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“Dravidian model” is a political slogan and has no bearing on the governing of the state. The reporter cannot use the slogan without providing any evidence to connect the slogan to the growth. If the reporter and The Print wants to present a complete analysis, they should review the full set of 182 tables in the RBI handbook and then make the claim if Tamil Nadu or any other state is leading in growth etc. Else this appears to be a planted article with various graphs etc in favor of a state and does gross injustice to the RBI report and your own credibility.
For example, the state interest payments of TN is now 62456 crores (24-25) about 50% more since the current government took over in (21-22 figures). How does that impact the growth?
“Dravidian model” is a political slogan and has no bearing on the governing of the state. The reporter cannot use the slogan without providing any evidence to connect the slogan to the growth. If the reporter and The Print wants to present a complete analysis, they should review the full set of 182 tables in the RBI handbook and then make the claim if Tamil Nadu or any other state is leading in growth etc. Else this appears to be a planted article with various graphs etc in favor of a state and does gross injustice to the RBI report and your own credibility.
For example, the state interest payments of TN is now 62456 crores (24-25) about 50% more since the current government took over in (21-22 figures). How does that impact the growth?
How much of this growth is from borrowed money ? The state’s debt has gone to 5+ lac crore. Why does the media paint a picture which is not true ?