Economic Survey

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at the finance ministry before she leaves to present the federal budget in the parliament in New Delhi

Union Budget: In Post-COVID Reverie, Centre’s Focus Drifts Away From Health

Banjot Kaur 02/02/2022

Including inflation, the allocation to health this year has...

FILE PHOTO: Frontline workers prepare a funeral pyre on the outskirts of Mumbai

Economic Survey Glosses Over 2021 COVID-19 Horror, Key Details on Health Impact

Banjot Kaur 31/01/2022

There is no mention of how common people ran...

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Economic Survey Claims India Is ‘Progressing’ on SDGs, Water Supply, Climate Action

Aathira Perinchery 31/01/2022

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2021-22...

Spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi

Health Ministry Says Out of Pocket Expenses Have Dropped. There’s a Catch.

Banjot Kaur 02/12/2021

According to new data, out-of-pocket expenses as a share...

Krishnamurthy Subramanian at press conference

The Sensible, the Debatable and the Bizarre in CEA’s Defence of India’s Lockdown

The Wire Staff 29/01/2021

Krishnamurthy V. Subramanian's Economic Survey begins with a staunch...

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Economic Survey Takes Aim at Out-of-Pocket Spend, High Private Healthcare Costs

The Wire Staff 29/01/2021

"Despite improvements in healthcare access and quality (healthcare access...

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Budget 2020 Leaves us Wanting More to be Done on Malnutrition and Hunger

Dipa Sinha 03/02/2020

There is no sizeable increase for any of the...