Tnpsc and Upsc Notes Pdf
Niti Aayog Niti aayog full form NITI Aayog stands for National Institution for Transforming India. It is a think tank of the Government of India, created to provide expertise and direction to the government on policy matters related to economic growth and social development. It was established in 2015, replacing the Planning Commission of India, … Read more
History of education in Tamilnadu Tamil Nadu is an educationally progressive state in the Country. In terms of literacy, it is one of the top states in India, which is only next to Kerala and Maharashtra. The and males are more than the national average. 2001 Census The National Policy on Education (NPE) 1986 of … Read more
Nationalisation of Banks Nationalisation of banks means It is an act of taking a bank and its assets owned by the private sector into the public ownership of a national government by purchasing a majority stake that is more than 50% owned by the government. Reason of Nationalisation of Banks After the Independence, the Government … Read more
Problems faced by farmers in India Problems faced by farmers in India are uncertainty in water supply, Lack of mechanization, small and fragmented land holdings, High cost of inputs, infertile soil, Agricultural marketing, lack of transport and storage facilities, etc. Small and Fragmented Land Holding Land fragmentation is a serious issue as it reduces agricultural … Read more
US human development index is 0.926. US human development index State Wise Rank in US State HDI as per 2018 data 1 Massachusetts 0.956 2 Connecticut 0.953 3 Minnesota 0.947 4 New Jersey 0.943 4 New Hampshire 0.943 5 District of Columbia 0.942 5 Colorado 0.942 5 New York 0.942 5 North Dakota 0.942 6 … Read more
Main objectives of planning commission of India Increasing Production, Income and Employment Guarantee The main objectives of the planning commission are to increase the production at the national level, and Per capital income. Also, it planned an employment guarantee. The narrowing gap between Rich and Poor The second objective is to minimize the gap between … Read more
To include all the states in the planning process so that the Central government along with the State governments could identify developmental priorities and strategies. This would foster cooperative federalism as the states would be a part of the planning process. To formulate credible plans at the village level and aggregate them progressively. To ensure … Read more
National development council The National development council (NDC) or Rashtriya Vikas Parishad is an apex body for decision-making on development matters in India. It is a non-constitutional and non-statutory body. The national development council was set up in August 1952 by the Union Government. Chairman of the national development council NDC includes all the chief … Read more
Value added tax in India or VAT VAT is introduced in India in April 2005. It replaced the existing sales tax with VAT Act 2005. Earlier some states such as Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh have opted out of VAT but adopted later. It is a method of … Read more
Minimum Support Price (MSP) It is a pre-announced price, where the farmers are paid for their crops. It is set by the Government of India to procure crops directly from the farmers. It is not enforceable by law. MSP rate is only to safeguard the farmer to get at least minimum profit for their harvest. … Read more