21/02/2013
There is a need for mainstreaming renewable energy, but the budget outlay proposed in the 12th Plan is grossly inadequate
Gyana Ranjan Panda and Saumya Shrivastava
20/02/2013
The world trend is to move towards public health systems, but developments in India seem to be in the opposite direction
Sona Mitra
19/02/2013
Central government's social spending is just 2 per cent of GDP, yet it may reduce allocation for welfare sectors by citing inability of the states to fully utilize Plan funds
Subrat Das
18/02/2013
It is imperative that the forthcoming Budget recognises that fair taxation policies are at the core of addressing inequality in the country
Pooja Rangaprasad
18/02/2013
Any job creation policy will have to refocus on ecology that has been giving employment to a large section of the population
Richard Mahapatra
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Compiled by Roomana Hukil,
The first budget of India covered just 7-1/2 months, from August 15, 1947, to March 31, 1948. The main highlight of the first budget...
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