Union Budget 2023

A Future for History

Madhavankutty Pillai

The digital museum of epigraphy will make the past interesting and accessible to everyone

Class Apart

Ullekh NP

With an equal emphasis on health and education, the government has put cash and much more in consumers’ hands

Painting the Rainbow

Rajeev Deshpande

A 360-degree vision with a promise of sweeping changes in the rural economy and beyond

Betting on Growth

Siddharth Singh

There’s a clear shift in the balance between empowerment and entitlement in favour of the former with a commensurate increase in capital expenditure

Critical Success

Bibek Debroy

A sound policy template enabled the Indian economy’s speedy recovery from the pandemic

The Budget has set the stage for Modi in the run-up to 2024

Swapan Dasgupta

Over to the superstar

‘The idea of empowerment rather than entitlement has gained ground,’ says Nirmala Sitharaman

PR Ramesh

In conversation with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Green and Global

Haseeb Drabu

Behind the themes of digitalisation, decarbonisation and decentralisation, Budget 2023 seeks to pump-prime the economy with autonomous investment and consumption demand, thereby increasing incomes

A Major Push for Growth

Siddharth Singh

The government is betting big on growth and fiscal consolidation

India is expected to grow anywhere from 6% to 6.8% in 2023-24 even as the global economy continues to be in a funk. The baseline projection for growth given by the government in its Economic Survey on Tuesday is 6.5%, making it one of the fastest growing economies in the world