To ensure ample employment generation and smooth economic recovery, the ailments of the MSME sector has to be addressed I recently read in newspapers that a Parliamentary committee on micro,...

The strategy of incentives and disincentives counters the population policy 2021-30, UP government should explore effective options like poverty control and upskilling The latest UP population...

Direct elections to the post of ZP chairperson and proper devolution of resources could ensure smooth delivery of public services and reduce corruption The recent elections to the post of chairman...

Development indicators need to be reshuffled to go beyond mere growth goals and incorporate wider parameters Ever since I was a student of economics at Delhi University, the growth versus equity...

Even as the economy starts limping back to normal, increased poverty and unemployment would require effective policy intervention Mercifully, the disastrous Covid second wave, largely fueled by...

In the backdrop of insufficient piecemeal governance reform attempts of the past, the pandemic offers an opportune time for a more holistic framework I am a great admirer of the writings of...

Replication of MGNREGA’s resounding success to urban areas is an emergent need Ever since I joined the IAS in 1978 there have been numerous schemes catering to the creation of employment in the...