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Boost for Modi reforms agenda: Parliament clears Insurance bill

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 - by India Writes Network

In a triumph for the Modi government’s reforms agenda, the Indian parliament passed a long-pending bill to increase the foreign investment cap from 26 per cent to 49 per cent …

Opulence out, new austerity mantra in India

October 30, 2014October 30, 2014 - by India Writes Network

No first class air travel on overseas visits. No pow-wow in luxury hotels. Ostentation and opulence are out; austerity is in.
The new Indian government has tightened the belt and asked officials to cut down all the flab and frills, and get down to business. Unveiling an austerity drive, the Indian government underlined that it was aimed at cutting non-plan expenditure by 10% and bring down the fiscal deficit to 4.1% of GDP in 2014-15.
The new guidelines enunciated by India’s finance ministry has barred bureaucrats from travelling first class on overseas visits and asked them to use video conferencing as much as possible. The accent is on doing away with needless frills, with officials barred from holding meetings in 5-star hotels.