As govt withdraws rate cut on small savings scheme, data with National Savings Institute shows that West Bengal has consistently led states in small savings collections.
The fiscal deficit for 2019-20 and 2020-21 would have been higher at 4.6% and 4.4% respectively if the govt had not shifted its liabilities out of the budget.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a reputation for fiscal prudence, so the expectation is that somehow or the other his finance ministry will get the numbers in line.
The Election Commission's arrogant functioning and its failure to ensure the integrity and fairness of elections could well be the undoing of India’s electoral democracy.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Ms. Sitharaman is an absolute liability for this government. India deserves a much more sharp Finance Minister. She is clearly out of her wits and that is the reason why she keeps on messing up time and again.
THis is one of the rare occasions when the BJP owns up a blunder and corrects it. This is in contrast to the demonetization blunder which Mr Modi has never owned up.
Ms. Sitharaman is an absolute liability for this government. India deserves a much more sharp Finance Minister. She is clearly out of her wits and that is the reason why she keeps on messing up time and again.
THis is one of the rare occasions when the BJP owns up a blunder and corrects it. This is in contrast to the demonetization blunder which Mr Modi has never owned up.