New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) In a significant step towards advancing data-driven fiscal decentralisation and strengthening grassroots governance, the Centre on Monday released the report of the Committee on Datasets for State Finance Commissions prepared by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. While releasing the report, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government V. Anantha Nageswaran said that citizens experience governance through the availability of basic services such as drinking water, roads, street l…
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New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) In a significant step to strengthen the evidence base for fiscal decentralisation in India, the government is set to launch the Report of the Committee on Datasets for State Finance Commissions on Monday.Dr V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) to the government, will release the report in the presence of Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, and Dr Manish Gupta, Associate Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), …
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday said that the decision on the state’s farmer loan waiver has reached its final stages but the official announcement is being held back due to directives from the Election Commission. Speaking to reporters after the weekly Cabinet meeting, CM Fadnavis clarified that the formal announcement will be made after the elections to the 17 Maharashtra Legislative Council elections slated for June 18 and counting on June 22.CM…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V. Anantha Nageswaran on Friday said there is no doubt that India will become the third largest economy in the course of the next few years, as the country’s real GDP growth rate was estimated at 7.8 per cent for Q3 FY26 in the new series with 2022-23 as the base year, and 7.6 per cent for the full financial year.Answering an IANS question at a press conference here, Nageswaran said that our growth rate post-Covid has been probably one of the…