Economic Schemes

Urbanisation and urban dynamics

Cities are not just an economic landscape. In the post-Covid world there is a need to understand the role culture plays in how a city grows beyond its economic allure

Yoginder K Alagh (1939-2022): An exceptionally generous economist departs

Born in pre-independence India, Alagh has left behind a rich legacy in the world of economic policymaking

In a historic first, forest dwellers get land deeds in Chhattisgarh

The development will facilitate villagers in getting benefits of welfare schemes of the Central and state governments

Climate aid to developing nations to take a hit amid global headwinds

India had proposed a loss and damage fund last year, but the COP26 final text steered clear of it

Urban bodies disburse 47,884 loans in Delhi under PM SVANidhi Scheme

Urban local bodies here have approved and issued 1.09 lakh letters of recommendation for loans to banks under a micro-credit scheme for street vendors

Private banks not implementing Rs 3 trn loan MSME scheme: RSS body to FM

Sitharaman had called Laghu Udyog Bharti general secretary Govind Lele to seek feedback on the implementation of Rs 3-trillion Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme

Covid-19 crisis: No new scheme for a year as govt tightens purse strings

New schemes, up to Rs 500 crore, which have already been appraised by the departments and ministries, would also be suspended in the current financial year.

Economic stimulus, 'vocal for local' call another jumla, says Congress

'This is an act of self deception. This is another 'jumla' (rhetoric) that you sell to the people of the country,' said senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal

FM announces Rs 3 trn collateral free automatic loans for small businesses

Now a company can be MSME if the turnover is up to Rs 100 crore. Distinction between manufacturing and services MSMEs will be removed, she said

Rs 20-trn package: Govt reduces EPF contribution for companies for 3 months

At present, 24 per cent of a worker's basic pay is deducted - with 12 per cent each counted as employer's and employee's share - towards the EPF savings

Govt move to extend project timelines will help stressed realtors: Experts

Home buyers, on the other hand, will have to wait longer to take possession

Tax break to provident fund: What stimulus has for you and economy

Government support in the form of 12% employer and 12% employee contribution extended for another three months - June, July and August

Top headlines: TDS rate cut by 25%, ITR filing extended till Nov 30

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Slowdown set to worsen in 2020, but Budget may help turn the tide: CEO poll

Budget wish list: Income-tax cut, blueprint for investment push

Story of India's economy in the past decade: After a high, a sharp slide

Here are the five people who best represent the story of the Indian economy in the 2010s

Memes, schemes & economic dreams

Maybe the fault really lies with us, the people. We repeatedly fall for pre-election promises since our memory is short