CPT objectives

1. India fifth largest consumer of energy.
2. India seventh largest producer of energy.
3. POL – 1/3rd of our import bill.
4. T&D losses – 23%.
5. Plant load factor – measures operational efficiency of thermal plant.
6. PLF least in North eastern region.
7. PLF highest in Southern region.
8. PLF highest in private sector among SEBs, Central & Pvt sectors.
9. 19% of villages not electrified.
10. Rajiv Gandhi grameen Vidyutikaran – 2005 – free power connections to BPL households in villages.
11. Indian Railways – world’s third largest.
12. Railways route length – 63,500 kms.
13. India’s road network – 3.34 mill kms.
14. Navigable waterways – 14.500 kms.
15. Costline – 7,517 kms.
16. 95% of India’s global merchandise trade is carried through sea route.
17. India 20th in the world in shipping tonnages.
18. Top traffic handler – Visakhapatnam sea port.
19. Postal services – 1837
20. No. of post offices – 1.55 lakhs
21. One post office serves – 7174persons.
22. Department of Posts – Project Arrow
23. Tele density – 35.65%
24. NLM – Adult literacy – technology mission
25. Highest inflation in India – 13.9% in 1966-67.
26. Deficit financing means financing of budget deficits by borrowing from banks or printing of more currency.
27. FRBM Act – 2003 – aims to reduce fiscal deficit by 0.5% of GDP in each financial year.
28. Fiscal deficit = Budget deficit + Borrowings & other liabilities.
29. 90% of external assistance – loans
30. The share of concessional debt in total debt at present is 20%.
31. Debt service ratio – 5.4%
32. Among top 15 debtor countries India’s rank – 6th.
33. High priority industries – 34.
34. 100% FDI – Drugs & pharma, hotels & tourism, etc.
35. 26% FDI in defence production
36. FDI of 74% in Pvt sector banks
37. FDI prohibited in retail trading, atomic energy, gambling betty, lottery, etc.
38. CRR – 5%
39. SLR -24%
40. Cash compensatory scheme & EXIM scrip scheme were abolished
41. Vishesh Krishi UPAJ Yojana – to promote agri exports
42. Duty Free Export Credit scheme – new name ‘Served from India’
43. Full convertibility on current account – 1994
44. IMF organized in 1946, operation in 1947.
45. IMF membership – 186 countries
46. IMF – short term loans
47. World Bank – 1945
48. IBRD membership – 186 countries
49. World bank – long term loans
50. International Development Association – IDA – Soft lending arm of world bank
51. WTO – 1995
52. WTO membership -153 countries
53. Population per bank office – 15,000
54. 41% of bank offices in rural areas
55. Mahashtra – No.1 in deposit mobilization
56. Lending to priority sectors – 44%
57. Bank rate – 6% since 2003
58. Repo rate – 4.75% ( rate at which banks borrow from RBI)
59. Reverse repo rate – 3.25% (rate at which RBI borrows from banks).
60. Bank rate – rate at which RBI discounts the bills of commercial banks.