As election-eve budgets go, Interim Budget 2019-20 must rank as one of the most politically expedient ones this country has seen. The shadow of the general election
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A cash-for-votes Budget | Deccan Herald
An Interim Budget from an interim minister for a government on its last legs. This is what Piyush Goyal was expected to deliver. Instead, he
Little for agri sector, Budget silent on jobs–Deccan Chronicle
The expectation that interim finance minister Piyush Goyal would present a farmers’ budget after the drubbing his party got in the recent Assembly polls was
NITI Aayog is unaware of jobless rate – The Hindu BusinessLine
Says methodology in NSS report, which places unemployment rate at 6.1% in FY18, is incorrect The government’s policy thinktank NITI Aayog does not know what
Good news or bad? | Business Standard Editorials
The Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released its revised estimates of national income for 2017-18, in advance of the Union Budget due
Real crisis | Business Standard Editorials
Just a day after two senior members of the National Statistical Commission (NSC) resigned, alleging that the government had withheld the release of a survey
unemployment: Report that says unemployment at 45-year high in 2017-18 not verified, says Niti Aayog – The Economic Times
Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said the data is being collected in a new manner. The Niti Aayog on Thursday stepped in to clarify on the
A government whose term is ending, has no business announcing policies: Yashwant Sinha – The Economic Times
I am very happy that more and more people are talking about some kind of universal basic income or income support scheme for farmers, Yashwant Sinha,
NITI Aayog in damage control after leaked unemployment report: Enough evidence of job creation – The Financial Express
Hours after the unreleased government report showed that the unemployment rate in India had hit a 45-year high in the year 2017-18, NITI Aayog rushed
Cloud over CSO data casts shadow on jobs claims – The Financial Express
India’s official data such as that on the IIP or GDP has often been dogged with controversy, the most recent of which was the rebasing
Data not finalised, says Niti Aayog about report on unemployment rising | Business Standard News
ndia’s unemployment rate hit a 45-year high of 6.1 per cent in 2017, according to a report based on an official survey, which the government said was
New data points to employment worries
Anecdotal evidence is validated by statistics: the situation on the jobs front is grim and has worsened in 2017-18, the first year for which an
On a cliff edge: on Brexit – The Hindu
The prospects for Britain’s orderly withdrawal from the European Union on March 29 have receded further, even as MPs rallied to stop a no-deal scenario. An amendment
US Fed: US Fed leaves rates steady, says will be ‘patient’ on future hikes – The Economic Times
By Craig Torres The Federal Reserve said it will be “patient” on any future interest-rate moves and signaled flexibility on the path for reducing its
Budget 2019: For MSMEs, it would be prudent to have tax on profit rather than turnover–Economic Times
By Rama Krishna Kuppa The total number of MSMEs both registered and unregistered together is estimated at about 42.50 million in India. They constitute around 40 percent
Damned lies, a joke or statistics?–Economic Times
There are lies, damned lies and statistics. In India, that may no longer be just a joke. Two more members of the National Statistical Commission
Don’t hide job data: National Statistical Commission’s hollowing out is bad news for economic policy making–Times of India
India’s statistical system was once a source of pride but now it’s becoming a proxy for institutional decay. The latest problem is the hollowing out
Statistical Commission chief quitting casts shadow on Modi’s jobs claims – The Financial Express
India’s official data such as that on the IIP or GDP has often been dogged with controversy, the most recent of which was the rebasing
Where has all the jobs data gone? | Business Standard Column
On January 28, 2019, the only two non-governmental members of the National Statistical Commission (NSC) tendered their resignations. According to news reports, among the reasons for their
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