-TheWire.in For right and wrong reasons, the current dispensation celebrates the creation of any form of employment in India, regardless of quality. The state of California recently passed a landmark bill that has the potential to unleash a systemic change in the gig economy. On the back of a recent judgement by the California Supreme Court, Assembly Bill 5 has legislated that workers in the gig economy be classified as workers and...
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Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India, interviewed by Richa Mishra (The Hindu Business Line)
-The Hindu Business Line The government must simplify and rationalise GST, kickstart rural consumption, revive agriculture and tackle the lack of credit for capital creation, says former PM Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, an eminent economist himself, feels that the Narendra Modi-led government needs to come out of its habit of headline management and address the economic challenges which the country is facing today. “We cannot afford to deny that India is facing...
More »Curious case of Mudra loan failure and disconnect of BJP's election winning machine -Prabhash K Dutta
-IndiaToday.in Total value of Mudra loans stood at Rs 5.57 lakh crore. Total number of employment generated from this amount stood at 1.12 crore. This means every single employment cost the government around Rs 5 lakh under Mudra Yojana. * PM Modi launched Mudra Yojana as a flagship job creation programme in 2015 * Recent reports say only 20 per cent Mudra loans led to fresh employment * Mudra Yojana Survey by Labour Ministry...
More »Migrants aren't streaming into cities, and what this means for urban India -Gregory Randolph and Sahil Gandhi
-Hindustan Times If Indian cities have become successful in turning away migrants, we should see that as the first sign of their demise, not their dynamism. “Stop migration into cities.” These were the words of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during last week’s budget speech, even as she — confusingly — called urbanization an “opportunity rather than a challenge.” A call to stop rural-urban migration should alarm, but not surprise us. The FM’s statement...
More »Green shoots of economic growth -Naveen P Singh & Ranjith PC
-The Hindu Without factoring in agriculture, the vision of a $5-trillion economy will remain a distant dream India’s dream of becoming a $5-trillion economy by 2024 is now in the open with a ‘blue sky’ vision envisaged in the Economic Survey this year. The document lays down a clear strategy to augment the growth of key sectors by shifting gears as the current economic conditions are smooth in terms of macroeconomic stability...
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