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70 Policies — Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969
Indian Economy | Economic Reforms Aug 06, 2018

70 Policies — Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969

A five-decade-old issue — concentration of economic power, dominance in the hands of the few and the resultant inequalities — remains alive even today, not only in India but across the world. ...

70 Policies — Public Provident Fund, 1968
Indian Economy | Development Aug 04, 2018

70 Policies — Public Provident Fund, 1968

Initially offered by post offices and branches of select public sector banks, today, most private sector banks can offer the provident fund scheme to the public, though they try and dissuade investors and distract them towards higher fee generating options like insurance. ...

70 Policies — Special Economic Zones, 1965
Indian Economy | Economic Reforms Aug 04, 2018

70 Policies — Special Economic Zones, 1965

The Special Economic Zones Act was, and still remains, a difficult legislation to turn into action. ...

70 Policies — Agricultural Prices Commission, 1965
Indian Economy | Economic Reforms | Agriculture Aug 04, 2018

70 Policies — Agricultural Prices Commission, 1965

Completely aligned with a control mindset, the practice of ensuring that farmers get a fair return on their production in an era of food surpluses continues till date — and seems more a political tool than an economic one. ...

70 Policies — Food Corporation of India, 1965
Indian Economy Aug 04, 2018

70 Policies — Food Corporation of India, 1965

The new FCI should be a market-friendly agency for food management, with a primary focus on creating competition in every segment of foodgrain supply chain, from procurement to stocking to movement and finally distribution in TPDS, so that overall costs of the system are substantially ...

70 Policies — Institutes of Technology Act, 1961
Economic Reforms | Education in India | Education Aug 04, 2018

70 Policies — Institutes of Technology Act, 1961

While building institutions is hard, maintaining them is even harder. ...

70 Policies — Nationalisation of Life Insurance, 1956
Indian Economy | Economic Reforms Aug 04, 2018

70 Policies — Nationalisation of Life Insurance, 1956

While the ostensible reason for nationalisation and the obliteration of all competition was unfair practices of the companies and the protection of policyholders, neither found a mention in the new law from which LIC derives its authority, powers and products: a legislative vacuum. ...

70 Policies — Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956
Indian Economy | Economic Reforms Aug 04, 2018

70 Policies — Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956

The resolution emphasised on support for cottage, village and small-scale industries by restricting production for large players, differential taxation or direct subsidies. ...

70 Policies — State Bank of India Act, 1955
Indian Economy | Economic Reforms Aug 03, 2018

70 Policies — State Bank of India Act, 1955

Through the six decades of SBI’s presence, the initial objective of extending “banking facilities on a large scale, more particularly in the rural and semi-urban areas” has remained a policy fig leaf, and it is only now, through payments banks and Jan Dhan Yojana, that ...

70 Policies — Oil and Natural Gas Division, 1955
Indian Economy Aug 03, 2018

70 Policies — Oil and Natural Gas Division, 1955

Intermingled with ONGC’s corporate structure was India’s strategic goal of energy security, the route to which was through global acquisitions. ...

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Niranjan Sahoo

Niranjan Sahoo

Niranjan Sahoo, PhD, is a Senior Fellow with ORF’s Governance and Politics Initiative. With years of expertise in governance and public policy, he now anchors studies and programmes on democracy, human rights, federalism, electoral reforms (particularly issues related to political ...

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Niranjan Sahoo

Niranjan Sahoo, PhD, is a Senior Fellow with ORF’s Governance and Politics Initiative. With years of expertise in governance and public policy, he now anchors studies and programmes on democracy, human rights, federalism, electoral reforms (particularly issues related to political ...

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