Kerala economy posts strong recovery in 2021-22According to the Economic Review tabled in the state assembly by finance minister KN Balagopal on Thursday, this is the highest growth reco...
03 Feb, 2023, 12.39 AM IST
Gujarat model, a new seasonThere is general agreement among commentators that the recent landslide victory of BJP in Gujarat owes much to the enormous personal popula...
11 Dec, 2022, 11.33 PM IST
States' indebtedness to be high at 30-31% of their GDP in FY 2023: ReportBesides, sticky revenue expenditure and the need for higher capital outlays, along with modest revenue growth, will keep borrowings up this...
10 Nov, 2022, 08.21 PM IST
Centre red-flags 'disturbing trends' in states' financesTelangana leads with Rs 56,767 crore of off budget borrowings between 2019-20 and 2021-22, which is over 4.5% of its GDP. Sikkim and Andhra...
04 Jul, 2022, 09.33 AM IST
Bihar, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan and WB most stressed fiscally: RBIFive states, namely, Bihar, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, and West Bengal, figure among the most stressed states fiscally, as per a Reserve Ba...
22 Jun, 2022, 05.07 PM IST
Citing Sri Lanka, RBI paper warns of stress building up in states; cautions against freebiesObserving that the slowdown in own tax revenue, a high share of committed expenditure and rising subsidy burdens have stretched state gover...
16 Jun, 2022, 11.19 PM IST
Seven states meet Q2 Capex target; get nod for Rs 16,691 crore additional borrowingThe states -- Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan and Telangana -- have achieved the target set by the Minis...
12 Nov, 2021, 06.50 PM IST
11 states meet Q1 capex target, get to mobilise Rs 15,721 croreThe additional open market borrowing permission granted is equivalent to 0.25 per cent of their Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). Additi...
14 Sep, 2021, 01.55 PM IST
State GSDP numbers might undergo revision: SBIIn a report, it also said it found a “significant gap" between its estimates and revised estimates provided by West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, ...
24 Mar, 2021, 02.28 PM IST
States budgets can help improve India's GDP projections: SBI ResearchThe consolidated fiscal deficit of the Centre and states is thus likely to be around 12.7 per cent of GDP, assuming that the Centre’s fisca...
10 Mar, 2021, 05.01 PM IST
12 major states may have to cut capex by Rs 2.7 lakh crore in FY21: ICRAThe aggregate debt of these states is set to expand to 28.9% of gross state domestic product (GSDP) in the ongoing fiscal 2021 from 21.9% i...
12 Nov, 2020, 12.06 AM IST
States' market borrowings skyrocket 76% to Rs 1.93 lakh cr so far this fiscal: ReportThe aggressive borrowings will further shoot up the outstanding debt of all the states which has more than doubled to Rs 52.6 lakh crore in...
17 Jul, 2020, 03.57 PM IST
Bihar fastest growing state, Maharashtra tops in economic size: ReportTamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh come in the second place, but far behind Maharashtra, with a GSDP of Rs 9.67 trillion each, according to the r...
02 Dec, 2015, 11.06 PM IST
NRI deposits in Kerala rise to Rs 94,097 crore in 2013-14The NRI deposits in Kerala witnessed a growth of 41.84 per cent to Rs 94,097 crore in 2013-14, according to state government document.
12 Mar, 2015, 09.14 PM IST
Bihar beats Gujarat, Maharashtra with 21.9% growth in 11th PlanAmong all the states and union territories, Sikkim recorded highest GSDP growth rate of 31.6 per cent during the five year period followed ...
28 Nov, 2012, 07.25 PM IST
Cracking the Kerala Myth: Image as a state-led success crumbles in the face of hard factsHigh inequality means that, contrary to claims by many, Kerala could not have achieved the decline in poverty without significant increases...
08 Jan, 2012, 11.09 AM IST
Budget 2011: Let states borrow more, compensate for FTAs; says Thomas Isaac, Finance Minister, KeralaGiven the spiraling food inflation, there is a need for step-up in public investment for sustained farm growth as well as farm storage and ...
23 Feb, 2011, 04.21 AM IST