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The myth of India’s extreme inequality: What the data gets wrongRecent studies reveal a misrepresentation of income inequality in India, challenging the commonly accepted pre-tax Gini coefficient of 0.61...- Women voters now India’s most decisive political force, reservation only a matter of timeWomen are increasingly influencing Indian elections. Their voter turnout has surged, surpassing men in recent polls. This electoral power i...
- Decontrol oil prices and replace cross-subsidies with targeted DBTs for needy householdsDuring recent global crude price volatility linked to West Asia tensions, retail fuel prices in India remained largely unchanged, unlike in...
- Bihar Election 2025: How instant cash transfers are winning hearts and votes faster than campaign speechesDirect benefit transfers (DBTs) are revolutionizing government aid delivery in India, offering instant, visible, and empowering financial s...
- View: DBTs are redefining women’s empowerment and welfare, now its time to test it in fertiliser subsidiesDirect Benefit Transfers (DBTs) in cash to women are rapidly expanding across states, driven by women's growing political influence. A rece...
- Reckless to be cashless: Why it could be risky to place all one's bets on digital transactionCash is the physical representation of fiat currency, which legitimises all digital transactions. Undermining cash is tantamount to trivial...
- Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana scheme completes six years, benefits 40.35 crore peopleThe Jan Dhan Yojana, which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address in 2014, was launched on August 28...
- Digital payment system numbers are back closer to Feb levels: NPCI'Ticket sizes of digital payments have gone up 10-20% across categories'
- Poll: 59% favour linking Aadhaar, fertiliser DBTThe study found that there were serious issues with matching fingerprints and connectivity for the use of Aadhaar, an issue that might rela...
- India launches flagship program to boost biopharma productionThe ministry, which has received a loan of $125 million (over Rs 800 crore) from the World Bank for its “Innovate in India” (i3) program, h...
- DBTS shall be followed in all forms of compensations: Madras High CourtIn a significant ruling, the Madras High Court has said the Direct Benefit Transfer System shall be followed in all forms of compensation, ...
- Jan Dhan Yojana conflicts with RBI’s payment banks, but the system may yet evolveThese banks, meant to reach hitherto unbanked customers, can accept deposits and handle remittances. However, they cannot have their own tr...
- Government not considering any proposal to junk Aadhaar projectThe Narendra Modi government has made provision of a sum of Rs 2,039 crore for the Aadhaar project in 2014-15 in the Budget.
- Hike in cap on subsidised LPG cylinders would increase burden on PSU OMCs: ICRAThe rating major ICRA said, the measures by the GoI are populist and a Credit Negative for PSU OMCs and upstream companies.
- Raising subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 a populist move: IcraThe government decision to raise the number of subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 per household a year from a quota of 9 is a populist move tha...
- Co-operatives oppose plan to turn PACS into banking correspondentsA plan to rehabilitate Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) by making them banking correspondents has run into flak.
- Cash transfers: Use reverse distribution over telco networksA significant portion of our population, especially in the rural and the remote areas, does not have any access to basic financial services.
- Planning Commission 'overstepping' its advisory on DBTS: JayalalithaaClearly, the Union Planning Commission is overstepping its advisory and allocational mandate and taking on an executive role," she said.
- Ramesh launches cash transfer scheme in Andhra districtThe minister also paid wages using micro ATM to MGNREGP workers on the occasion.
- Pilot schemes must stabilise to show the benefits of cash transfer systemThe government has done well to scale down the initial reach of the direct cash transfer system of handing out subsidies.
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