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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI Photo)

FM Nirmala Sitharaman says second tranche for migrant labourers,...

Government to give free foodgrain supplies to migrant workers for next two months

14 May 2020 5:11 PM IST

The lack of clarity on the thinking of the Prime Minister and the finance minister on macroeconomic policy has confused investors time and again. (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | Modi's macroeconomics: Lack of clarity confusing

Economic policy watchers in New Delhi have often wondered who among the economists in the government Prime Minister Modi...

1 Nov 2021 1:54 AM IST

Much ado about assets!

Ultimately it is the people's money that somehow ends up in the pockets of netas and babus.

15 May 2018 12:43 AM IST

For citizens, at the receiving end of the pipe, what matters most is the efficiency and effectiveness of the last-mile expenditure management by the state governments. (Photo: PTI)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | A bottom-up view of the annual Budget

Despite the hoopla around the Union government's Budget, for citizens, allocations in their state budgets matter more

14 Feb 2021 4:35 AM IST

Amidst a global pandemic, Indias overall allocation for health and well-being increased by 137 per cent in the financial year 2021-22, thus boosting the capacity of the healthcare system to detect and cure new diseases. (Photo: AFP)

Tarun Chugh | A Budget of aspirations, self-reliance

One of the most crucial announcements in the Budget was with regard to infrastructure development projects, across...

12 Feb 2021 4:17 AM IST

This budget was the one real departure from past practice, apart from the decision to recreate a new development financial institution and an asset reconstruction company. (Photo: AFP)

Sanjaya Baru | Nirmala's Budget made a virtue out of necessity

Declaring boldly to Parliament a fiscal deficit ratio to national income of 9.5%, the finance minister made a virtue out...

8 Feb 2021 4:38 AM IST

The government says it has aimed making India a $5 trillion economy by 2025. That cannot happen based only on the performance of the biggies. It will be unwise on the part of the government to put all its eggs in the trickle-down theory basket and ignore the small players. (Photo:PTI)

AA Edit | Largesse for poll' states, MSMEs get short shrift

However, two sins of the budget one of commission and the other of omission have struck that jarring note

3 Feb 2021 4:37 AM IST

TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks during a rally, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Kolkata, Sunday, March 10, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | Who will corner the Matua vote? Seat for Nirmala a...

While several RS members have been fielded for LS polls by BJP, its leadership is struggling to find a winnable seat for...

17 March 2024 12:02 AM IST