The death of T. N. Srinivasan, the iconoclast who laid the intellectual groundwork for India's economic reforms, marks the end of an era
4 min read12 Nov 2018He was instrumental in orchestrating different aspects of planning in the newly-independent India
4 min read2 Aug 2018Chetan Ghate, a distinguished economist, was part of the 5-member expert panel on monetary policy, constituted during former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan's tenure
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2 min read24 Jul 2009The 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
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