Economic Times The significant increase in budgetary outlay for the PM Awas Yojana is expected to enable Uttar Pradesh to provide houses to all remaining rural beneficiaries of the scheme in the upcoming financial year leading to the PMAY(Rural) quota in the state being filled completely ("saturated") by 2024, when the general elections will be held. Allocation for PMAY saw a 66% increase to Rs. 79,000 crore in the Union budget tabled...
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FMCG growth slows in Oct-Dec Quarter - Sharleen D'Souza
- Business Standard India’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector grew at a slower pace of 7.6 per cent, in the October-December 2022 quarter, compared to the previous quarter as well as October-December 2021, Business Standard reported, citing data from market research firm NielsenIQ. Price growth has tapered and volumed remain weak. Price growth during the quarter was 7.9 per cent, lower than 9.9 per cent in the previous quarter. FMCG firms were...
More »Costly wheat and the cloud over our daily bread - Sayantan Bera
Wheat prices have stayed stubborny high in India, despite several steps by the government including an export ban and announcing open market prices. - Mint Official figures show that daily retail wheat flour (atta) prices as on 1 February were 22% higher year on year, while wholesale prices were 31% higher. Wheat prices have been inching up through 2022 after a heat wave cut production and pushed the government to ban exports...
More »Budget 2023-24: NREGA, Food Subsidy, Mid day meal allocations cut drastically
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), National Food Security Act (NFSA) are schemes whose allocations have been cut drastically in Budget 2023-24, while the Mid-Day Meals budget has also seen a sharp drop. An analysis by the Accountability Initiative (AI) at the Centre for Policy Research reveals that in the case of NREGA and NFSA, the reduction has been over 30 percent! The budget for Mid-Day meals...
More »Economic Survey 2022-23 Highlights inflation risks and Rupee depreciation pressure on Indian Economy
The Economic Survey 2022-23, released today, has flagged threats to the Indian economy, even as it forecasts a GDP growth rate of 6.5% for the next fiscal year. The survey has said that the challenge of the Indian rupee depreciating remains. "However, the challenge of the depreciating rupee, although better performing than most other currencies, persists with the likelihood of further increases in policy rates by the US Fed". What...
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