Budget 2024: End non-merit freebies for ultra-rich ministers, MPs
99% Union Ministers and 93% MPs are “crorepatis”; do they deserve ‘revdi’?
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MNRE kickstarts rooftop solar for 1 crore homes
The Union Cabinet had approved PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana on February 29, which will envisage providing free electricity up to 300 units every month for one crore households.
5 ways to resolve the unfinished agenda of freebies
India needs to go beyond FRBM Act of 2003, set up a 'fiscal council' to redefine, expand the scope and monitor all fiscal practices
Negotiating Freebies
Subsidies are an essential part of social security. The Centre and states need to strike the right balance between merit and non-merit subsidies.
RBI says state debt levels unsustainable; Punjab worst hit
Relaunch of the old pension scheme by some states and rising expenditure on freebies are expected to stretch state government finances.
