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The students pursuing BA from Economics in Mumbai University in their second year will have Central government’s Economic Survey as a compulsory subject from the academic year of 2017. The university is also planning to conduct annual lectures on the Economic Survey by the Ministry of Finance of India.
The Economics department came up with the decision to use the Economic Survey as a core textbook for its 4 th semester in a recent Board of Studies meeting. The survey will be evaluated through a compulsory paper for hundred marks examination.
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According to Neeraj Hatekar, who is a part of the Economics Board of Studies in Mumbai University and also teaches Economics in the university, this newly introduced Economic Survey will be a basic text for the Indian Economy course. The course will be divided into two sections:
- Structural Issues
- Contemporary Issues
It will cover current and policy matters. He also added that it will be available for free and also in Hindi. The reason for introducing this course is because the students were not able to connect with the everyday problems due to the previously outdated syllabus. The new syllabus will be gathered into four chapters including the several themes. Mr. Hatekar had also ensured that an expert will be called for deciding the chapters.
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The Economic Survey presented by the Ministry of Finance over the past year which is submitted a day before the annual budget includes policy challenges, economic outlook, economic vision for the country and issues of universal basic income, health and fertility, and income.
