Viewpoint: Budgetary Expectations

MEDC | 30 JAN,2022

  Given the socioeconomic devastation wrought by the successive waves of the pandemic, the central theme of the Budget needs to revolve around large scale employment g... Read more

The Services Sector

MEDC | 30 JAN,2022

  Creating a level playing field for foreign banks, and re-examining the definition of priority sectors are some of the top expectations of this sector. Stressed assets ... Read more

Manufacturing and Industry

MEDC | 30 JAN,2022

  Industry captains believe that India has the potential to become a global manufacturing hub, and as per data, it is possible for it to add $ 500 billion annually to th... Read more

Agriculture and Allied Sectors

MEDC | 30 JAN,2022

  Both the agritech and the aquaculture sectors have sought incentivization of R&D and inclusion of formal finance and insurance in the upcoming Budget. The agritech... Read more

Viewpoint: Budgetary Priorities

MEDC | 23 JAN,2022

  The Budget will soon be presented in Parliament and a key socioeconomic issue it needs to address urgently is the tackling of various forms of rising inequality in t... Read more

Regulating cryptocurrencies

MEDC | 23 JAN,2022

  With the kind of technology involved in it, nothing less than a global regulation of cryptocurrencies will deliver results. This was an observation made by Prime Minis... Read more

Managing investment deficits

MEDC | 23 JAN,2022

  Well-planned public expenditure has a multiplier effect on the economy and so the government should not hold back on judicious spending in the forthcoming budget. Due ... Read more

Monetary Policy and Economic Growth

MEDC | 23 JAN,2022

  The government should refrain from putting the responsibility of enhancing national economic growth on the monetary policy of the RBI. That has a different role to pla... Read more

Viewpoint: Building a new India

MEDC | 09 JAN,2022

  The year 2022 is likely to prove to be a stepping-stone to building a new India. Topmost on the policy agenda remains the deft handling of the pandemic. Covid has cl... Read more

Engage with traditional institutions

MEDC | 09 JAN,2022

  A key socioeconomic challenge India faces today is a slow but steady institutional deterioration. Rescuing society from failure often requires tactical engagement with... Read more

Look beyond MSP

MEDC | 09 JAN,2022

  Data based on the NSO's latest Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households report shows that both the households and the value of output benefiting from the minimu... Read more

Focus on infrastructure

MEDC | 09 JAN,2022

    An unwavering focus on infrastructure development in 2022 needs to be a policy priority for both the state and Central government. In this regard, it is worth ... Read more