Through the campaign, the Modi govt is not only looking to unify its schemes under one umbrella, but also to clear misconceptions among the ‘target audience’.
The Devendra Fadnavis government planned to build 6.64 lakh houses under the PMAY scheme but only 86,320 are complete or under construction; government hopes to clear backlog through PPP model scheme.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
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.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
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.
Replace “ takes “ with “ needs “. May that day come for India in our lifetimes.
India’s rural poor need all the support they can get. However, this is a bottomless sink for the fisc. Amidst a sluggish economy and falling tax buoyancy, budgetary allocations should be made with care. There have been reports of delayed payments on Nrega sites for want of funds. After allowing for improvements that fifty years are bound to bring out, all this is no different from Mrs Gandhi’s approach to the economy. It has not worked anywhere in the world to lift large numbers of people, sustainably, out of poverty.
Wish a day comes when not even a single person takes a government welfare scheme
Replace “ takes “ with “ needs “. May that day come for India in our lifetimes.
India’s rural poor need all the support they can get. However, this is a bottomless sink for the fisc. Amidst a sluggish economy and falling tax buoyancy, budgetary allocations should be made with care. There have been reports of delayed payments on Nrega sites for want of funds. After allowing for improvements that fifty years are bound to bring out, all this is no different from Mrs Gandhi’s approach to the economy. It has not worked anywhere in the world to lift large numbers of people, sustainably, out of poverty.