Trade and Commerce in India (VAC) FYUGP Syllabus [Gauhati University BCom 2nd Semester]

Gauhati University Principles and Practice of Management FYUGP Syllabus

FYUGP 2nd Semester
Course Name: Trade and Commerce in India (VAC)
Credit: 2
Total Marks: 50

UNIT - 1 Trade and Commerce: 

Nature and Scope, Significance, Types of Trade and Business, Trade and Commerce in Ancient India, Pre-independence India and Post-independence India, Growth and Development in Different Sectors: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sectors.

UNIT - 2 Natural Resources: 

Renewable and Non-renewable Resources, Agriculture- Types of Land, Use of Land, Major Crops- Food and Non-food crops, Importance of Agriculture, Prospects and Challenges, Major Crops, Tea and Rubber Plantation in Assam.

Forest Resources- Forest and Status of forests in Assam, Need for Protection of Forestry, Forest Conservation Act, Compensatory Afforestation Bill, Forest Rights Act and its Relevance.

Mineral Resources- Minerals, Use of Minerals, Mineral resources in India and Assam.

UNIT - 3 Industry:

Manufacturing Sector- Agriculture based industry, Mineral based industry.

Service Sector Transportation- Roadways, Railways, Airways and Waterways, Banking and Insurance, Tourism industry in India and Assam.

UNIT - 4 Some Great Entrepreneurs of India: 

Dhirubhai Ambani, Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, N R Narayana Murthy, Shiv Nadar, Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, Ghanshyam Das Birla, Azim Premji.

Some Great Entrepreneurs of Assam: Maniram Dewan, Dilip Barooah, Hemendra Prasad Barooah, Kamal Kumari Barooah, Ranjit Barthakur, Radha Govinda Baruah.

Suggested Books/Readings:

1. The History of Indian Business, PN Agarwala, Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd.

2. Trade and Commerce in Ancient India, Balram Srivastava, Chowkhamba Publications, Varanasi.

3. Economic and Commercial Geography, CB Mamoria, Shiva Lal Agarwal & Co.

4. Commercial Geography, Vinod N Patel, Oxford Book Company.

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