-The Indian Express There has been only a marginal increase in the direct tax to GDP ratio after demonetisation. And the economy didn’t need to suffer for digitisation. The government did not celebrate the second anniversary of demonetisation, one of its biggest policy initiatives. It has celebrated the anniversary of all other big policies. Why the diffidence? The finance minister did come out with a statement listing the achievements of demonetisation. But his...
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Rajan backs Urjit on differences with Centre, says RBI Board role worrisome, shouldn't intervene in ops
-The Times of India MUMBAI: Embattled RBI governor Urjit Patel’s predecessor Raghuram Rajan has come out in support of professionals leading the central bank, stating the regulator’s board should only ensure governance, not intervene in operational decisions. “The RBI’s board is not an operational board. It is not led by professional supervisors or central bankers. These are all people from different walks of life whose main role is to play the wise...
More »IMF must not interfere in government vs RBI row: RSS economic wing -Anand Patel
-India Today The IMF had on Friday expressed concerns over the reports of growing interference of the Narendra Modi government in the Reserve Bank of India. Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) -- the economic wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) -- on Saturday (November 3) asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to not interfere in the internal affairs of India. The IMF had on Friday expressed concerns over the reports of growing interference...
More »Govt wants Rs 3.6 lakh crore from RBI, a third of its reserves, central bank says no -Sunny Verma
-The Indian Express Last Wednesday, the finance ministry said that the autonomy for the RBI “is an essential” and both the government and the RBI have to be “guided by public interest and the requirements of the Indian economy”. New Delhi: AT the heart of the RBI-government standoff is a proposal by the Finance Ministry seeking to transfer a surplus of Rs 3.6 lakh crore, more than a third of the...
More »Manoranjan S Roy, RTI activist, interviewed by Ashutosh Sharma (National Herald)
-National Herald He fears for his life and safety of his family, admits the activist from Mumbai, explaining his reluctance to speak to the media and appear on TV. Visiting the national capital for filing his petition before the Supreme Court, Manoranjan S Roy resisted attempts to drag him to TV studios. Life for him had changed ever since his RTI applications revealed discrepancies between the supply and deployment of Electronic...
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