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Economy
UNION BUDGET 2023-24
Without growth or welfare, Budget 2023-24 is one that curtails social spending
One expects welfare spending to spike before elections. But this Budget goes against the grain.
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Economy
Digital rupee not the magic bullet Central government is hoping for
Societal transformation is not possible without addressing inherent structural inequalities.
Rana Mitra
India@75
2016: Demonetisation
The government was not prepared to handle the mayhem that followed the announcement.
TEAM FRONTLINE
India@75
1991: Economic reforms
In hindsight, India’s liberalisation has been a mix of hits and misses.
TEAM FRONTLINE
India@75
1969: Banks nationalised
The move increased the reach of banking in rural areas.
TEAM FRONTLINE
Interview
Kaushik Basu: ‘Pay more attention to ordinary people’
In conversation with the economist and former Chief Economic Adviser.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Rural Unemployment
MGNREGA: Safety net looks fragile
Though not the only solution to rural unemployment, it is an important social security measure.
Divya Trivedi
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Can the impact of automation on labour be absorbed by a robot tax?
The effect on a labour-surplus developing country might be devastating in the short term.
Sujoy Chakravarty
Jean Dreze: ‘DUET is just an idea now’
“The Central government has shown no interest in an urban employment initiative.”
Anupama Katakam
DUET: A scheme for the urban poor
Economist Jean Dreze proposed the scheme in 2020.
Anupama Katakam
Can new age digital companies meet India’s massive workforce needs?
Business models of companies reveal precarious working conditions and exploitation of employees.
Anupama Katakam
Unemployment crisis in India is an invisible epidemic
Instead of reaping its demographic dividend, India is staring at three categories of joblessness.
Ritwik Mukherjee
Skill India grounded: Problems plague technical training ecosystem
The system is managed and financed by the government instead of by industry.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
Goods and Services Tax: Faulty by design
Never was so much promised to so many in the name of a tax.
V. Sridhar
Is India’s ‘economic recovery’ a mere illusion?
The same hubris that characterised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s premature declaration of victory over the pandemic last year is at play now in the d
V. Sridhar
Reviving India’s beleaguered creative economy
The creative sector, which holds immense potential for employment generation and a healthier, happier population, suffered a body blow during the pand
Jayati Ghosh
The missing Rs.2000 notes
The Rs.2000 currency notes introduced at the time of the 2016 demonetisation are hardly seen anymore, and there are concerns whether they are being us
Divya Trivedi
Agenda for inequality: A new report raises red flags over privatisation
The People’s Commission report cautions the government against privatisation, as it will find it difficult to deliver on the future challenges emergin
Thomas Franco
Aakar Patel: ‘Modi shrank India’s workforce by a fifth’
Interview with Aakar Patel, author of ‘Price of the Modi Years’.
Ziya Us Salam
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