National Democratic Alliance News
Intent of nutrition policy is clear but achieving its goals may be a challenge
Nutrition Mission may face challenges on sustainability delivery frontsThe scheme also suffers from under-utilisation of allocated funds, just like many other government programmes
2 min read10 Jul 2019Fewer taxes, more to spend, say millennials
Most 23-38-year-olds save little after paying rent, taxes and EMIs and spending on eating out, shoppingIndia’s 440 million millennials saw little relief as prices of items such as fuel and gold were proposed to be hiked in NDA’s first budget after it returned to power
5 min read6 Jul 2019Pushing unpopular decisions may be a key test for council
To ensure that power council is effective, it will have to be given competence to commit fundsThe proposed power council would be headed by the Union power minister and would have the Union finance minister and power ministers of all states as members
3 min read3 Jul 2019NDA govt tables new triple talaq bill in Lok Sabha amid protest by opposition
The new triple talaq bill will replace an ordinance issued in February by the previous NDA governmentThe problem for the ruling BJP is that some of the members of the NDA are also opposed to the controversial bill
3 min read21 Jun 2019Govt to roll out policies on industry, retail trade
Kovind’s address indicated that reforms efforts will be oriented towards bringing social equity and to help the $2.9 trillion economy reach $5 trillion by 2024The government has already announced a pension scheme for traders and the self-employed
1 min read20 Jun 2019A road map for better connectivity
For Modi govt to deliver on ‘Sab ka sath, sab ka vikas’, investment in roads, ports, fibre optic networks will be keyFor the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which has retained power, the immediate hurdles in adding momentum to infrastructure creation are many
4 min read31 May 2019Loan waivers will not help farmers in the long-term: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
Naidu said that waiving off loans will not help farmers in the long-term as it is a temporary solution to their inability to repay debtNaidu’s statement comes after the Congress party last week promised to waive off farmers loans as one of the measures to resolve the agrarian distress
1 min read12 Apr 2019Opinion | Quota politics is the legacy of flawed priorities
When did India last see an agitation for better education and healthcare, unlike, say, the recent wave of protests over quota?
3 min read14 Jan 2019NDA’s Q2 economic threats recede, but challenges remain
Focus shifts from oil, rupee, CAD to farm distress, credit to SMEs
3 min read31 Dec 2018Opinion | In politics, there are no friends and no enemies
If KCR is making new friends ahead of LS polls, NDA’s old friends are growing hostile
3 min read31 Dec 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