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Neelambaran A, Sruti MD
TN Budget: Some Poll Promises Fulfilled But No Revenue Generation
13 Aug 2021
DMK government fulfils part of its poll promises by slashing state excise duty on petrol by Rs 3.
Ankush Rai, Tanvi Apte
Privatising Banks, Diminishing Rights: Does a Receding State Mean Receding Banking Services for the Poor?
05 Jul 2021
Analysing the recent steps around privatisation of public sector banks in India from a socio-legal perspective.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
47% of Sanctioned Posts Vacant Across 6 Branches of AIIMS
06 Mar 2020
Despite this huge number of vacant posts, the budget allocation for AIIMS in the fiscal year 2020-21 saw an increase of only Rs 4.96 crore (0.1%) from the revised estimate for FY 2019-20.
Neelambaran A
Tamil Nadu: Critical Issues of Unemployment and Revenue Generation Unaddressed in Budget
15 Feb 2020
Opposition were critical of the budget for not addressing multiple issues affecting the state. Tamil Nadu plans toborrow nearly Rs. 59,000 crores during the next financial year with an existing…
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Reduced Allocations Show Govt Apathy to Public Health: JSA on Budget 2020-21
11 Feb 2020
“Although budget allocations have increased in nominal terms, in real terms, allocations have gone down by 4.3 percent,” the statement released by Jan Swasthya Abhiyan said.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Union Budget: FDI and NEP Will Privatise Higher Education
04 Feb 2020
The Union government’s spending on education as a percentage of GDP has seen a constant decline during the six years of Modi government at the Centre.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
WB Govt Transfers Rs 1,400 Crore to Treasury from Construction Workers’ Welfare Fund
22 Jan 2020
Workers’ unions have said that this move was made by the government right before the announcement of the state budget for the fiscal year 2020-2021, to show that its coffers were not empty.
Newsclick Report
Govt May Cut over 7% or Rs 2 Trillion in Budgetary Allocations for 2019-20
07 Jan 2020
According to government data, it has spent about 65% of the total expenditure target of Rs 27.86 trillion till November-end
Newsclick Report
BJP Govt Pushed Electoral Bonds Despite RBI’s Opposition: Report
18 Nov 2019
According to Association of Democratic Reforms, electoral bonds worth at least Rs 6,000 crore have been sold since March 2018.
What Lies Ahead for Amaravati?
22 Jul 2019
World Bank Dropped a project worth $300 million in Amaravati; YSRCP government has allotted just Rs 50 crore for ‘Amaravati Capital City Development Project in state budget 2019-20.