T.S. Ramakrishnan

Themes of Modi Era Budgets

February 6, 2024

If we look at all the budgets presented by the Modi government in the last ten years (including two vote-on-account budgets), the emphasis has been on four themes when it comes to expenditure outlays. The first one is a targeted welfare scheme, whether it is the PM Kissan Samman Yojana...

Sporadic victories should have been the real concern for the Congress

December 15, 2023

There is a perceptible difference between a state party and a national party. When a state party loses power in the state, it is almost half dead until it regains power. If that state party wins sizable seats in their state in parliament elections, it regains its momentum. If it...

I.N.D.I.A can retain its shape only Congress is ready to shrink itself voluntarily

July 28, 2023

Although I.N.D.I.A. has about 26 parties, the ones that clash with the Congress are the main parties in the alliance. They tentatively joined the meeting in Bengaluru. If Congress does not compete with them in their turfs of dominance, neither contesting independently nor looking for seat sharing, they don’t have...

Zonal Railways should be given more autonomy in fare reduction and scheduling

July 20, 2023

The Indian Railways delegated the powers to reduce the basic fares up to 25% for AC sitting accommodation classes such as Chair Car (CC), Executive Chair Car (EC), Anubhuti, and Vistadome coaches to the zonal railways if the occupancy rates are less than desirable. The Indian Railways emphasised that the...