## Selected Macroeconomic Issues India for Phase 1 IAS Officers

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: SA 24.21
- Location: Mussoorie, India
- Dates: March 12-13, 2024
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English

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### Training program overview
- Title: Selected Macroeconomic Issues India for Phase 1 IAS Officers
- Session No.: SA 24.21
- Location: Mussoorie, India
- Date: March 12-13, 2024
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English
- Presenting institutions: IMF Institute for Capacity Development (ICD) and South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC)

### Target audience, qualifications, and pre-requisites
- Target Audience: Officer trainees comprising the incoming cohort of the Indian Administrative Service.
- Qualifications: Successful candidates selected through the competitive Union Public Services Commission examination and assigned to the Indian Administrative Service.
- Pre-requisites: Participants should have attended the macroeconomics module offered at the Foundation Course for officer trainees comprising the entry cohort into India's civil service.

### Course description
- Purpose: Provide perspectives on the key components of a country's economy from a macroeconomic perspective, their inter-linkages, and the role of monetary, fiscal, and debt policy in ensuring a stable macroeconomic environment, external competitiveness, and sustained, inclusive growth.
- Approach: Relies on a case study of India to illustrate current macroeconomic challenges and to demonstrate practical tools for use in day-to-day macroeconomic analysis and policymaking.
- Policy areas emphasized:
  - Monetary policy and central bank decision-making
  - Fiscal policy and ministry of finance roles
  - Debt policy and debt sustainability
  - External competitiveness (including exchange rate considerations)
  - Linkages between inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, debt levels, and economic growth

### Course objectives and expected competencies
- Upon completion, participants should have a basic understanding of:
  - The role of macroeconomic and financial policies in ensuring low inflation, debt sustainability, and supportive growth.
  - How policy outcomes are affected by decisions made by central banks, ministries of finance, and other agencies charged with ensuring sound macroeconomic management, including in India.
- Participants should be able to better identify:
  - External and internal imbalances in the economy affecting inflation, interest, and exchange rates; debt levels; and economic growth.
  - The policies needed to manage these vulnerabilities and reduce overall risks in the economy.

### Related IMF training offerings (listed in source)
- Climate in Macroeconomic Framework (CMF)
  - Languages: English (French, Portuguese)
  - Date: November 16-20, 2026
  - Delivery: Blended Training
  - Location: Ebene, Mauritius
- Big Data for Macroeconomic Statistics (BDMS)
  - Languages: English (French, Portuguese)
  - Date: October 26-30, 2026
  - Delivery: In-person Training
  - Location: Ebene, Mauritius
- Financial Development and Financial Inclusion (FDFI)
  - Languages: English (French, Portuguese)
  - Date: November 16, 2026 - December 11, 2026
  - Delivery: Blended Training
  - Location: Ebene, Mauritius

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Climate in Macroeconomic Framework (CMF)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/cmfat26-22)
- [Big Data for Macroeconomic Statistics (BDMS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/bdmsat26-27)
- [Financial Development and Financial Inclusion (FDFI)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/fdfiat26-24)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/sa/2024/wspsa24-21_