A recent report by Crisil projects revenue growth of 7–9% in FY26 for India’s 18 largest states (covering 90% of GSDP), slightly up from 6.6% in FY25.
Why in News
States Must Fix Their Own Economies: The Imperative of Structural Reforms Amid Fiscal Dependency The rising fiscal dependency of states on Union transfers highlights a deep-rooted structural imbalance…
What Has Been Clarified
States Must Fix Their Own Economies: The Imperative of Structural Reforms Amid Fiscal Dependency The rising fiscal dependency of states on Union transfers highlights a deep-rooted structural imbalance…
While Crisil's projection of 7–9% revenue growth for FY26 presents an optimistic narrative, this growth masks troubling trends: soaring debt burdens, erosion of fiscal autonomy, and underinvestment in…
The obsession with fiscal discipline, reflected in states’ adherence to the FRBM Act's deficit targets, has come at the cost…
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States Must Fix Their Own Economies: The Imperative of Structural Reforms Amid Fiscal Dependency The rising fiscal dependency of states on Union transfers highlights a deep-rooted structural imbalance…
While Crisil's projection of 7–9% revenue growth for FY26 presents an optimistic narrative, this growth masks troubling trends: soaring debt burdens, erosion of fiscal autonomy, and underinvestment in…
The obsession with fiscal discipline, reflected in states’ adherence to the FRBM Act's deficit targets, has come at the cost…
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