-The Indian Express A headlong rush into PPPs will only leave a trail of disputes, renegotiations, corruption. The conventional wisdom in India on public-private partnerships (PPPs) is that they help governments raise capital to meet large infrastructure investment targets. But this rationale for promoting PPPs does not stand on strong foundations. There are three potential reasons for supporting PPPs. First, they enable governments to access more capital without visibly breaching fiscal targets. In...
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Why Delhi needs to step back -Lant Pritchett and Gulzar Natarajan
-The Indian Express Most of the dynamism of the Indian economy comes from its states. They must be given more room to chart their growth trajectories In the euphoria surrounding the election results, it is tempting to avoid facing up to the harsh realities of making development happen. Even for those who characterise the election as "the dawn after the dusk", in the new light of day, India's development challenges remain essentially...
More »Muslims add up to 3% in IAS, IPS list -Zeeshan Shaikh
-The Indian Express The country has one IAS or IPS officer among every 5.73 lakh Muslims, compared to one among every 1.08 lakh non-Muslims. Muslims make up 3.46 per cent of the country's 8,417 IAS and IPS officers. Of 292 Muslim officers, 160 are among 5,862 who had cracked the UPSC exams, while the remaining 132 are among 2,555 who were promoted to the IAS or IPS from the state civil services...
More »Long-term deals with cement companies for concrete roads on cards -Dipak Kumar Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The highways ministry is looking at entering into long-term contracts with cement majors across the country to purchase the construction material at a lower cost and shift to concrete roads, which are seen to be more durable although they cost more than those made using bitumen. Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari - who had announced his support for concrete the day he took...
More »Dr. Manmohan Singh’s parting kick for SCs and STs and gaping gaps in Congress and BJP manifestos 2014 relating to SCs, STs and BCs
-Peoples' Media Advocacy and Resource Centre In this paper Mr. P. S. Krishnan, IAS (Retd) makes Indepth analysis of Congress and BJP Manifestos 2014 relating to SCs, STs and BCs, exposing their fundamental inadequacies and lack of seriousness, and violation of UPA Government's past commitments to the three deprived classes. He explodes Congress' tall claim of fulfilling 90% of its past commitments; brings out absence of specific...
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