Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.
The issue of flooding is a persistent structural limitation of land, livelihood and public infrastructure in Assam. According to the Government of Assam, approximately 31.05 lakh hectares of the state's total geographical area is prone to flood and an average of 9.31 lakh hectares is affected by flood in Assam every year (6.84 per cent of total geographical area).
InsightHimanshu Chhetri Introduction India’s urban local bodies (ULBs) are at the frontline of service delivery, yet their fiscal health reveals deep structural imbalances. Recent municipal finance data (FY 2021‑22 to FY 2023‑24) highlights sharp variations across city types, showing how…
Uttarakhand's migration crisis presents one of India's most acute demographic challenges. Between 2008 and 2018, approximately 118,981 persons migrated permanently from rural areas of the state, while 383,726 undertook semi-permanent migration for employment (Rural Development and Migration Commission, 2018).
The Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 insured workers against sickness, maternity, disability and death, but not against losing the job itself. It assumed a worker would hold one job in one factory for a working life, so an insured person could contribute for years, lose that job, and receive nothing from a fund built partly out of their own wages.
A provident fund constitutes deferred wages and forms the basis of long-term financial security for employees. Likewise, the value of a pension is realized only when it is both approved and disbursed promptly to recipients.
The India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX) is India's first regulated gateway for the import and trading of gold and silver, operationalised at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), Gandhinagar. Its conceptual origin lies in the Union Budget 2020-21, in which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the government's intent to establish an international bullion exchange in an International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) (Ministry of Finance, 2020).
The Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers – Disclosure Scheme, 2026 (FAST-DS 2026) was introduced by the Ministry of Finance under Sections 135 to 142 of Chapter IV of the Finance Act, 2026, to provide a voluntary, one-time compliance opportunity for Indian resident taxpayers to regularize undeclared foreign holdings and overseas-sourced income (Finance Act, 2026).