Is Expenditure by States for Development Compromised to Ensure Compliance of Fiscal Targets? A Study of Indian States

2020 ◽  
pp. 097674792096687
Author(s):  
H. K. Dwivedi ◽  
Sudip Kumar Sinha
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Capital Account ◽  
General Category ◽  
Fiscal Deficit ◽  
Fiscal Consolidation ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Corrective Measures ◽  
Additional Amount ◽  
Three Phases

This article examines the interlinkage between fiscal consolidation targets and states’ developmental expenditure under capital account. While fiscal consolidation targets have enabled states to take corrective measures to reduce deficit under the revenue account, the effect of the same is studied on developmental expenditure under capital account. For analysis, the fiscal deficit and developmental expenditure under the capital account have been compared with the fiscal deficit targets and general category states’ average benchmarks for fiscal indicators for three phases (corresponding to the periods of three finance commissions). It is argued, that, while fiscal consolidation has helped to improve the state finances, the stringent fiscal targets have further reduced the developmental expenditure under capital account. In view of this, it is suggested that the states, which are historically stressed, should be allowed to borrow an additional amount of 0.25 per cent of GSDP each year over and above the existing limit, provided these states make efforts to reduce deficit under revenue account and spend the extra borrowings on developmental expenditure under capital account.

scholarly journals Estudio Transversal de Procesos Administrativos en Municipios de la Huasteca Norte

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (26) ◽  
pp. 232
Author(s):  
Pablo Martínez González ◽  
Hugo Jesús Ochoa Hernández ◽  
Mario Eduardo Ibarra Cortés
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
The State ◽  
Administrative Process ◽  
San Luis ◽  
Corrective Measures ◽  
San Luis Potosi ◽  
It Planning ◽  
And Control ◽  
San Luis Potosí

This paper focuses, first, on presenting a tool designed as a methodological proposal to help the municipal administrations to improve their administrative processes. This is possible by taking into consideration the phases that integrates it (Planning, Organization, Integration, Direction and Control) in order to identify the steps of the process where there are failures. This, however, makes it possible to detect them, apply corrective measures, and ensure that they are able to carry out processes of continuous improvement. Secondly, the document presents a study in which a methodology was applied. Here, it could be documented that for the case of the municipalities of Tamasopo, Tamuín and Ciudad Valles in the State of San Luis Potosí, a lack of systematization was detected in the administrative processes. The results have allowed us to perceive a differentiated opinion between the perception that the Heads of Department have regarding the application of the Administrative Process and the opinion that operative workers have regarding the phases of planning, organization, integration, direction, and control.

Immiserizing Growth and Poverty Dynamics: An Assessment of Twelve Indian States

2019 ◽  
pp. 146-175
Author(s):  
Vidya Diwakar ◽  
Andy McKay ◽  
Andrew Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
The State ◽  
Income Growth ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Poverty Dynamics ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Chronic Poverty ◽  
Using Data

This chapter reconsiders the extent to which recent impressive growth performance in India has been associated with poverty reduction, using data collected by the Indian Human Development Surveys, a panel survey conducted in 2004/5 and 2010/11. The panel nature of the survey allows us to link income growth to poverty dynamics, and in particular to movements into and out of poverty as well as chronic poverty. While the overall story in India over this period is one of impressive poverty reduction, the data also reveal some cases of immiserizing growth. This chapter seeks to understand the nature and factors underlying immiserizing growth for the state of Chhattisgarh.

In Search of a Better Future: Nepali Rural Out-migration from Assam

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-324
Author(s):  
Pinku Muktiar ◽  
Chandan Kumar Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Informal Sector ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
The State ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
Indian States ◽  
The Past ◽  
Unskilled Labour ◽  
Social Landscape

The last two decades have witnessed an unprecedented rural out-migration from northeast Indian states, especially Assam, to other parts of India. Thousands of poor rural youths from the region have migrated to the more prosperous parts of India in search of livelihood, mostly as unskilled labour in the informal sector. While rural out-migration has not been a new phenomenon in Assam, such out-migration in the past was mostly confined to the state. Although the immigrant groups in Assam pioneered this new trend of out-migration, subsequently, the indigenous communities also followed suit. This paper explicates the interplay of historical forces that have contributed to this phenomenon and its impact on Assam’s rural social landscape through an empirical study conducted among the Nepali community, an erstwhile immigrant community in Assam.

