The IMPRI Center for the Study of Finance and Economics (CSFE), IMPRI, Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on the topic “Viksit Bharat – Developed India @2047 and Union Budget 2024-25” on 24th July 2024, under IMPRI 5th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Interim Union Budget 2024-25, as part of IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk.
The reprioritisation that was so necessary, by allotting substantially higher funds to cater to the needs of the marginalised sections is not visible in the Budget for 2024-25.
No one expects the Budget to be divorced from politics, but no one expects it to be suffused with politics so far away from the next general elections either.
How do other countries devolve funds to their local governments? Why is the Census significant?
The former chief economic advisor's characterisation of criticism against Indian economy as being 'unpatriotic' is in line with the current environment in the country of wanting to show loyalty to the King.
In the last three days, wealth redistribution has become a hot electoral issue. It’s being said that the ‘big bad State’ will snatch the properties from everyone and, in Robin Hood style, be distributed to outsiders.
Japanese companies initiated the practice of letting workers give feedback on how shopfloor activity could be improved. That led to workers engaging consciously with their work, gave workers more agency and involvement in their work, improving quality and productivity. Workers, in any case, exercise democracy in the working of their unions and associations.