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Sanjay Kumar

ARTICLES BY SANJAY KUMAR

The jury is still out on whether the informal sector is actually being tracked better. (REUTERS)

GVA data haze: Has India been overcounting the output of its informal sector?

5 min read . 29 Jun 2025

The Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) recently prepared a draft of revised Guidelines for Statistical Data Dissemination and placed it in the public domain for comments. (Mint.)

The government must review its proposals on access to official micro-data

4 min read . 20 Feb 2025

While the simplified filing process and lower tax rates are appealing, 28 percent of taxpayers still preferred the old tax regime due to its beneficial deductions and exemptions.

Pre-budget outlook: How to make new tax regime attractive, simplify compliance

3 min read . 06 Jan 2025

The Joint Parliamentary Committee is scheduled to meet early next year and begin consultations with various stakeholders. (Somnath Sen)

One nation, one election: Consultation time has begun

4 min read . 25 Dec 2024

In Ladakh, there are almost an equal number of Shia and Buddhist voters, but the split in Buddhist votes benefitted the independent Shia candidate.

Tactical voting can play a big role: Lessons from Barmer and Ladakh poll results

4 min read . 04 Sept 2024

The performance of students at the foundational level is better, but still far from optimal.

Disparities in schooling quality need to end for better outcomes

4 min read . 05 Jun 2024

The existence of separate boards for secondary and higher secondary levels in eight states creates disparities in student performance within the same state.

How state-level school boards can promote educational equity

4 min read . 23 Apr 2024

Class 6 sees almost 1.7 million students drop out as they move from primary to upper primary school, while class 9 records nearly 2.5 million students leaving, likely due to the shift to upper secondary education and the associated increase in academic rigour.

Minimally disrupted schooling can reduce high drop-out rates

4 min read . 24 Mar 2024

There has been pupil-teache ratio reduction from 29 to 23 at the primary level, 26 to 18 at the upper-primary, 26 to 17 at the secondary and 38 to 26 at the higher-secondary levels.

Our school infrastructure needs to be revamped to flatten its pyramid

4 min read . 22 Feb 2024

An expansion plan for the health sector has been laid out, probably to signal that all sections of society are being looked after, as health remains a concern for a large section of people, cutting across identities of caste, religion, gender, class, etc.

The budget reaches out far and wide with well-crafted messages

4 min read . 02 Feb 2024

Instead of CPI, if the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) were to be used as the deflator, earnings growth in April-June 2023 over July-September 2020 would be merely 2%. (AP)

The performance of the informal sector demands indepth analysis

4 min read . 24 Dec 2023

A survey data indicates that 80% of journalists believe that the media portrays the government in an overly favourable light.

Something must be done about discontent bared by journalists

4 min read . 01 Nov 2023

In 2004, 66% of Muslims were opposed to the idea of uniform laws for all citizens. (HT_PRINT)

The idea of a Universal Civil Code: What Indians at large think of it

3 min read . 10 Jul 2023

Does corruption matter when India votes, an analysis in 5 charts

3 min read . 30 Mar 2023

A poll win needn’t mean approval of a government’s performance

4 min read . 19 May 2022

Given that consumption is the main driver of our economic growth, putting more money in the hands of the individual would definitely give fillip to consumption (Photo: iStock)

Govt's fiscal position and what to expect from Budget 2022

5 min read . 17 Jan 2022

Voters in Uttar Pradesh are all set to participate in one of the most significant state elections ahead of the Lok Sabha polls of 2024. (PTI)

What explains the communal campaigns in UP polls

3 min read . 04 Jan 2022

Poll tickets and welfare promises are tools for political parties to attract women voters. (AP)

The emerging vote bank that every political party wants to tap

3 min read . 27 Oct 2021

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference, AAP's Chief Ministerial candidate for Uttarakhand election Col. Ajay Kothiyal is also seen (PTI)

The dark horse in Uttarakhand's assembly elections

3 min read . 12 Oct 2021

BSP has been popular among Dalit voters in parts of India, and once ruled a state such as Uttar Pradesh. But the BSP has not been the Dalits’ popular choice in Punjab.

BSP tie-up won’t help Akalis: It’s advantage Congress in Punjab 2022

3 min read . 01 Sept 2021