NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday the government consciously preferred a route aimed at empowering people rather than doling out cash because it felt that it was better
Category: Economy
Revive economy without pressure on fiscal deficit: Ex-RBI gov Subbarao – The Hindu BusinessLine
The fight against Covid19 should focus on reviving the economy and bringing growth back on track without causing extra pressure on the fiscal deficit, according
Time to boost P2P lending | Business Standard Column
As banks grapple with risk aversion and savers see an erosion in the value of money, the P2P platform can be a win-win for both
Stimulus 1.0 & the MSME bonanza | Business Standard Column
Going ahead, the government could design specific schemes to help MSMEs modernise technology and obtain quality certification On May 13, when the finance minister unveiled
GST boost to MSMEs | Business Standard Column
The definitional changes made for MSMEs would address the problem of “dwarfism” The growth of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) has been an
Next six months will be tense | Business Standard Column
If the revival package doesn’t work, high stock market valuations cannot be sustained The next phase of lockdown will be crucial for economic revival since
Economic freedom in agriculture | Business Standard Column
The boom and bust of agriculture will be solved when we shift from state domination to individual freedom The market for food is bedevilled with
‘Talk to experts to make self-reliant slogan work’ | Business Standard Column
For manufactured products, the stated policy since the 1950s was to allow imports of only the goods that were not being made in India in
Some steps forward | Business Standard Editorials
Package focused on reforms, not to boost demand immediately Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday completed her package constructed by the government to deal with the
States need resources | Business Standard Editorials
During pandemic, Centre must not constrain states In the design of its pandemic relief package, the Union government has been careful about the immediate fiscal
New PSE policy to cut number of such firms, force all to co-exist with private firms – The Financial Express
Centre will soon come out with a new policy to privatise all central public enterprises (CPSEs) in non-strategic space and some in strategic sector in
State govt borrowing limit hiked to 5% of GSDP; mostly linked to reform goals – The Financial Express
The Centre on Sunday acceded to a strident demand from states that their market borrowing limit be enhanced to meet the expenditure contingencies of the
Govt bailout lowers NPL risk from SME loans – The Financial Express
Pick-up in demand will be key; aid for NBFCs indequate; PSUs have higher SME and IIB & SHTF, CV/SME loans. Government’s first bailout package can
The economy needs more stimulus–Economic Times
The stimulus measures announced by the government in five tranches are a mix of immediate relief, regulatory changes and some structural change. These are welcome
Call it opening up phase one–Economic Times
It is a pity that a government and political leadership that have been acutely sensitive to the semiotics of its slogans, scheme names and messaging
GST compensation to states pending for Dec-March FY20 – The Economic Times
“We are periodically talking about it. GST dues are very clearly explained in the GST Council. It is not for selective states… All states’ GST
Govt allows private players to participate in all sectors, but 51% CPSEs are in services–Business Today
There were 17 CPSEs under the chemicals and pharmaceuticals industry and around 13 CPSEs each belonged to industrial & consumer goods, power generation and power
Coronavirus crisis: Traders ‘angry, disappointed’ with relief package, demand PM Modi’s intervention–Business Today
CAIT said around 20 per cent of the trading community would have to shut down their businesses if no relief was forthcoming Traders across the
‘Actual fiscal impact’ mere Rs 1.5 lakh cr in Rs 21 lakh cr economic stimulus: Barclays–Business Today
India’s fiscal deficit will rise from the targeted 3.5% to 6% of GDP in FY21. Barclays has pegged consolidated government deficit (Centre and State) at
Government package only worth Rs 3.22 lakh crore and 1.6% of GDP, not Rs 20 lakh crore: Congress – The Economic Times
Congress accused the govt of misleading people in the name of an economic package and said the measures announced by the Centre amounted to only
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