In this issue

Highlights of India Today –14th February 2022 issue: Our budget package this week assesses whether the budget can put the economy on the fast track to growth and employment. We also consulted our Board of India Today Economists (BITE) for its views.

THE STATE OF SURRENDER

In the past one year, as many as seven high-value Maoists operating in Madhya Pradesh have surrendered in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. This includes Diwakar, a divisional commander in charge of the vistaar operations in the newly created Maharashtra-Madhya PradeshChhattisgarh (MMC) zone of the Maoists. However, not a single Maoist has surrendered in MP since 2010. The state police say they are struggling on the information front as they have little ‘access’ to these key operatives.

4 mins

REET 2021 SCAM: Gehlot's Acid Test

The fallout of the REET (Rajasthan Eligibility Entrance Test) scam— involving the leak of the question paper for an exam to select 31,000 teachers for state schools, conducted in September last year—has left the Ashok Gehlot government besieged.

5 mins

Union Budget 2022 - Betting Big On Infra

The Modi government wants to put the country on a high-growth trajectory by opening the purse strings for infrastructure development rather than offer palliatives. But effective implementation holds the key to achieving this ambitious objective

10+ mins

FIX THE SPENDING GAP

The capital expenditure outlay has been increased by 35 per cent, but the yawning gap between outlay and actual spend is worrying

8 mins

MISSING THE MIDDLE CLASS

Once an engine of India’s economic growth, now reeling from the pandemic, India’s middle classes find little comfort in Budget 2022

10 mins

banging on empty plates

Despite the Centre’s massive welfare schemes, the pandemic saw poverty increase and the emergence of two Indias. The budget continues with the one-size-fits-all approach

7 mins

MORE BANG FOR THE INDIGENOUS BUCK

The government walks the talk on its indigenisation thrust by loosening its purse strings to facilitate R&D funding for the private sector. Policy implementation will remain a key challenge

5 mins

NO BOOSTER SHOT FOR HEALTH

Despite the ongoing pandemic and growing healthcare needs, the sector gets little impetus

2 mins

THE PROMISE IS OVER

There is no more talk of doubling farm incomes, and while the emphasis on green farming is good, the sops continue with no clear future roadmap

2 mins

‘E' FOR EDUCATION

The expanded e-Vidya scheme sees a big push in the education budget. Can it bridge the divide?

2 mins

MANDAL ON THE MANDOVI?

Amidst all the personal and party rivalries, a novel factor—backward caste politics— reshapes Goa’s electoral map

10 mins

DOING THE DOAB

Identity or livelihood? Between these two streams lies a dilemma for the voters of western UP, ground zero for the most contentious issues of our time

4 mins

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