Data: What is the status of State’s Own Tax Revenue (SOTR) of various states?
A major part of state government’s budgetary resources come from State’s Own Tax Revenue (SOTR).…
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Fact Check: How true are Nirmala Sitharaman’s claims about FDI flows?
The finance minister during the course of the budget speech for 2020-21 made claims about…
Part -1: Fact Check of Development-related Claims made by the Finance Minister during Budget speech
During her budget speech for 2020-21, the finance minister made multiple claims related to development,…
What did the 15th Finance Commission recommend for 2020-21?
The 15th Finance Commission submitted an interim report with its recommendations for devolution of the…
How much does India contribute to various International Organizations?
In addition to the UN, India contributes annually to various international organizations. Between 2005-06 &…
Fact Check: How true are Government claims about FDI flows?
Recently, the government claimed that India received the highest ever FDI worth $64.37 billion in…
Amount involved in Bank Fraud cases increased 35 times in 10 years
The latest annual report of the RBI paints a very grim picture as far as…
In the last 19 years, more than 50% of the FDI to India was through Mauritius & Singapore
In Part-2 of this series, we look at the source of FDI inflows to India,…
Analysis: The story of FDI inflows of the last 10 years – Which sectors are receiving a Lion’s share?
In part-1 of a two-part series, we look the overall FDI inflow of the last…
Explainer: What is the actual spending by various Central Government Departments in 2017-18
In an earlier article, we looked the actual expenditure by the government compared to estimates.…
