9
iv. Imports as % of GDP 9.3 10.5 12.4 11.8 11.6 na
H. Fiscal Deficit as % of GDP 7.9 4.7 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.5
I. Revenue Deficit as % of GDP 2.6 3.1 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.9
J. Saving Ratio as % GDP 22.3 24.9 24.1 23.4 24 na
K. Investment as % of GDP 24.9 25.4 25.2 24 23.7 na
20. Reforms have put the Indian
economy on a higher growth path.
Equally important to resolve the
immediate liquidity problem.
To restore the economy on the path
of rapid and healthy economic
growth.