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Jammu and Kashmir : PUBLIC FINANCE and Fiscal Policy Jammu and Kashmir is one of the ten special category states of the country. The state has not been able to generate sufficient revenue from its own Resources and has been facing serious financial problems. The problem became all the more serious due to the … Read more
Kerala economy is grappling with 3 necessary issues; one is the reduction within the share of agriculture and allied sectors and sluggish performance of Industrial Sector in State income. The third is that the severe resource crunch faced by the state for endeavour development expenditure. In 2004-05, the share of agriculture and business in … Read more
Kerala Tax and Economic Reforms Economic Reforms: What is Economic Reform? The basic objective of economic reforms was to improve productivity Growth and competitiveness in the Indian manufacturing sector. These reforms were aimed at making Indian manufacturing sector more efficient and technologically up to date, with the expectation that these changes would enable Indian manufacturing … Read more
Sikkim PUBLIC FINANCE and Fiscal Policy Basic Understanding of Public Finance of Sikkim Public finance as a concept may be understood on two levels – as a practical activity of all components of Public Administration and As a theoretical area. The term “public finance“ may be defined as the identification of specific financial relationships and functions running … Read more
West Bengal PUBLIC FINANCE and Fiscal Policy West Bengal government’s finances are the worst among 5 highly-indebted states of India. the entire debt burden of province is near rupees two lakh crores implying that the debt burden of each citizen of the state is over twenty thousand rupees (The Times of India, May 30, 2011) … Read more
Meghalaya PUBLIC FINANCE And Fiscal Policy The state of Meghalaya, along with all the other states in the NER, has been given special category status by the central government. Special category status is accorded to a state with certain characteristics that necessitate stronger than normal hand-holding by the central government. The predominant characteristics relate … Read more
Nagaland PUBLIC FINANCE and Fiscal Policy Nagaland is one amongst the north-eastern states in India. It’s bordered on its west and north by Assam, on its east by Myanmar (formerly referred to as Burma), on its north by Arunachal Pradesh, and on its south by Manipur. Nagaland is one of India’s smallest states, with an entire space … Read more
Odisha PUBLIC FINANCE and Fiscal Policy Basic Understanding of Public Finance Public finance as a concept may be understood on two levels – as a practical activity of all components of Public Administration and As a theoretical area. The term “public finance“ may be defined as the identification of specific financial relationships and functions running between public … Read more
Punjab PUBLIC FINANCE and Fiscal Policy:- Introduction Punjab economy was India’s leading state economy during the pre-reforms era, especially after the Green Revolution. Thus, Punjab acquired the status of being the most vibrant and prosperous state. Over a long period, Punjab remained at the first position in terms of per-capita income. The state has lost … Read more
Main feature of Budget of Punjab Main Features of Punjab Budget is as follows: Farmers Debt relief to distressed farmers: To provide financial assistance to the Debt-ridden farmers particularly small and marginal farmers in the state to reduce their debt burden, under the scheme “Scheme for providing debt relief to the distressed farmers in … Read more