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Topic: NSSF

Why cleaning up FCI’s books won’t resolve India’s agriculture crisis or food subsidy bill

The accounting clean-up will bring in transparency in the government's food subsidy budget, but FCI’s issues over cost and sale price will continue.

In 5 years of Modi rule, Food Corporation of India’s debt tripled to Rs 2.65 lakh crore

Govt hasn’t allocated enough funds towards food subsidy in the budget, forcing FCI to borrow from other sources, mainly National Small Savings Fund.

Modi govt ‘risks’ National Small Savings Fund by using it to support struggling PSUs

Loans from NSSF to PSUs have risen 500% since 2016-17, though some can’t repay them. Critics say this is govt’s way of keeping fiscal deficit in control.

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Violent class-war doctrines of Marx became the sole saviour of labour: MA Venkata Rao

It is not State aggrandisement that has to explain and justify itself but the claims of human liberty and individuality, libertarian commentator MA Venkata Rao wrote in 1958.

Indian economy to grow faster than expected at 7.6% in FY26, shows govt data under new series

Under new base year, FY2025-26 GDP growth revised up to 7.6 percent; Chief economic advisor revises growth for FY 2026-27.

India has ordered more Polish drones, Indian firm keen to set up munitions factory in Poland—Warsaw’s envoy

New Delhi: India is right to pursue and strike terrorists where they are, as during Op Sindoor, Poland’s Ambassador to India Dr Piotr Antoni...

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.