Spotlight #Budget2018
No wiggle room for public participation in budgetary process
Growing pitch for budget transparency calls for improving public and civil society participation. New Delhi:The yearly release of the Union… Read More
Brain drain or brain gain?
Is the PMRF scheme a viable option in plugging the drain of our innovators? Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in his… Read More
Budget 2018: Questions on roadmap for water and sanitation
The Swachh Bharat Mission needs to address three major challenges to realize the goal of making India Open Defecation Free.… Read More
Budget 2018: Beyond the promises of employment generation
Job creation for the labour market forms the bedrock in realizing the aim of growth augmented equity and poverty alleviation.… Read More
Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board: A Frankenstein’s monster or economy’s saviour?
Like the previous budget, the present budget can also be termed a ‘KIIFB budget’, as many of the proposed projects… Read More
Education Budget: Focus on polls than pedagogy
For the education sector, the budget has remained an exercise in enhancing optics and playing to vote-bank politics. Finance Minister… Read More
Open Budget Survey: Global Budget transparency stalls, India shows moderate growth
India’s budget transparency scores have increased from 46 in 2015 to 48 in 2017. New Delhi: Since the time it… Read More