With the Gujarat Assembly elections scheduled to take place in two phases on December 1 and 5, an analysis of economic, social and environmental indicators brings forth contrasting results. Table 1 shows Gujarat’s rank on social indicators and its actual score in a parameter in 2019-20, 2015-16 and 2005-06. On this indicator, Gujarat’s ranking fell two spots in 2019-20 from …
The Ministry of Rural Development has written to all states reminding them that they need to furnish action taken reports showing compliance to the indicators set by the ministry to avail funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005. “The assessment of the compliance with the indicators brought in to ensure transparency and accountability in the use …
Can a “Vishwa Guru”, a global leader offering lessons to the world, afford to get riled at the mere suggestion that another country in its neighbourhood may be catching up? Bangladesh’s export-led model of development, its outward orientation and remittances are indeed key factors behind its growth and altered status from a basket case to an Asian tiger in-the-making, as …