scholarly journals Moving Toward Neo-Totalitarianism: A Political-Sociological Analysis of the Evolution of Administrative Absorption of Society in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoguang Kang
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sociological Analysis ◽  
State Capitalism ◽  
Laws And Policies ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Three Phases

AbstractChina recently promulgated and revised a number of laws, regulations and measures to regulate the nonprofit sector. All these administrative efforts increase support for Chinese nonprofit organizations (NPOs) on the one hand and put unprecedented pressure on them on the other. The seemingly contradictory effects are actually based on the same logic of Administrative Absorption of Society (AAS). This article proposes three phases in the development of AAS: an subconscious phase, a theory-modeling phase, and an institutionalization phase. The institutionalization of AAS has led to the rise of neo-totalitarianism, which is featured by state capitalism, unlimited government, and a mixed ideology of Marxism and Confucianism. Neo-totalitarianism further strengthens AAS and has begun to reshape the relationship between the state and the nonprofit sector. This article analyzes China’s nonprofit policymaking from a sociopolitical perspective, and clarifies the context, the characteristics, and the evolution of laws and policies in the nonprofit sector in macrocosm.

scholarly journals Mental Health Issues in Madhya Pradesh: Insights from National Mental Health Survey of India 2016

Healthcare ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arun Kokane ◽  
Abhijit Pakhare ◽  
Gopalkrishna Gururaj ◽  
Mathew Varghese ◽  
Vivek Benegal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
The State ◽  
Madhya Pradesh ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Treatment Gap ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Selection Probability

Background: About 14% of the global mental health burden is contributed by India. However, there exists a disparity in mental health patterns, utilization, and prioritization among various Indian states. The state of Madhya Pradesh is a low performer among Indian states, ranking lower than the national average on the Human Development Index, Hunger Index, and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The state also performes poorly on other health-related indicators. Objectives of Study: To estimate the prevalence and patterns of mental illnesses in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Material and Methods: This study used the multistage, stratified, random cluster sampling technique, with selection probability proportionate to size at each stage. A total of 3240 individuals 18 years and older were interviewed. The mixed-method study that was employed had both quantitative and qualitative components. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview along with 10 other instruments were used. Results: The overall weighted prevalence for any mental illness was 13.9%, with 16.7% over the lifetime. The treatment gap for all of the mental health problems is very high (91%), along with high suicidal risk and substance use in the state. Conclusions: This study provides evidence of the huge burden of mental, behavioral, and substance use disorders as well as the treatment gap in Madhya Pradesh. This information is crucial for developing an effective prevention and control strategy. The high treatment gap in the state calls for coordinated efforts from all stakeholders, including policy makers, political leaders, health care professionals, and the society at large to give mental health care its due priority. These findings also highlight the need for multi-pronged interventions rooted in health policy directed at reducing the treatment gap in the short term and disease burden in the long run.

scholarly journals Sigma and Beta Convergence in Revenues and Expenditure across Indian States

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirghau Keshao Raut
Keyword(s):  
Capital Outlay ◽  
Fiscal Rules ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Fiscal Consolidation ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Convergence Process ◽  
Before And After ◽  
National Governments ◽  
Beta Convergence

Applying the idea of convergence in economics to revenues and expenditures of state governments (sub-national governments), the paper examines fiscal convergence across states in India. Using panel and cross-section regressions, the study finds evidence of convergence in revenues and expenditures. Among the fiscal indicators used in the paper, the speed of beta convergence was found to be highest in capital outlay. We contribute to the existing literature by examining the process of fiscal convergence for pre and post fiscal rules period. The comparison of convergence process before and after implementation of fiscal rules revealed that, the convergence was more pronounced in the post-FRBM period. Evidence of the favourable impact of fiscal rules on indicators such as capital outlay suggest that states should follow fiscal rules for fiscal consolidation without compromising on the quality of expenditure.

scholarly journals DISTRICT WISE ANALYSIS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC TRENDS DURING SECOND WAVE IN THE STATE ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA USING SEIR-RGS MODEL

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
MSLB Subrahmanyam ◽  
Vajjha Hem Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Recovery Rate ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
The State ◽  
Infectious Period ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Contact Rate ◽  
Grid Search ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Second Wave

