Contributors
More »- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- 35
- 36
- 37
- 38
- 39
- 40
- 41
- 42
- 43
- 44
- 45
- 46
- 47
- 48
- 49
- 50
The Special Category states receive special financial assistance and other benefits from the central government due to their unique developmental needs and challenges.
The clamour for the ‘Special Category Status’ for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh came back into the spotlight after the Janata Dal (United) …
Since the 14th Finance Commission recommended that no new state should be accorded the SCS, the central government has repeatedly denied their demands.
With a coalition government at the Centre, the call for special category status (SCS) for Andhra Pradesh and Bihar has only got louder. …
Interview with Dr Lekha S. Chakraborty
(Professor and Chair, NIPFP NET-Website Committee, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi & Research Faculty Associate, The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, New York)
In the Gender Kaleidoscope segment in Pragati, …
The Finance Minister has articulated her budget as a “humane” budget with fiscal consolidation as a primary consideration. A “beyond GDP” emphasis is welcome, incorporating the widening inequalities, climate change concerns and human capital formation.
Beyond the headline fiscal deficit number to GDP ratio …