This interview series is produced by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, under the Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme. This interview series is based and born from Vidhi’s report, “Clearing the Air: A Synthesised Mapping of Out of School Children during COVID-19 in India (April 2020-May 2022)”.
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Emerging from COVID-19: Challenges and Solutions
As India emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, economists will have to rethink how they understand the Indian economy in context of global volatilities. In this panel, moderated by Amartya Lahiri, Viral Acharya, Yamini Aiyar and Pronab Sen discuss both the macroeconomic implications of growth, infrastructure and public policy, and the microeconomic concerns of whether we are creating enough good jobs, ensuring welfare, and reducing income inequality.
Budget 2023: Nirmala Sitharaman Speech | Expert Analysis
As Modi Govt 2.0’s last full budget ahead of General Elections in 2024, the Budget is likely to be an exercise in managing several objectives – from fiscal prudence, to boosting growth without inflation, to increasing revenues via non-tax measures and providing adequate sops as required.
NREGA, Food Security Act, Once Derided as Freebies, Ensured Indians Didn’t Starve During COVID
Among comparable nations, India spends the least on social protections, yet we’re debating ‘freebies’, says Yamini Aiyar.
#127 सरकार का पैसा आख़िर जाता कहाँ है? Understanding India’s Public Finance
एक आम इंसान के रोज़मर्रा जीवन में कौनसी लेवल की सरकार ज़्यादा माईने रखती है? बजट के ज्ञान से राज्य की सक्षमता कैसे समझ सकते है? सरकार की वित्तीय विषयों पर जवाबदेही सुदृढ़ करने के लिए क्या सुधार ज़रूरी है?
Does India Need More Federalism or Less? – Debate
What do such Centre-state entanglements say about India’s federalism? And what should we be batting for – a more federalised structure or a stronger Centre?
Is The Budget People Friendly Or Conservative? | People’s Editor
Will Budget 2022 Boost Health And Education Amid A Pandemic? Is The Budget People Friendly Or Conservative?