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Centre's new capex playbook: Quality over quantity for fiscal consolidation

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The Centre is likely to maintain its infrastructure spending at the same level in 2026-27 as in the current fiscal year, as it anticipates a pickup in private capital expenditure... Read More


Centre shifts focus from size of public capex to quality and impact of spending, to rope in AI to monitor projects

New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- India's policymakers are increasingly shifting focus from expanding the size of public capital expenditure to improving its quality and impact, including the use of data analytics... Read More


Red flag from unions - Oppose new plans for public sector bank mergers

New Delhi, Nov. 3 -- India's bank employee unions have come out strongly against any new plans for public sector bank mergers, warning that any further consolidation could undermine financial inclusio... Read More


Govt may lift capex beyond budget as private sector stays cautious

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The Centre has the fiscal space to lift infrastructure spending beyond the budgeted Rs.11.21 trillion for this financial year if private sector spending remains subdued amid glo... Read More


From schemes to strategy: Government readies mid-term review amid global headwinds

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- The Centre will shortly begin a mid-term review of its key economic and welfare programmes to fuel growth and spark job creation, according to two people familiar with the matte... Read More


Government readies mid-term review amid global headwinds

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- The Centre will shortly begin a mid-term review of its key economic and welfare programmes to fuel growth and spark job creation, according to two people familiar with the matte... Read More


Hilly, border states seek wider fiscal room from Finance Commission as disaster support

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Increasingly faced with natural disasters, India's hilly states as well as the border states have urged the 16th Finance Commission to provide extra fiscal room, arguing that reh... Read More


GST overhaul: Opposition-ruled states urge Centre to set up GoM to assess revenue loss

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Eight opposition-ruled states have urged the Centre to set up a group of ministers (GoM) to assess revenue losses arising from the goods and services (GST) slab rationalization a... Read More