‘Vote-buying’ has increased significantly in India since 2010, according to the authors of the study, which is due to be published in the peer-reviewed journal World Development.
SC in 2013 held that promises of freebies in election manifestos are not bribery or corruption. CJI NV Ramana agrees to constitute a bench to re-examine the judgment.
Restrictions on electoral speech would be unconstitutional & court-appointed expert panel on 'freebies' should focus on govts' budgetary allocations, AAP says in submission to SC.
On 16 July, Modi ‘cautioned’ people against freebies. AAP has since been trying to turn the tables saying that the BJP had a problem with its free education and healthcare schemes.
So used are Indians to handouts that they will opt for doles instead of measures that can help in the future. But, the thumb rule is not to overspend beyond one's means.
The Narendra Modi government is looking at ways to check states’ spending on handouts like free electricity and rations. The first step is to tighten the noose on state borrowings.
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.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
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?
COMMENTS