Posts

Showing posts from July, 2023

Takeaways from Kerala Budget 2025

-
Image
The budget speech was held on 7th February by the Financial Minister of Kerala K N Balagopal in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The Economic Review report was presented in the Assembly on February 7, 2023. This is Mr Balagopal’s fifth Budget after taking over as Kerala’s Finance Minister. Budget National Budget Article  Major Announcements from the Budget Speech  GSDP rate- 2024-25 -  11.77%  GSDP- ₹ 13,11,437 crore Public Debt- ₹40,848.21 crore Revenue Deficit- 2.1% ₹750 Crore for Wayanad Relief Package Expected  growth rate Local Self-Government-  ₹ 15,980.41 crore  LSG General Purpose-  ₹ 2,577 crore Kerala Climate Resilient Agri Value Chain Modernisation Project:  ₹ 2,365 crore Removal of river sand from the Bharatapuzha, Chaliyar, and Kadalundi rivers will be resumed Six-lane highway construction to be completed by December 31, 2025 Pilgrimage tourism in Kozhenchery-  ₹ 3 crore Sabarimala Master Plan-  ₹ 1033.62crore KSEB...
Post a Comment
Read more

The Successes of BJP in the Past Decade and How It Continues to Be Invincible

-
Image
Here is an article by combining an excerpt from the Book- How BJP Wins by Prashant Sha and the authors' analysis of BJP's performance in recent times. This book is covering varied perspectives on the BJP and how it has consistently worked in the past decade to be the number 1 or the default party in the country.  The BJP through the Modi wave swept the 2014 elections primarily through, Gujarat Model. The idea of Modi's victory came not only from the Gujarat model. It has already been talking but one of the primary reasons that gave BJP the momentum was the failure of UPA II and the shambolic governance of the Congress Party, the allegations of corruption under the UPA, Hindutva-related issues like Article 370, Ram Mandir and the Anti-Pak rhetoric of the BJP. In 2019, anti-terror efforts such as surgical strikes and a muscular policy against Pakistan has worked alongside effective governance compared to the 2009-14 UPA misgovernance instability due to coalition. This resulte...
Post a Comment
Read more