A recent EAC-PM working paper showed southern states performed very well in terms of contribution to the nation’s GDP. A history of concessions and policy support from New Delhi played a part.
Uttarakhand & Kerala best performing states when it comes to Sustainable Development Goals. Among the UTs, Chandigarh was ranked the best performer with a score of 77.
Study by Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and Ember finds most states have renewable energy infra but lag in decarbonising electricity sector.
In a letter, director general of health services under Union health ministry said states should also ensure unique ID for organ donors & recipients, devise system for regular inspections.
The RBI suggested in a December 2023 report that with GST impacting ‘vertical fiscal imbalance’, states should consider collecting additional taxes under the head ‘States’ Own Tax Revenue’.
PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, which gives a bird’s eye view of infra and logistical facilities and assets, has been helping central ministries and states plan projects better.
Studies by Bank of Baroda find Centre on track to meet capex target for this fiscal. There’s wide disparity in states’ performances but upcoming polls haven’t derailed the capex process.
A new paper by RBI economists highlights the importance of states devising and deploying their own policies in times of crisis when mobility is affected.
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.
India must dedicate its efforts to solidify Quad as a serious security alliance and signal to the world that it values its values-based relationship with US above transactional ties.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
Most the development u see in southindia is post 1990 economic liberalisation and it is due to pro business attitude of southern state governments who were at last given freedom from the delh-mumbai nexus license raj rule.States that have benefitted from freight equalization policy are western states like gujarat and Maharashtra don’t try to take away the credit from southern states 2 kilo rice ,mid day meal ,education and health is a state subject
The Freight Equalisation Scheme and Coal Subsidy Plan wreaked havoc on the industrial might of eastern India. Bengal and Bihar were the worst affected. This resulted in a flight of capital and investment to western and southern India from Bengal and Bihar.
Major industries relocated and shut down their operations in eastern India. In effect, these policies are the primary reason for the impoverishment of eastern India.
The merchant communities of western India and southern India wielded immense clout in Indian politics in the 1930s and 40s and immediately after Independence set in motion plans and schemes which in the long run would benefit them while depleting eastern India. Bengal Congress was beset with infighting and the state (along with Bihar, Odisha) was ravaged by Communist insurgency. These factors played into the hands of the merchant communities of western/southern India who went on designing scheme after scheme to promote industrialisation of their part of the nation. In the process, the east was left impoverished.
Most the development u see in southindia is post 1990 economic liberalisation and it is due to pro business attitude of southern state governments who were at last given freedom from the delh-mumbai nexus license raj rule.States that have benefitted from freight equalization policy are western states like gujarat and Maharashtra don’t try to take away the credit from southern states 2 kilo rice ,mid day meal ,education and health is a state subject
BJP is so shameless; takes credit for whatever is good.
So she is admitting that the Centre, including the present government never did as much for the North and East as it did for the West and South.
The Freight Equalisation Scheme and Coal Subsidy Plan wreaked havoc on the industrial might of eastern India. Bengal and Bihar were the worst affected. This resulted in a flight of capital and investment to western and southern India from Bengal and Bihar.
Major industries relocated and shut down their operations in eastern India. In effect, these policies are the primary reason for the impoverishment of eastern India.
The merchant communities of western India and southern India wielded immense clout in Indian politics in the 1930s and 40s and immediately after Independence set in motion plans and schemes which in the long run would benefit them while depleting eastern India. Bengal Congress was beset with infighting and the state (along with Bihar, Odisha) was ravaged by Communist insurgency. These factors played into the hands of the merchant communities of western/southern India who went on designing scheme after scheme to promote industrialisation of their part of the nation. In the process, the east was left impoverished.