Parliament passes Budget: FM Nirmala Sitharaman says will ensure predictable recoveryReplying to a debate on appropriation and finance bills in the Rajya Sabha, she also defended the handling of inflation but acknowledged th...
29 Mar, 2022, 08.43 PM IST
View: India’s urbanisation challenges and the way forwardThe political economy of development in India has always leaned rural. It was not until 2005 when the JNNURM was launched to reform cities ...
27 Nov, 2020, 02.13 PM IST
SGX Nifty down 5 points; here's what changed for market while you were sleepingNagaraj Shetti, Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities, said the 12,850-12,900 range will now be the make-or-break area in the short...
18 Nov, 2020, 08.38 AM IST
Market Movers: What changed for D-Street while you were sleepingNifty staged a smart rebound on Monday but still settle marginally lower for the day.
24 Dec, 2019, 08.06 AM IST
Worst is over: Economy may pick up in September quarterIndia Ratings and Research has forecast GVA to grow 6.4 per cent and gross domestic product growth at 6.5 per cent in the second quarter en...
26 Nov, 2017, 11.59 PM IST
Planning Commission to take states' views on Rajan reportRajan panel report suggested abolishing the special category status to states, and a new formula for providing assistance to the states on ...
20 Oct, 2013, 01.25 PM IST
Rajan panel report: Many questions on criteria for central funds transfer unansweredThe committee fails to recognise that an important objective behind intergovernmental transfers is to offset fiscal disabilities of the sta...
19 Oct, 2013, 10.55 AM IST
Planning Commission yet to take view on Rajan report on states: MontekPlanComm will soon take a view on the report of the Rajan panel, which made a case for ending the special category status for poorer states.
16 Oct, 2013, 05.51 PM IST
Raghuram Rajan panel opens window for giving special category status to BiharThe Raghuram Rajan panel report has opened the window for according special category status to Bihar and other backward states.
30 Sep, 2013, 10.50 AM IST
- Raghuram Rajan panel report "positive" for Bihar: Shaibal Gupta
All states classified among the least developed states should join forces together on the lines of coalition of backward states to pitch fo...
29 Sep, 2013, 05.39 PM IST
Odisha, Bihar least developed, Gujarat less developed: Raghuram Rajan panelA high-level panel has recommended new criteria for measuring the backwardness of states and proposed the devolution of funds to them throu...
27 Sep, 2013, 02.00 AM IST
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh least developed among North-eastern states : ReportAssam and Arunachal Pradesh is identified as the " Least Developed" states according to the Report of the Dr Raghuram Rajan Committee.
26 Sep, 2013, 02.18 PM IST
- Government sets up 6-member panel to measure backwardness of states
The Centre today set up an expert committee to evolve a composite index to measure backwardness of states.
15 May, 2013, 06.03 PM IST
Government to set up Slum Upgradation Index to monitor its schemesGovt plans to set up a Slum Upgradation Index for city and state-wise monitoring of its schemes, with an aim to rehabilitate slum dwellers.
21 Mar, 2013, 06.52 PM IST
- UP should learn from Uttarakhand that splits are a mixed blessing
The message can hardly be lost on the national level where the UPA government appears to be floundering at sixes and sevens.
03 Dec, 2011, 05.49 AM IST
Include aam aadmi in decision making: AiyarPanchayati Raj Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has been advocating inclusive growth by empowering panchayati raj institutions.
27 Oct, 2008, 03.13 AM IST
- Making fiscal federalism work
The Finance Commission should see to it that sensible economics replaces the compulsions of transient politics.
29 Sep, 2008, 07.12 AM IST