Real per capita GSDP between 1983 and 2014, shows across-the-board improvement: Economic Survey 2016-17 Improved health indicators in life expectancy Striking over performance of Indian States in fertility decline Shri Arun Jaitley presents the Economic Survey 2016-17 The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley presented the Economic Survey 2016-17 in the Parliament today. The Economic… Read More »
In creating one Economic India, Technology, Economics and Politics are Surging Ahead Survey suggests that it is Time for the Laws to catch up and facilitate this Internal Integration Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley today presented the Economic Survey 2016-17 in the Parliament today. The Survey suggest that on the question of creating one economic… Read More »
Property Tax can be tapped to generate Additional Revenue at City Level The Economic Survey 2016-17, presented today in the Parliament by the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley, stated that Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), having primary responsibility for the development and service provisioning of cities, face major and inextricably linked problems: large infrastructure deficits,… Read More »
Apparel and Leather industry key to generation of formal and productive jobs: Economic Survey 2016-17 Economic Survey recommends reforms in labour and tax policies to make the Apparel and Leather sector globally competitive Apparel and Leather & Footwear sectors are eminently suitable for generating jobs that are formal and productive, providing bang-for-buck in terms of… Read More »
Labour migration in India increasing at an accelerating rate, reveals new study: Economic Survey 2016-17 New estimates of labour migration in India have revealed that inter-state labor mobility is significantly higher than previous estimates. This was stated in the Economic Survey 2016-17 presented by the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley in the Parliament today. The… Read More »
Redistributive Resource Transfers (RRT) should be significantly linked to fiscal and governance efforts on the part of the states: Economic Survey 2016-17 Annual per capita RRT flows for all North-Eastern States (except Assam) and Jammu & Kashmir have exceeded the annual per-capita consumption expenditure that defines the all-India poverty lines, especially the rural line. The… Read More »
Fiscal activism embraced by advanced economies not relevant for India: Economic Survey 2016-17 India’s economic experience underscores fundamental validity of fiscal policy principles in FRBM Act 2003: Economic Survey 2016-17 India’s economic experience shows that the fiscal activism embraced by advanced economies- giving a greater role to counter-cyclical policies and attaching less weight to curbing… Read More »
Economic Survey 2016-17 advocates reforms to unleash economic dynamism and social justice India needs an evolution in the underlying economic vision across the political spectrum and further reforms are not just a matter of overcoming vested interests that obstruct them. This was stated in the Economic Survey 2016-17 presented in the Parliament today by the… Read More »
President’s address to joint session of Parliament – LIVE 31.01.2017
Combined Defence Services Examination (ii), 2016 Declaration of written result On the basis of the results of the Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2016 held by the Union Public Service Commission on 23rd October, 2016, 8563 candidates with the following Roll Numbers have qualified for being interviewed by the Service Selection Board of the Ministry… Read More »