 "Ashok Kumar Lahiri")
Ashok Kumar Lahiri
Ashok Kumar Lahiri
The author is a Bharatiya Janata Party member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and a former chief economic advisor in the Union finance ministry
The author is a Bharatiya Janata Party member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and a former chief economic advisor in the Union finance ministry
Ashok Kumar Lahiri
Welfare politics and procedural issues pose risks to fiscal discipline
Are the new or revised schemes costed properly? If not, what will it do to the Budget figures?
 "Welfare politics and procedural issues pose risks to fiscal discipline")
FM Sitharaman shows adequate caution in drawing up a conservative Budget
It is useful to remember that the miracle economies to our East, the so-called Asian Tigers, sustained high growth for decades by following prudent fiscal policies
 "FM Sitharaman shows adequate caution in drawing up a conservative Budget")
Singur's lost promise and the case for reviving industrial land value
Singur's industrial promise was undone by flawed land acquisition and a costly return to agriculture. Reviving it through farmer-led industrial parks could restore value and growth
 "Singur's lost promise and the case for reviving industrial land value")
State-level race in per capita income: Tracking shifts in NSDP rankings
Every state in the East, comprising Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal, lost its ranking. West Bengal mirrored Punjab in sliding 13 positions
 "State-level race in per capita income: Tracking shifts in NSDP rankings")