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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Topic: Modi government

Modi govt budgets have always given more to health than Manmohan Singh’s

The health allocation in the Modi govt's Budget for 2019-20 stands at Rs 64,999 crore, up 23% from Rs 52,800 crore in 2018-19.

Has Budget taken middle-class for granted because Modi assumes they will anyway vote for BJP?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday presented the maiden Budget of the second Narendra Modi government.

Sitharaman’s Budget speech was low on political buzzwords, & this was a message from Modi

The terms 'poor' & 'poverty' figured just once in Sitharaman's speech, as compared to 16 times in this year’s interim budget speech, 23 in 2018-19 and 22 in 2017-18.

Air India’s mention in budget speech shows Modi govt is determined to sell it

A sale of Air India, which hasn’t made money since its merger with Indian Airlines more than a decade ago, would boost Modi’s credentials as a reformer taking the state away from businesses.

Modi govt wants more Muslims in IAS & IPS, raises budget for free UPSC coaching

But Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget has made marginal cuts in pre-matric and post-matric scholarships for minorities.

Is the 2019 Economic Survey being excessively optimistic about India’s economy?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday tabled the Economic Survey 2018-19 in Parliament. The document was prepared by Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Subramanian.

Economic Survey fix for Modi govt’s jobs crisis — labour reforms, end perks for MSMEs

Economic Survey by CEA Krishnamurthy V. Subramanian says encouraging private investment will also help in creating rather than displacing jobs.

Is it a good idea to re-introduce inheritance tax in India or a regressive step?

There is talk among business circles that the Narendra Modi government will introduce the inheritance tax again in his second term.

The IPS class of 1984 that’s all-powerful under Modi govt

After appointment of Samant Goel and Arvind Kumar as chiefs of IB and RAW respectively, one particular IPS batch has taken charge of most key agencies.

Modi’s new plan is Buddhiman Bharat for smart kids and Uber-for-farmers

Buddhiman Bharat and Uber-for-agriculture were among the ideas that came up for discussion at a recent Niti Aayog session attended by PM Modi.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.