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Simultaneous polls are the way forward
Frequent elections impose enormous social and economic costs on the nation, which leads to corruption and disruption The Union Government has set up a committee under the chairmanship of the former President of India, Ramnath Govind to examine holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha (LS), state assemblies, panchayats and other...
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Time for 100 per cent FDI in retail sector
18 September 2023 | Uttam Gupta -
LPG subsidy will hurt the exchequer
13 September 2023 | Uttam Gupta -
‘Indigenous’ fertilisers must be explored
04 September 2023 | Uttam Gupta -
Off-budget borrowings are unhealthy in nature
02 September 2023 | Uttam Gupta -
The scourge of freebies is taking a heavy toll
24 August 2023 | Uttam Gupta -
Scrap priority sector lending
25 July 2023 | Uttam Gupta -
Time for ‘universal basic income’ is now
18 July 2023 | Uttam Gupta
Delhi power tariff will only go North
Delhi's electricity bill cannot be reduced unless reforms such as de-licensing of the distributors, breaking the monopoly of a few discoms is undertaken In its order dated June 22, 2023, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has allowed the power distribution companies (discoms) in the national Capital viz. BSES Yamuna Power...
Fertiliser subsidies are not the solution
Instead of pumping more subsidies the Government should push for nano fertilisers which are efficient and cost-effective The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya has stated that during 2023-24, around Rs 46,000 crore would be needed for fertilizer subsidy payments over and above Rs...
MSP guarantee will spell disaster for farmers
The hapless farmers must be liberated from the stranglehold of cartel licenced traders by giving them options to sell their produce wherever they want Union leaders may have called off farmers’ agitation in Haryana over Minimum Support Price (MSP) for sunflower seeds following the State government’s decision to agree to their...
Tax reforms are yielding good results
The Income Tax Department has successfully used technology to reach out to the assesses in non-intrusive ways A major factor that has helped the Modi – government keep up the tempo of investment in building infrastructure and other development activities and continues with welfare schemes in desired measure without causing any...
The war against NPAs isn’t over yet
The government should strengthen mechanisms to give a fair deal to MSMEs According to a joint report by ASSOCHAM and Crisil Ratings, gross non-performing assets (NPAs) - an acronym for loans that have gone bad – of banks have declined by 0.9 to less than 5 per cent during the financial...
Who will end the free-run of freebies?
Political parties don't want freebies to go. It is their much-cherished tool to harness votes. And they know it works like a charm In the just concluded assembly elections in Karnataka, the grand old party (GOP) Congress had promised five guarantees viz. Gruha Jyoti, Gruha Lakshmi, Sakhi programme, Yuva Nidhi, and...
Govt must push to privatise fertiliser PSUs
Despite Govt’s announcement to privatise the CPSUs, the fertilizer units remain under its control as fertiliser availability is a politically sensitive issue In the Budget for 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the government's approach to privatisation of Central public sector undertakings (CPSUs). Privatization occurs when it sells its majority...
