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Budget 2019

Published on Feb 09, 2019

ORF analysts examine the impact of interim budget 2019 on the critical facets of the Indian economy.

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ORF takes on the budget
Indian Economy | Healthcare | Gender | Indian Defence | Development Partnerships Feb 02, 2019

ORF takes on the budget

How does the interim budget impact some of the most critical facets of the Indian economy?

Oommen C. Kurian | Samir Saran | SHOURYA GORI
‘Dream state’ comes alive
Indian Economy | Agriculture Feb 02, 2019

‘Dream state’ comes alive

The NDA’s interim Budget ticks all the boxes, but issues remain

David Rusnok
Interim Budget: The political economy of stagnation
Indian Economy Feb 01, 2019

Interim Budget: The political economy of stagnation

The puzzle of India’s political economy is to reconcile the expectations of “Great Society” welfare with stagnating middle-income productivity. ...
Mihir Swarup Sharma
Budget 2019: A trimurti of troikas
Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy Feb 01, 2019

Budget 2019: A trimurti of troikas

It is a budget whose politics overrides its economics, whose economics plays with politics, and whose pitch is sharply focused on Elections 2019.

Gautam Chikermane | Guillermina French
Budget 2019: Smart politics, smart economics
Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy Feb 01, 2019

Budget 2019: Smart politics, smart economics

Key proposals unveiled in this budget are primarily aimed at rural communities and the urban middle classes. ...
Kanchan Gupta | Kanchan Gupta
Big budget promises can’t mask govt’s poor economic performance
Indian Economy Feb 01, 2019

Big budget promises can’t mask govt’s poor economic performance

The government’s promises on jobs and farmers’ incomes have fallen flat, so it may look to fill the gap with ‘sound and fury’.

| Abhijit Mukhopadhyay
Budget 2019 today needs forward-looking ideas
Indian Economy Feb 01, 2019

Budget 2019 today needs forward-looking ideas

The revenue from the Central Goods and Services Tax remains significantly below the target of Rs 6 trillion.

Sanjeev Ahluwalia
Should India embrace Universal Basic Income scheme?
Indian Economy Jan 31, 2019

Should India embrace Universal Basic Income scheme?

While the jury is yet to be out globally on the UBI, it has many takers in India. ...
Niranjan Sahoo