New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Cash transfer schemes launched in Maharashtra and Odisha for the uplift of poor women have enabled beneficiaries to build higher savings along with higher expenditure on medical and education-related needs that benefited the entire family, according to a working paper published by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. The paper, titled ‘Unconditional Women Cash Transfer Programmes in India: Evidence from Maharashtra and Odisha’, states that the findings in…
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New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) India needs 7 to 8 per cent growth to become Viksit Bharat by 2047, which needs more investment from the private sector as well as strong export growth, Mahendra Dev, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), said on Tuesday.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a FICCI India event here, he said that “private sector investment is equally important and also export growth important. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mentioned about ‘…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), discussing measures to sustain India’s growth momentum, strengthen economic resilience and navigate emerging global challenges amid the West Asia conflict, officials said on Saturday.The meeting focused on strategies to further accelerate economic growth, at a time when major economies across the world continue to face geopolitical uncertainties, …
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday expressed strong confidence that Maharashtra is taking a giant leap forward in research, innovation, and the global economy.He said that leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies, Maharashtra is stamping its authority across all sectors nationwide.The Chief Minister emphasised that no other state in the country comes close to Maharashtra in terms of research, innovation, infrastructure, and revenue generatio…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Prof. Gourav Vallabh, a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), on Friday criticised opposition leaders for trying to sow confusion about the Prime Minister’s appeal for fuel conservation, saying the measures must be seen in the context of ongoing global economic disruptions and geopolitical tensions. Speaking to IANS, Vallabh said, “There are three major geopolitical conflicts going on all over the world. The first is the West Asia conf…
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) The revival of Kolkata as a growth hub holds the key to reviving the eastern half of India which is “distinctively poorer” than the western half of the country, Member of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the Prime Minister, Sanjeev Sanyal, said on Wednesday.During an event at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) here on the ‘The Relative Economic Performance of Bhartiya States,’ Sanyal told reporters that “The relative performance of the Indian states shows one or t…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Indian Navy’s INSV Kaundinya, which embarked on its maiden voyage from Porbandar (Gujarat) to Muscat in Oman, is sailing strongly in the high seas and is believed to have completed two-thirds of its journey while bracing for encountering oil tankers as it enters a heavy traffic corridor, said an official on Sunday.Unlike the modern vessels, the INSV Kaundinya is a ‘stitched’ ship and has no engine, no metal nails, and no modern propulsion. It depends entirely on wind…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Indian Navy’s INSV Kaundinya, which embarked on its maiden voyage from Porbandar (Gujarat) to Muscat in Oman is sailing strongly in the high seas and is believed to have completed one-third path of its journey. Unlike the modern vessels, the INSV Kaundinya is a ‘stitched’ ship and has no engine, no metal nails, and no modern propulsion. It depends entirely on wind, sails, and a shipbuilding method dating back to the fifth century.Sharing an update about the voyage of …