If the Union Budget 2014 is anything to go by , the fiscal policy of the new government shows no change. In fact, there is an amazing continuity with the previous few Budgets. Significantly however, there are signs that the Union government appears to be abdicating its responsibility towards the...

Budget expectations for automobile sector. [IRIS India].

This study examines the impact of India's Public Distribution System (PDS) on poor households in terms of income gains, reductions in the incidence and severity of poverty, as well as nutritional improvements. The study suggests that the welfare gains of PDS in terms of income transfer were very...

In order to tackle the issues of desertification, land degradation and droughts, 22 major programmes are being implemented in the country, including, the “Mission for Green Indiaâ€, one of the Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change, which will address dry land...

The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill (LARR) is considered to be a flawed piece of legislation. An alternative method based on auction based pricing mechanism is suggested here.

The present paper is part of a larger study on agricultural growth and rural incomes in the Philippines. This study examines the farm-nonfarm linkages of agricultural growth and the mechanisms by which agricultural development changes the economic welfare of the various groups of population in...

Declaration made at the end of two days national seminar on Food security and Sustainability in India held on November 7-8, 2009 organized by GAD Institute of Development Studies, PO Naushera, Amritsar 143008 and sponsored by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Council...

Review of: Globalizing Rural Development: Competing Paradigms and Emerging Realities by M. C. Behera; Sage Publications, 2006.

The Indian Constitution assigns specific tax and expenditure responsibilities to the Centre and States. In practice, however, the Centre often operates in the sphere of the States. For instance, it has expanded the role of Centrally-Sponsored Schemes (CSS), especially in rural development and...