Subject(s): Economic Planning -- Pricing policy -- Development strategy : Chakravarty on development strategy in India, Indira Gandhi's contribution to economic planning in India, planning in India, role of public sector in Indian economy, approach to seventh plan, eighth plan- major issues and concern, pricing policy and strategy for surplus generation, pricing policy and generation of resources, appraisal of urban development projects- concepts, techniques and practice, world development report 1991, changing role of state in relation to markets, social welfare, burden of reforms -- Regional disparities : Poverty and development- less developed regions in India, planning for development and removal of regional imbalance with special reference to Bihar, special program for breakthrough in rice output in eastern states, observations on planning and implementation of special program for rice production, development of tribal areas, sectoral; planning for Telangana, rationale for smaller states, need for separate statehood- Uttarakhand, budgetary surpluses of Telangana, growth poverty and tax effort- inter state comparison with special reference to Bihar -- Taxation and center-state financial relations in India : Resources prospects from rural sector- case of indirect taxes, agricultural taxation- raj committee's report, agricultural taxation, criteria for distribution of financial resources among states, center state financial relations- perspective for national economic integration, improving equity of Gadgil formula, tasks before tenth finance commission