OPINION
EDITORIAL
Unfair move
THERE ARE REPORTS that the Government intends to tax any withdrawals from the provident fund by members with large sums to their credit. These might well be just one of those inspired official leaks or an educated guess that may eventually find ...
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AGRICULTURE
When farm technology falls short of expectations
IF THERE is one thing that should prick the conscience of India, it is the continued suicide of farmers. Those who filled our granaries now find themselves in despair. The alarming number of deaths and the sweep of ...
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BUDGET
Educational cess: Feasible alternative
IN THE final leg of their political and economic journey (1991-96), the P. V. Narasimha Rao-Manmohan Singh combine made an effort to put a human face on the economic reforms, albeit in a symbolical gesture in ...
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Budget 2004 needs broader vision
WHAT an economy India now represents. Over 8 per cent GDP growth; $110 billion-plus foreign exchange reserves. Every major economic segment performing well: Agriculture, Infrastructure, Services and Manufacturing. ...
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ECONOMY
Budget 2004: Will resources match aspirations?
The emphasis of the Common Minimum Programme is on the farm sector, labour welfare, PSU privatisation policy and social areas of education and health. Nobody can dispute the importance of these sectors when globalisation during the past ten years has not adequately addressed the core issues. But with huge investments involved, where is the money going to come from?
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FERTILISERS
Who benefits from the surging fertiliser subsidy?
Fertiliser subsidy in India is justified on the grounds that the developed countries also give subsidies. But there is a fundamental difference. While the latter give subsidy as support to the farmers, in India, subsidy payments are made to the manu facturers. Subsidy given to cover inefficiency of a producer or shore up the profit of an input supplier cannot pass muster under the WTO regime, says Uttam Gupta.
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POLITICS
In bureaucrats we trust
POLITICIANS are supposed to believe in doing good to the public and accordingly lay down policies while the salaried bureaucrats are expected to implement them without fear or favour. This is yet another postulate which ...
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LETTERS
Educating investors
The data paradox
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