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Second Generation Reforms (2000–01 onwards)33


The government launched the second generation of reforms in 2000-01. Basically, the reforms India launched in the early 1990s were not taking place as desired and a need for another set of reforms was felt by the government, which were initiated with the title of the Second Generation of economic reforms. These reforms were not only deeper and delicate, but required a higher political will power from the governments. The major components of the reform are as given below:

 

(i) Factor Market Reforms(ii) Public Sector Reforms(iii) Reforms in Government and Public Institutions(iv) Legal Sector Reforms(v) Reforms in Critical Areas