-Newsclick.in The roots of the present economic slowdown squarely lie within the neoliberal trajectory, which has led to a crisis of overproduction. Demonetisation and ‘hasty’ GST only aggravated it. With former prime minister Manmohan Singh resurfacing on the political landscape and articulating once more the orthodox neoliberal position, one can now clearly discern three distinct perspectives on the current economic slowdown. The first is the orthodox neoliberal position that Singh has now articulated....
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100 days of reckless and dangerous governance -Rajeev Gowda
-The Hindu The government has pushed its ideological agenda even at the cost of constitutional values and welfare The Modi government has embarked on a publicity blitz to mark the first 100 days of its second term. Since even accomplished purveyors of propaganda may leave out some achievements, I write to set the record straight. The most prominent achievement of Modi 2.0 has been its emphasis on pushing through its ideological agenda, even...
More »Curious case of Mudra loan failure and disconnect of BJP's election winning machine -Prabhash K Dutta
-IndiaToday.in Total value of Mudra loans stood at Rs 5.57 lakh crore. Total number of employment generated from this amount stood at 1.12 crore. This means every single employment cost the government around Rs 5 lakh under Mudra Yojana. * PM Modi launched Mudra Yojana as a flagship job creation programme in 2015 * Recent reports say only 20 per cent Mudra loans led to fresh employment * Mudra Yojana Survey by Labour Ministry...
More »In Haryana, workers laid off from the automobile sector struggle to find new opportunities -Vijayta Lalwani
-Scroll.in Some of these workers had found temporary jobs with political parties for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. Rahul Kumar Sharma, 22, worked in the welding department of an auto-component company in Manesar, Haryana, fixing nuts and bolts that would be later assembled to form a car door. He had joined the company in June 2017. The work hours were gruelling. For a nine-hour shift, he earned a monthly salary of Rs 9,765...
More »Women MLAs better at improving growth: Study -Aanchal Bansal
-The Economic Times They raise economic growth in constituencies by about 1.8 percentage points per year more than male counterparts, says study. NEW DELHI: A study has found that women legislators in India are better at encouraging economic growth in their constituencies than their male counterparts. The findings come at a time when the Narendra Modi government is looking at ways to broaden women's participation in the economy. As per the study, conducted...
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