Taxmann Finance For Everyone UGCF by Amit Kumar Singh, Rohit Kumar Shrivasta Edition 2023

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Taxmann Finance For Everyone UGCF by Amit Kumar Singh, Rohit Kumar Shrivasta Edition 2023

Taxmann Finance For Everyone UGCF by Amit Kumar Singh, Rohit Kumar Shrivasta Edition 2023

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This book aims to equip readers with the skills to become financially sound and achieve financial independence. This book discusses various aspects of finance, such as:

• Financial Literacy
• Financial Planning
• Budgeting
• Banking Products and Services
• Cashless Banking
• India Post Payment Banks
• Insurance Products and Services
• Basics of Securities Markets, etc.

The book will be helpful for undergraduate students of all courses, especially for the course introduced by the University of Delhi, i.e. Finance For Everyone, which is a general elective and skill enhancement course.

The Present Publication is the September 2023 Edition, authored by Prof. (Dr.) Amit Kumar Singh and Dr. Rohit Kumar Shrivastav, with the following noteworthy features:

• [Simple, Systematic & Comprehensive Explanation] The subject matter is presented in a simple, systematic method and a comprehensive explanation
• [Student-Oriented Book] This book has been developed keeping in mind the following factors:
  • Interaction of the author/teacher with their students in the classroom
  • Shaped by the authors’/teachers’ experience of teaching the subject matter at different levels
  • Reactions and responses of students have also been incorporated at different places in the book
• [Examples from the Real-life World] is included to ensure relevance for learners

The structure of this book is as follows:

• [Learning Outcomes] Each chapter begins with learning outcomes to give brief context about the content and what the readers will achieve after the successful completion of the chapter
• [Main Text] Various concepts and topics have been explained in simple and lucid language
• [Examples & Cases] are added to enhance readers understanding
• [Practice Questions] Each chapter provides a list of questions to test the readers’ knowledge. Readers can answer these questions to review their learning
• [Activity] The benefit of learning finance concepts cannot be enjoyed unless applied to real-life situations. Thus, each chapter offers activities for readers to ensure learning by doing

The detailed contents of the book are as follows:

• [Financial Planning and Budgeting] This chapter discusses financial literacy in general and introduces readers to the basic concepts of financial planning, budgeting, etc.
• [Banking Services] This chapter makes readers aware of the different banking products and services offered by banks and the cashless banking system present in India
• [Financial Services from Indian Post Offices] This chapter sheds light on the financial services offered by Indian post offices like India Post payment bank, international money transfer facilities and government schemes offered via post offices
• [Insurance Services] This chapter focuses on insurance and the types of insurance products and services available for the general public, like life insurance, health insurance, property insurance, etc.
• [Stock Market] This chapter entails some basic concepts of the securities market, like primary and secondary markets, stock indexes, stock exchanges, derivatives, shares, mutual funds, etc.

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About the author

Amit Kumar Singh

Prof. (Dr.) Amit Kumar Singh is a Professor in the Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce and Business, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. An alumnus of Kirori Mal College and Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, he is also a gold medalist in the M.Com. Examination of the University of Delhi. A recipient of various medals and prizes at the postgraduate level, he completed his M.Phil. and Ph.D. from the Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. He specializes in Finance and Investment Management and Initial Public Offerings and has a teaching experience of more than 20 years. He has authored/co-authored eight books and has more than 100 research papers published to his credit in ABDC, Scopus, and Web of Science-indexed journals. He has presented many papers at national and international conferences. Before joining the Department, he taught at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi, for about twelve years. He recently received a Distinguished Alumni Award from Kirori Mal College.

He holds several key positions in various areas. He is appointed Joint Director of the Delhi School of Public Policy and Governance (DSPPG), Institute of Eminence, University of Delhi. He is the chairman of the Governing Body of Gargi College, University of Delhi and treasurer of Maharishi Valmiki College of Education, University of Delhi. He is a nodal officer of Youth for Nation Forum, University of Delhi. He is a member of the Financial Literacy Committee at the University of Delhi. He has also been nominated as a member of the Internal Complaints Committee of the University of Delhi. He is a life member of the Indian Accounting Association and Indian Commerce Association. He has been a coordinator for the Commerce DSC interface since 2019 and has conducted over 100 workshops and guideline meetings for B.Com. (Hons.) and B.Com. (Prog.). He is also a coordinator in the Financial Inclusion Committee at the University of Delhi. He has recently been elected Vice-President of the Delhi Chapter of the Indian Commerce Association.

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Rohit Kumar Shrivastav

Dr. Rohit Kumar Shrivastav is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce and Business, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. He has done M.Com. and Ph.D. from the Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. His area of specialization is Finance, and he has a teaching experience of more than ten years. He has more than 15 research papers published to his credit in ABDC, Scopus, UGC Listed and Peer-Reviewed journals & 3 chapters in edited books of reputed publishers. He has presented more than 25 papers at national and international conferences. Before joining the Department, he taught at Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi, for about nine years. He is the Assistant Programme Coordinator of the MBA (Business Analytics) Programme and Assistant Editor of the Journal of Commerce & Business Studies of the Department of Commerce, University of Delhi. He is a life member of the Indian Commerce Association.