-TheWire.in The petition alleged that to ensure a higher profit margin, the company manufacturing Dolo tablets distributed Freebies to doctors to prescribe the 650 mg drug. New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday, August 18 was told by an NGO that the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has accused the pharma company manufacturing paracetamol drug ‘Dolo’ of distributing Rs 1,000 crore Freebies to doctors for prescribing a dosage of its 650 mg...
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Freebies: Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra are among top-2 states with highest liabilities
-Livemint.com A PIL said that Indian states have outstanding liabilities of ₹59,89,360 crore as of March 31, 2021 A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court against Freebies by state governments. As per the petition, the Indian states have outstanding liabilities of ₹59,89,360 crore as of March 31, 2021, and new sources of risk have emerged in the form of rising expenditure on non-merit Freebies. Among the Indian states, Uttar Pradesh and...
More »Supreme Court calls for balance between economy and welfare measures
-PTI/ The Telegraph The idea to de-recognise political parties for making promises to give irrational Freebies during the polls undemocratic, says Chief Justice Ramana Observing that Freebies and social welfare schemes are two different things, the Supreme Court on Thursday said a balance has to be struck between the economy losing money and welfare measures. It also ruled out the possibility of considering a plea for de-recognising parties for making promises to give...
More »Sowing a crisis (Editorial)
-The Hindu Business Line The Centre should pay attention to fertiliser subsidy which is overshooting estimates by unacceptably large margins The economic crisis in India’s South Asian neighbours has turned the spotlight on fiscal profligacy leading economies on the path to ruin. While this has sparked debate on our States doling out Freebies and subsidies, the fact is that the Centre too has some soul-searching to do on this front. Even as...
More »Making sense of the ‘Freebies’ issue -Dipa Sinha
-The Hindu Most welfare schemes contribute to improving human development outcomes, also resulting in higher growth Concern over ‘Freebies’ in Indian politics has recently been expressed by those in the highest offices in the country. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Bundelkhand Expressway (Uttar Pradesh) on July 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned youth not to get carried away by the ‘revari culture’, where votes are sought by promising ‘Freebies’. He...
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