Gujarat achieves lowest debt-to-GSDP ratio of 4.5 percent among 21 largest states in last 10 years: NCAER EconomistsGujarat is lauded for its top-notch fiscal management, significantly reducing its debt-to-GSDP ratio by 4.5% in the past decade under CM Bh...
16 Feb, 2025, 01.43 PM IST
Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal and Maharashtra may have crack the debt codeFour states have managed to reduce their debt-to-GSDP ratio, while others like Punjab and Tamil Nadu have seen sharp increases, potentially...
13 Feb, 2025, 03.52 PM IST
Odisha tops the list of achievers on the Fiscal Health Index 2025Odisha leads the Fiscal Health Index 2025 among Indian states, followed by Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jharkhand, and Gujarat. The ranking, announce...
24 Jan, 2025, 08.21 PM IST
No timeline for introduction of regulatory guidelines for virtual digital assets industry: MoS FinanceIndia has no set timeline for comprehensive virtual digital asset regulations, citing the need for international collaboration. The governm...
16 Dec, 2024, 05.29 PM IST
Goa Government achieves FRBM targets as per CAG reportGoa chief minister Pramod Sawant holds the finance portfolio. Under Sawant, the fiscal parameters have shown tremendous improvement after t...
12 Aug, 2024, 09.36 PM IST
State indebtedness to stay high at 31-32% in FY24: CrisilThe rating agency noted that overall borrowings of 18 states, which constitute 90% of the country’s gross state domestic product, is likely...
01 Dec, 2023, 01.36 PM IST
How poll-bound states fare on key economic indicatorsLabour force participation in all 5 states better than national average. But female unemployment increased in Chhattisgarh, MP & Rajasthan ...
01 Nov, 2023, 12.35 AM IST
In fiscal 2020–21, Mizoram's GSDP increased by 15.62%: CAG ReportThe state's GSDP at current prices increased at a pace ranging from 12.76% to 15.62% between 2016 and 21 according to the report that Chief...
07 Sep, 2022, 10.22 PM IST
PIL on freebies: States have nearly Rs 59,89,360 crore liability as on March 31, 2021While Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra top the chart with liabilities of Rs 6,62,891 crore and Rs 5,36,891 crore respectively, Punjab gets the...
11 Aug, 2022, 08.52 PM 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
Pandemic leads to Maharashtra plunging into debt trap; fiscal deficit highest since FY06: ReportIn line with higher-than-budgeted deficit ratios, the state's debt-to-GSDP ratio has jumped to 20.2 per cent in 2020-21, up from 16 per cen...
01 Apr, 2021, 06.34 PM 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
Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao writes to NITI Aayog for relaxed borrowing limitRao has sought the support of NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya to relax the current annual borrowing limits from 3 pct to 3.5 pct.
31 Aug, 2015, 10.08 PM IST
A look at the balance sheet of India’s state financesIndia’s central government finances receive a great deal of attention but state finances are sizeable too, with state-level debt making abo...
25 Feb, 2014, 10.49 AM IST
- Punjab's fiscal health "poorer" than Haryana's
Despite Punjab trying "hard" to bring fiscal discipline, its fiscal health when compared with Haryana, the neighbouring state is performing...
22 Mar, 2013, 09.09 PM IST
Punjab's debt projected to cross 1 lakh cr mark in 2013-14Punjab's total outstanding debt is projected to cross whopping Rs 1 lakh crore mark in next fiscal.
20 Mar, 2013, 05.01 PM IST
- States' debt-GSDP ratio improves in FY10-12: Icra
Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Maharashtra are the least indebted states in relation to the size of their GSDP.
19 Feb, 2013, 10.24 PM IST