— Andhra Pradesh is one of the south Indian states in India and having 13 districts. This is one of the most Covid-19 effected state in India during first and second waves. In India district is the major administrative block for implementing government policies and schemes under control of district collector. So, estimating or forecasting trends in district level more important than state wise or entire country wise. In this paper we are proposing Susceptible, Exposed, Infected and Recovered – Regression and Grid Search (SEIR-RGS) model for analyzing Covid -19 district wise trends during second wave. The SEIR-RGS, initially collects daily wise covid data for each district from Department of Health, medical and family welfare, AP and estimates the model parameters like contact rate, incubation rate and recovery rate. To calculate recovery rate the proposed model uses regression technique between daily active cases vs cumulative recoveries. The present model uses two phases for estimating contact rate and incubation rate using grid search approach. After that the proposed method calculates the infectious period, incubation period and basic reproduction of infection in all 13 districts to analyze trends in the state during second wave and also to predict possibility of third wave in each district.

scholarly journals The Evolving Structure of Civil Society and the State in Pakistan

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (4II) ◽  
pp. 743-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Qadeer
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
The State ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
Special Interest Groups ◽  
Three Phases

The 'Civil Society' is the newest factor in the development equation, and the strengthening of civil society is• the latest addition to the agenda of development. This emphasis necessitates a probe into the structure of Pakistan's civil society. The civil society in Pakistan-or anywhere else-has both the traditional and modern components. It is made up of institutions and organisations that stand between the state and the individuals as well as communities. They regulate the collective life at the intermediate level and act as mobilisers of people's opinions and actions. Pakistan's civil society is not entirely constituted by NGOs and special interest groups. It has Beradaris, bazaar associations, and NGOs. The .paper offers two conclusions: (I) Pakistans civil society has evolved through three phases .and is divided in the traditional. and modern tracks. In recent times, it has fractured along ethnic and sectarian lines and the denominational interests have come to dominate. (2) The state and the civil society evolve in tandem. Without an effective state, there can not be a strong and democratic civil society.

scholarly journals Fiscal Consolidation and Macroeconomic Variables in India: A Cointegration Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chittaranjan Nayak ◽  
Manaswini Panda
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Cointegration Analysis ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Crowding Out ◽  
Fiscal Deficit ◽  
Fiscal Consolidation ◽  
The Impact

Fiscal consolidation is in the forefront of policy discussion in India since 1990s. But the debate on fiscal consolidation and its real effects has been unable to attain any culmination so far on analytical as well as empirical grounds. The present paper tries to examine the impact of fiscal consolidation on growth, inflation, private investment, and exchange rate in India by analysing a time series data for the period from 1980-81 to 2013-14. The paper observes that there exists a long run relationship between GDP, fiscal consolidation, inflation and private investment. Fiscal deficit reduces GDP significantly. This finding gives empirical support to the neoclassical school of thought. However, the paper does not find any significant crowding-out evidence in India. The conclusion as such is sensitive to lag selection, and inclusion of variables. Although necessary diagnostic checking has been done, a robust analysis warrants a longer time series. The question remains inconclusive that if fiscal deficit does not cause significant crowding-out of private investment, then what are the channels of its negative influence on GDP.

History, Culture, Revolution, and Chinese Constitutionalism

2018 ◽  
pp. 198-208
Author(s):  
Zhao Xiaoli
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Historical Narrative ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Ancient China ◽  
Great Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
The Common ◽  
Three Phases

In this chapter, the author offers a commentary on Su Li's account of the constitution of ancient China. He discusses the importance of Su Li's research by citing the Preamble to the 1982 Constitution, which implies that the Chinese people have a “glorious revolutionary tradition”; the revolutions since the 1840s are the continuation of this tradition. He notes that the Common Program of 1949 as well as the 1954, 1975, 1978, and 1982 Constitutions all start with historical narrative. The author also addresses the issue of time in Constitutions, and describes the Chinese constitution as a historical entity with the three phases of past, present, and future. Finally, he examines the three constitutional issues that Su Li claimed were facing ancient China and which correspond to the three phrases of the Great Learning: to run one's household, govern the state, and bring peace to the world under heaven.

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