Introduction In February 2017, the Lok Sabha passed the Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The Bill had been passed by the Rajya Sabha in August 2016 This bill is an amendment to the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961. This Act protects the employment of women during the time of her maternity and entitles her to a …
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The Economic Survey of 2016-17 has devoted an entire chapter to the Twin Balance Sheet (TBS) problem. The balance sheets of both Public Sector Banks and corporates in India are in terrible shape. The Non-performing Assets (NPAs) of the Public Sector banks have increased to alarming levels. Currently, the NPA ratio stands at 9.1 % …
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It was expected that demonetisation would have an adverse impact on the GDP of the country. This is because demonetisation abruptly pulled out 86 % of the currency in circulation from the economy and caused major disruption, especially in the informal sector which is predominantly cash based and account for 45 % of GDP. (For …
Introduction to Demographic Dividend The demographic dividend is the benefit that can be reaped by an economy when the proportion of the working-age population (15 years to 64 years) is higher than the proportion of dependents (below 15 and above 64) in the economy. If an economy has the above population age structure, more people are in …
The Indian Government has discontinued the use of old Rs 500 and Rs. 1000 notes. This decision had become effective from the midnight of 8th November 2016. The Demonetisation scheme was introduced mainly to unearth black money. Black money is a huge concern in India. As per a study by Ambit capital research, black money in …
India ranks 130th out of 190 countries in the World Bank’s Doing Business report 2017. India ranked 131st in 2016 and 134th in 2015. New Zealand has topped the ranking in 2017 followed by Singapore. (Note: Data in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2017 report are as of June 1, 2016)
The current policy decision to demonetise high-denomination notes will provide a big fillip to the cashless economy. In this context, the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley remarked that the demonetisation scheme will “not merely nudge the economy in the direction of the cashless economy but [give it] a significant push in that direction.” The scheme is expected …
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