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Zero-budget Natural Farming

Vol. 58, Issue No. 10, 11 Mar, 2023
A Narayanamoorthy, P Alli

The various issues relating to zero-budget natural farming are discussed, in light of the fi nance minister’s announcement in the Union Budget 2019–20 regarding it, and viable measures to double the farmers’ income are suggested.

In the Middle of Hope and Crisis

Vol. 57, Issue No. 25, 18 Jun, 2022
Pradeep Kumar Choudhury, Angrej Singh Gill, Amit Kumar

The fund allocations of the Union Budget 2022–23 to education are analysed in the context of the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education sector and the implementation of the National Education Policy, 2020.

Marginalising the Marginal: Supply-side Approach in the 2021–22 Budget Will Not Work

Vol. 56, Issue No. 21, 22 May, 2021
The union budget is the biggest single event of the economy in any given year. No other economic event can match it in terms of its impact, except when there are shocks such as a drought or a demonetisation or a pandemic induced lockdown. Those who argue for downsizing the government argue that the budget does not matter since it cannot make much of a difference to the economy. But even they spend considerable time analysing the union budget. Why is that so?

A Bonanza for Corporates

Vol. 56, Issue No. 6, 06 Feb, 2021

And a trickle-down approach to reinstating livelihoods will mean a K-shaped recovery.

 

Decoding the 2020-21 Union Budget: Bombastic Speeches and a Plummeting Economy

How can we reconcile the 2020-21 Union Budget’s bombastic proposals with the reality of a crippled domestic economy?

Grand Narratives of the Budget

Vol. 49, Issue No. 28, 12 Jul, 2014
Aniket Aga

In a bid to introduce point to point high speed rail systems the Indian Railways seems to have forgotten its core constituency. If the Indian Railways fails to provide inexpensive travel to all, it would be deemed as a violation of the constitutional guarantee of travelling freely across the country. 

Budgetary Arithmetic, Fiscal Imprudence and Macroeconomic Implications

Vol. 37, Issue No. 21, 25 May, 2002
D Tripati Rao

Notwithstanding the attempts made to undo the budget deficits initiating the fiscal reform process, the art of budget making in India is far from salutary both in terms of content, and macroeconomic and social implications. Given the political economy fundamentals (institutional constraints), the adherence to fiscal rules may, at best, contain the overall public expenditures through fiscal pruning measures, but may fail in addressing (i) the distributional effects of public expenditure policies, and hence, (ii) the composition of public expenditure.

Central Budget 2002-03 : Creating Public Discredit for Asset-Grabbing

Vol. 37, Issue No. 17, 27 Apr, 2002
Amiya Kumar Bagchi

Increasing the vulnerability of the lower-income groups, including the fixed-income middle class, is part of the strategy of global capital for grabbing their assets. And there are perhaps few governments anywhere which is prepared to pursue this strategy so callously as the one in New Delhi.

The Budget and the Economy

Vol. 37, Issue No. 12, 23 Mar, 2002
Pulapre Balakrishnan

The budget is a collection of measures, disconnected maybe but not necessarily badly conceived. However, it does not amount to a serious stab at launching the economy on to a higher growth path, which is what the so-called 'second generation reforms' that the finance minister has harped upon in the past half year or so are meant to do.

Bold Initiatives Needed on Agriculture and Rural Employment

Vol. 37, Issue No. 12, 23 Mar, 2002
S Mahendra Dev

The specific proposals of Budget 2002-03 for agriculture and rural development do not live up to expectations. There is need for bold initiatives on public investment, credit and creating incentives for private investment to revive agricultural growth and expansion of rural employment.

Calcutta Diary

Vol. 37, Issue No. 11, 16 Mar, 2002
AM

History marches on. Consider the colourless budget the union finance minister presented on the last day of last month. Even he could not but admit the sorry reality of the economy having come to a screeching halt.

Credit Policy: Beyond Expansionary Signals

Vol. 37, Issue No. 11, 16 Mar, 2002
EPW Research Foundation

There are clear pointers in the Budget for 2002-03 to the stance likely to be adopted in the credit and monetary policy to be announced next month. However, mere expansionary signals from the RBI through reduction of the repo rate and the Bank rate and through money market instruments will not be enough. The RBI will need to address structural disabilities and distorted commercial banking behaviour in response to financial sector reforms.

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