Archives: Budget Tracks

Budget Track, Volume 5, Track 3

CBGA

• 1 July 2008
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The year 2008 witnessed inflation (in terms of wholesale price indices) reaching an all-time high of around 12 percent having very adverse implications for the poor and marginalised people. Therefore...

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Budget Track, Volume 5, Track 2

CBGA

• 1 March 2008
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Improving access to essential services like healthcare, sanitation, housing, and education are crucial to overcome poverty and discrimination. At present, a large section of our society is still...

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Budget Track, Volume 5, Track 1

CBGA

• 1 January 2008
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This issue of Budget Track comes in the wake of many intruding policy initiatives at the national level. The 11th Plan was implemented in 2009. This publication is significant since it was published...

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Budget Track, Volume 4, Track 3

CBGA

• 1 October 2007
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This issue of Budget Track draws attention to the marginalised groups, the existing budgetary provisions and attempts to track the recent policy initiatives. The regular column on Budget Policy and...

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Budget Track, Volume 4, Track 2

CBGA

• 1 February 2007
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The financial year (2006-07) had generated a lot of debate on various important economic policies being pursued and implemented. From the perspective of the poor and marginalised sections of the...

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Budget Track, Volume 4, Track 1

CBGA

• 1 August 2006
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The Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), an agenda to cater to the broader goals of its alliance, has become the point of reference for holding the government...

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Budget Track, Volume 3, Track 2

CBGA

• 1 October 2005
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The second quarter of the financial year 2005-06 witnessed some important developments in terms of legislations and policies at the level of the Union Government. The Monsoon Session of the...

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Budget Track, Volume 3, Track 1

CBGA

• 1 July 2005
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In response to the widespread criticisms of the quality of governance in the country, many progressive intellectuals have been citing ‘right to information’ as the remedy. This issue of Budget...

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Budget Track, Volume 2, Track 3

CBGA

• 1 May 2005
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This issue of Budget Track came out at a time when the government was introspecting its own role in the overall context of its promises made in the National Common Minimum Programme. Tracking issues...

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Budget Track, Volume 2, Track 2

CBGA

• 1 February 2005
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This Budget Track came out at a time when the UPA Government had spent more than six months in power with its coalition partners, which share diverse interests and a varied economic agenda. The...

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