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A pragmatic fiscal stimulus package that nudges households to spend
India is in a very tight space, and the room to spend our way out of this crisis is very limited
3 min read13 Oct 2020How mobile wallets fend off economic shocks
Households as well as companies can mitigate economic risks better by adopting mobile-based transactions, a new study finds
1 min read10 Aug 2020Agri families borrow more, eat less to cope with kin’s suicide: study
Average income of farm suicide families was just ₹3,523 per month in 2016-17, below ₹4,561 estimated by NSSO: studyThe study found that 92% of farm suicide families were not enrolled under the centre’s flagship crop insurance scheme
2 min read21 Aug 2019Power minister Raj Kumar claims all households in 15 states have electricity connections
8 states have achieved 100% saturation in household electrification under Saubhagya namely Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Bihar, J&K, Mizoram, Sikkim, Telangana and West Bengal, says Raj Kumar Singh
2 min read29 Nov 2018Nearly 60.50 lakh household toilets built under Swachh Bharat
According to the ministry, around 4.7 lakh public toilet seats have been constructed so far
1 min read19 Nov 2018Farmers don’t have enough cash to save or invest
Barely one in 10 rural households had any investment to make, and just 51% of the households saved some money in 2015-16, shows Nabard survey
3 min read12 Sep 2018After Saubhagya, govt plans induction stoves for the poor
The proposed scheme will help reduce import of fossil fuels and generate fresh demand for electricity
3 min read28 Aug 2018Opinion | What the shrinking trend of urban households tells about us Indians
The average urban Indian household has shrunk from 4.85 people to 4.44 since 2005
3 min read16 Aug 2018Over 50% agricultural households are facing indebtedness: Nabard
The average annual income of agricultural households was ₹107,172, the National Financial Inclusion Survey 2016-17 shows
1 min read16 Aug 2018Record government expenditure on MGNREGS underlines rural distress
The government expenditure on MGNREGS in 2017-18 was nearly Rs25,000 crore more than what was spent in 2013-14
2 min read3 Apr 2018Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared