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Do stretch goals and 10-year growth targets work when set by the states of India? Some would argue that the setting of a vision and a target for spending itself is a start. The cynics would say bigger promises don’t mean corresponding delivery. IndiaSpend’s Dhritiman Gupta looked at the ambitious Vision Tamil Nadu 2023 document presented on 22th March, 2012, a few days before the State Budget was presented.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been in the news for many reasons, including controversy over a deal it struck with a private company over allocation of bandwidth. IndiaSpend’s.....
May 17, 2012 | Read More 
Orissa has been a chronically poor state.  In 2004-05, 46.6% of people in Orissa were poor. In the decade up to this year, or from 1994-95, the decline in poverty was just about 2.9 percentage po.....
May 14, 2012 | Read More 
What if India were to opt out of the famous BRIC composite? And instead, a few states were to stand-in for the country? Not that there is a choice but how would things look then, particularly on param.....
May 10, 2012 | Read More 

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Centre
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State
Kerala Budget 2012: Nearly Bankrupt But High Education Spends
Kerala, the original claimant to the catchphrase - God’s own country - is an interesting bundle of contradictions. It’s the most literate ...
May 3, 2012 | More

Centre
The Real Parliamentary Balance Sheet
The Parliament of India celebrated its 60th anniversary on the May 13, 2012. While there is much discontent on the subject of parliamentarians de...
May 15, 2012 | More

Centre
‘Expenditure Does Not Lend Itself To Serious Scrutiny’: N K Singh
There is a long way to go in better classifying Government expenditure as there is in understanding and evaluating how Government funds are spent afte...
May 10, 2012 | More

Centre
The World’s Most Economical Missile Programmes?
The recent launch of the AGNI 5, the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) makes it a good time to look at how the DRDO (Defence Research Developm...
Apr 27, 2012 | More

State
Meet India’s Chronic Over Spenders
It’s not exactly breaking news but a closer look at how various Indian states are managing their budgets is insightful. IndiaSpend’s ...
Apr 27, 2012 | More

Centre
Defence Forces: The Yawning Gap Between Allocations & Spend
How much has India really spent on overall defence modernisation? That depends on when you start the clock. It also depends on what you call modernisa...
Apr 24, 2012 | More

State
Will It Be India’s Bravest State Budget Or..
Goa’s Budget 2012-13 provides a few more reasons to not just visit the state but take up more permanent residence there. IndiaSpend’s Dhri...
Apr 19, 2012 | More