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Stagnating wages in rural India are a distress signal of unequal economic growth

Since India’s economy is demand driven, low incomes have a ripple effect leading to a slowdown in investment and consumption.

Rohit Inani, IndiaSpend.com
· May 31, 2024 · 07:30 pm
For the millions who just joined India’s middle class, the pandemic has been a cruel financial blow

While government spending since last year has partially helped cushion the vulnerable population from the worst impacts of Covid-19, it has fallen short.

Rohit Inani, IndiaSpend.com
· Aug 31, 2021 · 02:30 pm
With a 20% hike since January, India’s high fuel prices are denting its already stressed economy

The excess revenue generated from taxes must not be used to bridge fiscal deficits but for increased welfare spending amid the pandemic, say experts.

Rohit Inani, IndiaSpend.com
· Jul 21, 2021 · 01:30 pm

India’s already-stressed rural economy is getting battered by the second wave of Covid-19

Economists point to signs of a growing crisis and call for urgent relief measures to ward off long-term damage.

Rohit Inani, IndiaSpend.com
· Jun 05, 2021 · 07:30 pm
Despite the ‘Make in India’ push, the share of manufacturing sector in the GDP has stayed stagnant

Low wages across the sector, increased contractualisation and a preference for capital investment over labour has left blue-collar workers struggling.

Rohit Inani, IndiaSpend.com
· Apr 13, 2021 · 07:30 pm
High inflation and Covid-19 are forcing the poor in India to dip deeper into their savings

Economists warn that rising prices may hamper future economic recovery because households would have no money to spend.

Rohit Inani, IndiaSpend.com
· Jan 24, 2021 · 01:30 pm

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Rohit Inani, IndiaSpend.com

Stagnating wages in rural India are a distress signal of unequal economic growth

Since India’s economy is demand driven, low incomes have a ripple effect leading to a slowdown in investment and consumption.

Rohit Inani, IndiaSpend.com · May 31, 2024 · 07:30 pm

For the millions who just joined India’s middle class, the pandemic has been a cruel financial blow

While government spending since last year has partially helped cushion the vulnerable population from the worst impacts of Covid-19, it has fallen short.

Rohit Inani, IndiaSpend.com · Aug 31, 2021 · 02:30 pm

With a 20% hike since January, India’s high fuel prices are denting its already stressed economy

The excess revenue generated from taxes must not be used to bridge fiscal deficits but for increased welfare spending amid the pandemic, say experts.

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