Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim Budget 2024-2025 on February 1, 2024. Her Budget speech and related Budget Documents c
“The National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023 presents the second edition of the national MPI and is a follow-up to the Baselin
An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,800 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to articles published by The
The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Government of India, has published an e-Book, “A Treatise on Indian Censuses since 1981”.
A group of retired senior civil servants has expressed concern over the proposed FCA (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and has urged Members of Parliament to “n
Article 124A of the Indian Penal Code has been through engaging court speeches, Bills and Acts, Reports of commissions and committees, and insightful
Links to a Panel Discussion on Free Speech and Sedition in a Democracy organised by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy on March 24, 2016,
On March 15, 2022, a three-Judge Bench of the High Court of Karnataka, headed by the Chief Justice, Ritu Raj Awasthi, pronounced its verdict on the pe
The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, has published the draft India Data Accessibility and Use Policy 202
The Union Budget, 2022-2023, presented by the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, and related Budget Documents can be accessed here.
The full text of the Economic Survey 2021-22 (and Statistical Appendix) can be accessed here.
Periodically, the India Railways comes out with a database of facts and figures that include volume of traffic, freight movement, revenue from commerc
Cities and towns in India are expected to contribute about 70 per cent of the country's GDP by the year 2030. Also, India's urban population is likely
A High-Level Committee to Study the Impact of NEET [National Eligibility cum Entrance Test] on Medical Admissions in Tamil Nadu, 2021, submitted its r
The annual Crime In India reports published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) since 1953, provide country-wide data on crime. This page con
The Reserve Bank of India brings out a report as an annual publication entitled State Finances: A Study of Budgets , which analyses the fiscal position of State governments on the basis of primary disaggregated State-wise data. From 2005-06 onwards, the report has been structured around a special theme of topical relevance. This report’s theme is ‘Quality of Sub-national Public Expenditure’. The highlights of the report are: The quality of expenditure is key to sub-national level fiscal consolidation to reap efficiency and welfare gains while smoothing the effects of fiscal adjustment. Empirical analysis indicates that expenditure on social and physical infrastructure can have growth augmenting effects. The quality of expenditure of most Indian States has been improving following the enactment of fiscal responsibility legislations. States need to prioritise expenditure on physical and social infrastructure and economise on nonessential heads. From a medium term perspective, enduring improvements in the quality of States’ finances hinges around the revival of State level public enterprises (SLPEs), improving the viability of Discoms and rationalisation of centrally sponsored schemes. This report has been prepared by the Fiscal Analysis Division (FAD) of the Department of Economic and Policy Research (DEPR). Support was received from the regional offi ces of DEPR, other departments of the Reserve Bank (Department of Government and Bank Accounts and Internal Debt Management Department), finance departments of State Governments and Union Territories, the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. This report is also available on the website (www.rbi.org.in).Feedback/comments are solicited to help improve the analytical or informational content of the report. These may be sent to the Director, Fiscal Analysis Division, Department of Economic and Policy Research, 6thFloor, Amar Building, Reserve Bank of India, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai 400 001 or through email at [email protected]. Michael Debabrata Patra Executive DirectorMarch 31, 2016 Resources: Full text of A Study of State Budgets - 2015-16, by the Reserve Bank of India, published on April 7, 2016 . [PDF 2.28 MB]
The election manifesto of the Paataali Makkal Katchi (PMK) for the general elections to the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, released by the PMK
The election manifesto of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for the general elections to the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, released by the p
The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy presents a selection of editorials, news reports and features, and opinion articles relating to sediti
Full text of Speech by Dr. Raghuram Rajan - March 12, 2016 - at First Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture, New Delhi. Resources: Full text of Speech by Dr. Raghuram Rajan - March 12, 2016 - at First Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture, New Delhi [PDF 205 KB] (Copyright © Reserve Bank of India)