States are desperately attempting never-tried-before measures to stay afloat
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Adequate Financing Options Key to How States Respond to COVID-19
State finances were under stress even prior to the COVID-19 crisis and the pandemic has resulted in a further hit to their revenue earnings.
Indian States are Short of Money
Recent changes in India’s fiscal architecture — “including the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, and increase in state shares for the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs)” — have put the states in these trying conditions before the pandemic even hit.
States Need More Funds from Modi Govt to Ensure Vulnerable are Protected During Covid: Paper
The Accountability Initiative working paper says state finances were already under pressure before the Covid-19 pandemic struck due to lower tax devolution and GST compensation.
How Can Indians Secure ‘Direct’ Welfare in a Pandemic?
It might be too early to treat direct benefit transfers as a one-size-fits-all policy solution given the difficulties some Indians have in accessing cash.
Modi Govt’s Gareeb Kalyan: Does India Have the Ability to Deliver Amid Covid-19 Lockdown?
Finance Minister has announced a three-month relief package worth Rs 1.7 lakh crore for India’s urban & rural poor to help them during the coronavirus lockdown.
Growing Concerns over Adequacy of Funds for Welfare Schemes
There is increasing concern regarding the actual availability of adequate funds for several important welfare schemes which impact the lives of tens of millions of people in the country.
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How Much Does the Indian Government Spend on Women?
Despite the annual promise to improve women’s welfare, India’s gender budget remains skewed and ineffective.
Budgets Routinely Passed Without Discussion And Scrutiny, Data Show
Parliament’s budget session for 2004-05 set an unbecoming precedent–100% of the budget of Rs 4.8 lakh crore ($109.7 billion) was passed without discussion, using the guillotine, a parliamentary procedure to fast-track lawmaking.