We are feeling great satisfaction that the Journal of Economic & Commerce (JEC) has successfully completed the Eleventh years of publication and entering in the 12th year. We are also proud of our Editorial Board for the Journal of Economics & Commerce (JEC), Which includes academicians in the fields of Economics and Commerce, who have marks of records of accomplishment in their respective disciplines and also share a burden of referee as per required from time to time. Ever since its inaugural publication in 2010, JEC has emerged as one of the most respected publications, encompassing both Economics and Commerce. We intend to build on this tradition with our present issue.

Over the years, JEC has endowed with a platform for the progression of knowledge and the quest of academic excellence. Many prominent scholars from different part of India have published inspiring high quality articles analogous to those in leading journals in the field. Even as maintaining its focus on contemporary developments in the broad areas of Economics and Commerce, the journal is now also pledged to the spreading out of research frontiers further. Within this orientation the present issue of the journal provides a set of nine articles and one book review which includes some special articles case studies on burning issues of economics and commerce. In addition to this we have also kept our commitment towards promotion of new contributors and young researchers in the present issue.

As the last words, we would like to tell our respected readers that our forthcoming issues intend to focus for theoretical, applied, and methodological work, with emphasis on development of critical issues with the use of empirical evidences, and the edifice policy measures. The Editors welcome submissions in this spirit on vital issues concerning our economy and commerce, with a token of note that these will strictly be referred before acceptance.