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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
TopicState governments

Topic: State governments

Modi-Shah explanation on delimitation is reassuring, but legitimate concerns remain

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

State govts are increasingly prioritising women, with 16% of Indian women now getting income support

Research by Axis Bank points out 10 states now have income transfer schemes for women & are spending average of 0.8% of their GSDPs on these schemes, covering 11 crore women.

‘Too many work sites, lack of trained staff’ — why drone monitoring of MGNREGS work remains limited

Use of drones is among initiatives taken by Centre to push for using tech to bring in transparency & accountability in MGNREGS work. However, only 11 states have been using drones for this.

Centre transfers Rs 1.18 lakh crore of taxes to states

The transfer is a part of monthly shifting of federal taxes to states, but was higher than the normal monthly devolution amount of 591.40 billion rupees, the govt said.

Govt’s method to evaluate rich states has gaps. Take tax devolution down to district level

Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Gurugram add to the wealth of their states. It's crucial to look at district data because the 15th Finance Commission's calculation ignores intra-state inequality.

Modi govt achieves record capex in April-June despite economic woes but states struggle

States’ capital spending has slowed when compared to previous year. However, it's expected that Centre will provide them funds to spend on infrastructure by way of transfers.

Freebies, bailouts, revival of pension scheme — why many states are at risk of fiscal stress

Power sector reforms, preventing leakages in subsidies payments and avoiding fiscally unwise decisions like reversion to old pension system can help improve their financial health.

Cleared and reinstated — what happens to many IAS officers suspended for misconduct

Suspension of IAS officers for cases ranging from financial fraud to drunken driving make headlines but their gradual & quiet reinstatement by state govts largely go unnoticed.

Allahabad HC’s lockdown order is judicial overreach. Optics of activism undermines governance

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Centre vs states GST row doesn’t matter. What matters is reviving economy & a borrowing plan

Since general government debt will rise regardless of who borrows for GST compensation, a plan to move to a sustained borrowing trajectory should be made.

On Camera

Norway’s Modi cartoon was not satire. Just colonial laziness

Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.

Recovery of unclaimed shares, dividends now takes days, not yrs. EAC-PM credits investor watchdog revamp

PM-EAC paper says overhaul of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority system sharply improved processing speed and reduced paperwork for investors.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.