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Topic: guarantee scheme

‘999 days to go’: BJP begins countdown to unseat Congress in Telangana after CM pushes 99-day plan

BJP has launched state-wide campaign targeting Congress govt’s failure to implement 6 promises within 100 days of coming to power, says party president N. Ramchander Rao.

The long arc of rural employment—from welfare to rights to rationing

From RLEGP to MGNREGA to VB–GRAMG, India’s rural jobs programme has shifted in purpose, design and constitutional meaning.

CAG alarm on Congress’s Karnataka guarantees sparks debate. Economists point to long-term impact

Siddaramaiah govt borrowed Rs 63,000 cr to cover cost of its guarantee schemes and the deficits arising from them, CAG said about its findings on the fiscal year 2023-24.

In Karnataka, a growing chorus of Congress MLAs criticising guarantee schemes. ‘Impact on development’

Though Raghavendra Hitnal has backtracked on his remarks, Union minister HD Kumaraswamy was quick to launch a scathing attack on Siddaramaiah, accusing his govt of ‘unchecked loot’.

Karnataka looks to float power corporation bonds to raise funds amid revenue shortfall

This is part of a proposal to offset the burden of bankrolling the 5 guarantee schemes of the Siddaramaiah govt. Pilot project will be through Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation.

Credit guarantee helps banks take a chance on MSMEs but funding defaulters harms taxpayers

Since MSMEs are important for growth and employment, we need to understand the causes of the credit gap before increasing our reliance on policy interventions.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.