The Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee Act of a state regulates the purchase of agricultural products, such as cereals, pulses, fruits and vegetables for that region. It hobbles farmers, imposing multiple levies on produce and disallows direct sales to private companies.
Agricultural incomes can be taxed without hurting farmers, as a substantial section - the small and marginal ones - will remain outside the tax net simply because their incomes are likely to be below the basic exemption limit of Rs 250,000 per annum that is extended to all taxpayers in India, finds out Ishan Bakshi.
Cases across the country against defaulters who owe over Rs 1 crore each, reveal CIBIL data.
Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu likely to be India's most water-scarce states this summer
Ishan Bakshi studies the Budgets of six states, their expenditure priorities and outlays to understand the trend.
The greatest disconnect lies in the estimates of industrial growth.
A new paper by blames 'jobs deficit' for the decline in female labour force.
Centre and state governments are steadily increasing excise duties and value-added tax
He is widely admired for maintaining an almost military like discipline and is not known to smoke or drink
Fresh investments are constrained by tepid demand.
Govt is likely to find it hard to meet deficit target next year.
An additional 68 million women could potentially enter the labour force over the coming decade.
To redevelop cities as 'smart', investment of at least $10 billion is required. For 100 cities, it works out to $1 trillion
Poor rainfall has also depleted water reservoirs levels, which is likely to impact the winter crops.
In Asia-Pacific's public eye, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is below Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japan's Shinzo Abe, according a survey
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana envisages housing to 20 mn households by 2022.
Govt hopes to add 0.21 mn Mw capacity by 2022, against 0.25 mn Mw added over 60 years.
Power generation and distribution is the most indebted sector
The overdraft facility has been sanctioned in only 40,000 accounts
Ramesh says the best route now is to refer the amendments to Parliament's standing committee on rural development.
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