Varies National and International Organizations

10:04 PM Thinker

1. SAARC(South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation)-

• founded in 1985
• for economic,technology social and cultural devlopment.
• affiliated countries,Bangladesh,India,Maldieves,Nepal,Pakistan,Sirilanka,Afganistan.
• Head Quater-Kathmandu(Nepal)
• State head meet annually
• foreign minister meet twice annually
• Secretary Mr Sheel Kant Sharma From March 2008 to present
• 14th meet -N Delhi (2007)
• 15th meet-Colombo(2008)
• 16th meet -Thimpu/Bhutan(2010)
• 17th Meet-Maldieves(2011)

2-BRICS(Big four countries)

• Brazil,Russia,India,China,South Africa(Last Added,First african Country)
• Meet in China 2011.

3-OECD(Organization of economic co-operation and development)

• No of members-34 countries
• HQ-Paris
• Esablished in 1961

4-Nato(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

• 26 members

5-NAM(Non-Aligned Movement)

• 118 members
• have 2/3 of UN members
• covers 55% of world population
• submit-2012-Tehran

6-African Union

• 53 countries
• currency -Afro

7-Europian Union

• 27 countries
• currency -euro(accepted by 13 states only)

8-ASEAN(Association of Southeast Asian Nation)

• members 10 countries
• submits,2010-Vietnam(Hanoi) 

                     2011-Indonesia.

• officially invited US and Russia to participate as full members

Interantional Monetary Fund (IMF)

1-established in 1945 Braitenwood conference

2-Have 185 members countries(2009)

3-chief-Kriste Gillard from France

4-SDR(special Drwaing Rights) also called as paper gold.Its rate decided on rates of -US dollar(40%),Mark (21%),Yen(17%),Ponds And sterling(11 %)

5- Indian SDR incresed from 415.82 cr to 582.15 cr SDR.

6-India comes at 11^th position in termsof SDR

7-Indian Gold reserve 557.5 tone 10^th position in world

8-Wahington DC

International bank for Reconstruction and devlopment(IBRD)

IBRD along with their associate is called as WORLD BANK.

World Bank Associate are

1. IBRD
2. IDA(International devlopment Associate)
3. IFC(International Finance Corporation)
4. MIGA
5. ICSID(India is not member of this associate)

Robert Zollick(US) is chairman of world bank.

IDA is called as Soft loan wndow,ie no intrest on loan,for poor countries.

IMF gives short term loan to its members and help in recovering from BOP(Balance of Payment crisis).IMF expect full amount along with intrest

World bank give soft loan to poor nation for devlopment purpose ,not expect principal amount.

HQ -Washington DC

World Trade Organization

Established in 1995

have 153 members(2009)

Hq -Geneva

WTO associates-

Dispute settlement body (DSB)

Trade policy revied body(TPRB)

Asian Devlopment Bank (ADB)

HQ-Philipines Manila

Head- Haruthiko Kuroda (Japan)

Members-67 countries

Devloping 8(D8)

members -muslim countries

meet-2010 Hijerya

2011-karachi Pakistan

Economy Planning of India

Planned economy for India book writen by sir M .Vishwariya

Planning comission consituted in 1950 its non -constutional body

NDC(National Devlopment Council)consituted in 1952 ,headed by Prime Minister,Deputy chimraman-Montek singh ,Non consitutional body

Interstate council:consitutional body

by president under article 263

chairman -PM

First five Yrs Plan :1951-1956

11^th five yr plan:2007-2012

growth rate -9%(now corrected to 8.2%)

agriculture growth-4 %

Industrial Growth-9%

service sector Growth-11%