JKPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, JKPSC Test Series
J & K Online transfer policy for ITIs soon: Minister Industries and Commerce Minister Vipul Goel has said that the online transfer policy would be implemented in the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) of the state. He was addressing a public meeting yesterday after laying the foundation stone of ITI Bhavan, which will be constructed … Read more
J & K Jammu seeks trade package ð The trade bodies of Jammu have sought special packages for the industry and tourism in the state along with the speeding up of the work on the long-pending Central initiatives in the upcoming Union Budget. ð J&K has high expectations from the Union Budget this … Read more
J & K Govt to set up Rs10-cr disaster fund Jammu and Kashmir, in a first-of-its-kind announcement, has decided to establish a disaster mitigation fund with a corpus of Rs 10 crore to deal with the initial impact of an earthquake. The state falls in the seismic zone VI which is considered as … Read more
Urban spheres of influence and rural urban fringe Urban spheres of influence Urban spheres of influence reflect centre-to-hinterland relationship, compared with the non-central region, the centre assumes more complex economic functions, and provides more economic activities. Famous theoretical contributions to this research field are the Central Place Theory (Christaller, 1933), the extension to the Central … Read more
Introduction to the economy of Jammu & Kashmir The pillars of any state rest on the building blocks of Economy, Environment, Education, Employment and Healthcare. Although each block is indispensable for the strength and development of a progress yet “Economy” is the foundation on which the flourishing of a state depends. When we … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir: Food security To be free from hunger is a fundamental right of everyone. Every man, woman and child has the inalienable right to free from hunger and malnutrition in order to develop fully and maintain their physical and mental faculties. Food security as the common responsibility of human kind requires a moral … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir : Public finance and fiscal policy Jammu and Kashmir is one of the ten special category states of the country. The state has not been able to generate sufficient revenue from its own resources and has been facing serious financial problems. The problem became all the more serious due to the … Read more
Planning commission and national development council Planning commission The Planning Commission was an institution in the Government of India, which formulated India’s Five-Year Plans, among other functions. Background Rudimentary economic planning, deriving from the sovereign authority of the state, was first initiated in India in 1938 by Congress President and Indian National Army supreme leader … Read more
Animal Husbandry of Jammu and Kashmir Livestock is one of the widely expanding sectors and over the years the sector has established its importance in development of rural economy. The sector not only supplements income of the farmers but also provides gainful employment on one hand and supplements the vital and varied nutritional requirements of … Read more
Agriculture of Jammu and Kashmir Livelihood of the majority of the population of the Jammu & Kashmir State revolves around the agriculture and allied sectors. These sectors constitute the mainstay of the State’s economy and contribute nearly 50 per cent to GSDP. Over 70 per cent of the population, of more than 1.25 crores depends, … Read more