A discussion on the continuing importance of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and the condition of landless labourers in rural India. The speaker argues that as long as agriculture exists, there will always be landless rural workers who depend on seasonal employment and daily wages for survival. Reducing employment days and…
Category: Economics
Place of Capitalism in our political policy making
Without capitalism, a society cannot progress. Capitalism is a way of finding solutions to society’s economic problems. But ethics and economics are intertwined.
Anybody cares to remember Agriculture?
Agriculture in the time of Corona Virus and at a time of tough states’ elections. Yes, the world is facing a very difficult time now. There is this historical Corono Virus pandemic and yes India is the most affected country right now. How the world would overcome this crisis is anybody’s guess? To look at…
Creating a more equitable society
In India, it seems many institutions of the government seem to be becoming weaker and weaker and a bit getting disorganized. Democracy can deliver its promises only when the many institutions enumerated in the Constitution, we have to repeat at the risk repetition, namely, the Executive, Parliament, Judiciary and the fourth pillar, the freedom of…
India’s standing in the world
India should matter in today’s world, right?How far? India has reversed the democratic path?Some thoughts for the younger generation! The world today is not an orderly world. We have just to see how the departing US President, Donald Trump had spoilt the very good and great name of the USA in such disgrace and made…
India’s place in the world !
Why the world is so complicated?We seem to be living in a civilised and yet a contradictory world! Everywhere, from USA to China. Rulers are doing things that don’t seem to make s sense! Why China is antagonising large parts of the world? In Hong Kong, Taiwan and South China sea? As these lines are…
Prime Minister’s Economic Package
Timely bold economic stimulus no doubt But when will the lockdown be lifted and what happens next? The Rs.20 lakh crore package timely But how to implement? What happens next? Economic recovery calls for robust common sense approach! How to implement the big Schemes and revive the economy?No easy answers and no clear vision! The…
Indian economy is doing fine!
The only question is how we draw agri and rural development policies! Liberalise the agri sector! Introduce the Niti Aayog’s model land reforms laws! Once you do this, the agri, rural sector would rebound with new energy and development activities! There is every reason to hope that Indian economy in the perspective of world bodies…