"Construction of Dedicated Freight Corridors will lead to multiplier effects for economy."Amplify.

The Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) are a mega rail transport project with Eastern DFC of 1839Km length and Western DFC with 1499Km length. It will help in: Increasing the average speed of goods trains in India from ..

In current scenario of increasing scarcity of water resources, the micro-irrigation can be a game changer for agriculture in India by making it more efficient, productive and sustainable. Analyse. Also enumerate various steps taken by the government to promote micro irrigation in India.

Micro-irrigation system is a modern method of irrigation by using drippers, sprinklers, foggers, etc. Micro irrigation refers to delivering water directly at the roots of the plants to minimize wastage and surface run-off. Benefits of micro irrigation: Prevents wastage of ..

The government has renewed its focus on strategic disinvestment in recent times. In this light, examine the rationale behind it and discuss the concerns raised against it.

Strategic disinvestment means that the government is divesting its majority stake from a public sector enterprise (PSE) and transferring its management & ownership to a private entity. Rationale behind strategic disinvestment: Enhances efficiency of the PSUs. Pull out the public ..

Investment in social infrastructure is imperative for an inclusive and sustainable growth in India. Discuss.

Social infrastructure (e.g. health, education, etc) is the key to India’s development as a welfare state in line with constitutional commitments under the directive principles. Role of social infrastructure in inclusive and sustainable growth: Focus on education and health – ..

What is the objective of the corporatization of the Ports? Do you think, corporatization of the ports will be a game changer in Port development in India?

Large numbers of ports in India are under Major Port Trust (MPT) Act, 1963 and offer operational restrictions and administrative controls for government. So, the ports are needed to be corporatized for better development and will also help in Functional ..

Differentiate between Zero Based Budgeting and Incremental Budgeting. Why they are not adopted now? Examine.

Model Answer: Zero-based budgeting is a method of budgeting in which all expenses for each new period are considered and justified and no reference is made or considered of previous years. Incremental budgeting is a way of budgeting where the ..

The labour intensive industries in India have been showing sluggish growth presently. Highlight the factors responsible for this and give some remedial measures.

India has been experiencing a decline in growth led by consumption decline, lower exports, policy reforms, uncertainty at global level and many other factors. This has also been seen in labour intensive Industries like textile, leather, and others. Reasons behind ..

Highlight the reasons behind declining private investment in India in past few years. Suggest some steps to revive it.

Private investment in India has declined to about 29 % which is a cause of worry. Decrease in private investments has direct effect on GDP. Reasons behind private investment decline: Policy uncertainty fuelled by the reforms whose implementation is questioned ..