-Macroscan.org Labour force and work participation RATes are low among young women across India, but the 2017-18 labour force survey shows that RATes in almost all states have fallen even further, pointing to particularly adverse women labour market conditions. Please click here to read more. * This article was originally published in the Business Line on December 31, 2019. ...
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Lifting growth, containing inflation -Ashok Gulati
-The Indian Express Reform of grain management system could free up resources for infrastructure investment. With GDP growth RATe plummeting to 4.5 per cent and with the agriculture GDP (GDPA) growth at 2.1 per cent in the second quarter of this fiscal year, everyone concerned with the economy is anxious. The question being asked is whether the Indian economy can be put back on the 7-8 per cent growth trajectory and can...
More »Govt's FY20 spending seen lower by Rs 2 lakh crore; sharpest cut since FY15
-The Indian Express The Centre is set to cut annual budgetary expenditure for current fiscal by nearly Rs.2.2 lakh crore or 8 per cent from the Budget Estimate. With tax revenue growth lagging the required RATe by a wide margin, the Centre is all set to cut the annual budgetary expenditure for the current financial year by nearly Rs 2.2 lakh crore or 8 per cent from the Budget Estimate (BE). The...
More »Petrol prices up 15 paisa, diesel by 17 paisa as crude hits $70-mark
-PTI The retail pump prices of petrol in Delhi rose to Rs 75.69 per litre - the highest since November 2018, while those of diesel climbed to Rs 68.68, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. New Delhi: Petrol prices on Monday were hiked by 15 paisa a litre and diesel RATes were increased by 17 paisa as global oil prices hit USD 70 mark in the wake of escalating...
More »Bias exists in survey responses, but also in government's own telling - PC Mohanan
-The Indian Express The immediate cause for suspecting the genuineness of survey responses is the divergence in the estimates of households with access to toilets. Differences between survey estimates and comparable data from administRATive sources are not surprising. The survey data are believed to present a more realistic view, especially when it relates to access to public goods and services. Generally, the distrust is more on administRATive data from implementing agencies. While...
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