While economists warn politicians against making excessive promises, they acknowledge the value of welfare schemes—provided states remain within their financial limits.
While MVA released joint card of poll guarantees Wednesday, ruling alliance unveiled its 10-point guarantee list a day earlier. Women, youths, farmers, all find place in manifestos.
Development trajectory and fiscal health of states like Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana was deteriorating on account of its guarantee brand of politics, adds PM.
The appetite for government benefits has surged in recent years. The genius of Modi’s con job lies in driving the bottom of the pyramid further into distress.
Freebies promised during polls, subsidies, swelling wage & pension bills are adding to the debt pile of states like Himachal Pradesh & Punjab. Revenue expenditure rationalisation can help.
TeamLease’s Manish Sabharwal spoke to ThePrint about how political leaders, for the sake of winning elections, make big welfare-related promises without a proper plan to fund them.
The Congress has made the return of OPS a poll plank in six assembly elections. But Chakravarty says the party ‘can’t engage in competitive promises & hope that's enough to win’.
There are over 2.55 lakh vacancies in Group A-D & other categories in state & districts, as per govt estimates. Shortage is not limited to Grade A-D & can also be seen at IAS level.
Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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