Economy : Articles

Peeyush Sharma
Funds for SC/ST Schemes: Deficient Allocation, Inadequate Spending
19 Jul 2019
Taking the allocations and actual expenditure of the government against the guidelines of the Ministry of Finance, it is clear that these expenditures will not go far in addressing the issues of the…
Prabhat Patnaik
The Fate of Banks 50 Years After Nationalisation
19 Jul 2019
Reversing nationalisation, which the government is hell bent on, would simply carry forward the dominance of international finance capital, and would further undermine national sovereignty.
PTI
Air India Sale: Amit Shah to Head Ministerial Panel, Gadkari Dropped
18 Jul 2019
The government could sell its entire 100% stake in the national carrier as it aims to conclude the sale process by December 2019, sources said.
PTI
Jalan Panel Submits Report, Favours Transfer of RBI Surplus Funds to Govt in Tranches
17 Jul 2019
Previous RBI Governor Urjit Patel had been at loggerheads with FinMin over transfer of the estimated Rs 9-lakh crore surplus funds, which was expected to help the Centre meet its fiscal deficit…
Newsclick Report
DHFL Survival Uncertain as Crisis Intensifies
17 Jul 2019
The company’s auditors sought additional financial information to reconcile its annual results for 2018-19.
Newsclick Report
10 More CPSEs Enlisted for Strategic Disinvestment
16 Jul 2019
“The number of listed CPSEs is 59. We are going to add 10 more this year,” said Atanu Chakraborty, DIPAM Secretary.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
Tax Issue Prevents Small Coffee Growers from Moving up in Value Chain
16 Jul 2019
Encyclopedia Britannica definition has been cited to buttress demand for relief.
Newsclick Report
Andhra: Rural Welfare Gets High Preference in YSRCP Govt.’s Budget 2019-20
13 Jul 2019
YSRCP government cuts down allocations for urban development in anticipation of Special Category Status.
Subodh Varma
New Starvation-Level Wage Announced by Labour Minister
13 Jul 2019
The minister announced a national floor level minimum daily wage of Rs. 178 (or Rs. 4,628 monthly) which is one fourth of accepted norms, in contradiction to Labour Conference recommendations and…
Surajit Mazumdar
Decoding Budget Numbers and Words
13 Jul 2019
The budget and all the extra-budgetary talk are together are an indication that the government has read the electoral verdict as a sanction for actively tilting the balance in the economy further…