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Where is India’s Growth Story At? Indications from Provisional Estimates of GDP

On 31 May 2021, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released provisional estimates on the performance of the economy in the fourth quarter (Q4) of the.....

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Blog

The 15th Finance Commission Report: What has Changed on Fund Transfers to States?

On 1 February 2020, the 15th Finance Commission (FC) of India tabled its interim report. B.....

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Meghna Paul

Publication

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship scheme to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a Financial Year.....

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Poshan Abhiyaan

POSHAN Abhiyaan is Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship scheme that aims to holistically address the prevalence of malnutrition in India through the use of technology, convergence, behavioural c.....

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Meghna Paul , Avani Kapur

Blog

Explaining Monetary Policy in the Time of COVID-19

My previous blog discussed the economics of the fiscal aspect of.....

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Meghna Paul

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The Economics of Paying the COVID-19 Stimulus Package

This two-part blog series explains the monetary options available with policymakers to provide stimulus at the time of a pandemic. Even as the Finan.....

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Meghna Paul

Op Eds

Rural India reels under economic slump

Currently, two of the Government of India’s (GoI) largest schemes focussed on reviving the rural economy have been the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Sch.....

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Meghna Paul

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Poshan Abhiyaan

The Poshan Abhiyaan earlier known as the National Nutrition Mission is Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship scheme that aims to holistically address the prevalence of malnutrition in India throu.....

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MGNREGS :Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a flagship scheme of the Government of India (GoI) which aims to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a fin.....

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Blog

Can Age-weighted Voting Systems Alter Policy Decision-Making?

As Greta Thunberg thundered at world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit in September, her outrage was palpable and made global news. Her.....

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Meghna Paul

Blog

6 Things You Should know about India’s Quarterly Slowdown

India is considered a regional superpower in South Asia with its considerable natural resources and an enormous domestic consumer market. India’s GDP growth rate has been impressive throughout the 2.....

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Meghna Paul

Publication

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a flagship scheme of the Government of India (GoI) which aims to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a fin.....

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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme GoI, 2019-20 (Pre-Budget)

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a flagship scheme of the Government of India (GoI) which aims to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a fin.....

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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) (Post-Interim Budget)

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a flagship scheme of the Government of India (GoI) which aims to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a fin.....

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