-PTI/ The Telegraph Experts say a high base of last year and some easing in food prices also worked in favour of the November 2022 wholesale price index The wholesale price-based inflation fell to a 21-month low of 5.85 per cent in November as prices of food, fuel and manufactured items softened. The WPI (wholesale price index) based inflation has been on a declining trend since May and came down to single digit...
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Over 5 years, banks recovered just 13% of ₹10-lakh-cr loan write-off: Finmin data -Shishir Sinha
-The Hindu Business Line Banks continue to pursue recovery in written-off accounts, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman Scheduled commercial banks have recovered just 13 per cent of the total write-off in the last five years, Finance Ministry data presented in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday showed. In response to two separate questions on the issue, the Ministry presented data on write-off and recovery. “As per inputs received from RBI, SCBs (schedule commercial bank) wrote-off an...
More »RBI's Inflation Mandate Failure Report Cannot Be Made Public, Government Tells Parliament
-ANI/ NDTV.com The government told Parliament that the RBI had submitted its report on the inflation target failure, but it cannot be made public. New Delhi: The government on Monday told Parliament that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had submitted its report on the breach of the inflation target for three consecutive quarters, but it cannot be made public per the provisions of the RBI Act. Union Minister of State for Finance...
More »Need to make agri credit system equitable -Bishwa Bhaskar Choudhary
-The Tribune The agency-wise share indicates that agricultural credit dispensation in the country is heavily dependent on commercial banks and points towards the poor credit delivery capability of cooperative banks and regional rural banks. THE availability of Finance is a key driver of progress in any sector. In the case of agriculture, access to adequate credit assumes vital significance since most of the agriculturists are small or marginal farmers. It has been...
More »Eminent Economists Recommend More Pensions, Maternity Benefits in Next Budget
-Newsclick.in In an open letter addressed to Nirmala Sitharaman, 51 eminent economists have flagged less contribution to NOAPS and the lack of action on ensuring maternity benefits. Several prominent economists have proposed to the Union Finance ministry to increase social security pensions and make adequate provisions for maternity benefits in the 2023-24 Union Budget. In an open letter addressed to Union Finance minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman, 51 eminent economists—including Abhijeet Singh (Stockholm School...
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