Month: January 2023

Budget 2023-24: What can it offer for the development of Indian cities?

Sanchari Mukhopadhyay

• 31 January 2023
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The Union Budget 2022-23 placed a significant emphasis on orderly urban development in India, recognising that cities are becoming increasingly important as growth centres, more than ever...

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Budget 2023: Is India Allocating Sufficient Public Resources To Prevent Gender-Based Violence?

Shruti Ambast

• 31 January 2023
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Delhi: Nearly one in three women in India report having experienced spousal violence, as per the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (2019-21). Violence is also perpetrated on women...

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How could Budget 2023-’24 help boost the agriculture sector?

Gurpreet Singh

• 31 January 2023
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The crisis in agriculture and allied sectors in India has received a lot of policy attention in the recent decades. There is a wide acknowledgement of the view that stepping up public expenditure can...

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Funds slashed, underutilised: Why the Budget must focus on scholarship schemes for minority students

Jawed Alam Khan

• 30 January 2023
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The Ministry of Minority Affairs in December issued a notification stating that students of Classes 1-8 will no longer be eligible for the Pre-Matric Scholarship for Minorities. The scheme has now...

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What’s the difference between ‘freebies’ for the poor and ‘business incentives’ for the rich?

Protiva Kundu

• 29 January 2023
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There is a notion that populist measures are politically attractive but end up hurting everybody –including the poor. They are often described as “sops” that increase the fiscal burden of the...

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Countdown to Budget 2023: Why investing in early childhood education should be a priority in the upcoming Budget

Protiva Kundu

• 23 January 2023
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The presentation for the Union Budget 2023-24 is right around the corner. The state budgets will be announced soon after. One critical expectation would be a substantial commitment to the early...

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