Growth Archives - Centre for Financial Accountability

Article

Gloating in False Growth?

“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” Those are the famous word...

FM EditS General

Article

Rising Youth Unemployment: Growth Without Jobs

India’s latest Periodic Labour Force Survey numbers present a mixed picture, but the core message is troubling. You...

FM EditS General

Article

Rising Unemployment in a Rising Economy! | Finance Matters, 20 June 2025 | Editorial

While the Union government proudly touts India’s position as the “world’s third-largest economy,” the latest...

FM EditS General

Article

Tamilnadu Economic Survey and Budget

A model for the country and other states! We have seen many Union Economic Survey and Budget as well as State Budges. Ke...

General National Finance Random Reflections State Budget

Article

While the RBI was sleeping…

Another inversion took place, high frequency data it uses for GDP estimation shows high-end car sales overtook low-end a...

Finance General Indian Economy

Article

Wealth of Top 1% Indians increased by 39%, and that of bottom 50% at 3%

It is a good time for the rich in India. India added 18 new billionaires last year raising their number to 119. Their we...

Blog

September 16, 2026

CFA

“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” Those are the famous words from the 1995 thriller ‘Usual Suspects’. That’s a line that one recalls looking at the 7.8% GDP growth figure for the first quarter that the government is boasting about. F...

FM EditS General

Article

September 16, 2026

CFA

Rising Youth Unemployment: Growth Without Jobs

India’s latest Periodic Labour Force Survey numbers present a mixed picture, but the core message is troubling. Youth unemployment has risen to 14.8%, the highest in four months. This is more than just a number. It points to a widening gap between education and employment. Each year, more young...

FM EditS General

Article

June 20, 2025

CFA Admin

Rising Unemployment in a Rising Economy! | Finance Matters, 20 June 2025 | Editorial

While the Union government proudly touts India’s position as the “world’s third-largest economy,” the latest employment data tells a more sobering story, which doesn’t feature in celebratory speeches or glossy campaigns. According to official data released on June 16, the country’s unemp...

FM EditS General

Article

March 18, 2025

Thomas Franco

Tamilnadu Economic Survey and Budget

A model for the country and other states! We have seen many Union Economic Survey and Budget as well as State Budges. Kerala Budget especially by Dr. Thomas Issac used to have innovations and visionary schemes for the majority of the people. This time Tamilnadu has shown the way. First Economic Surv...

General National Finance Random Reflections State Budget

Article

November 23, 2022

Prasanna Mohanty

While the RBI was sleeping…

Another inversion took place, high frequency data it uses for GDP estimation shows high-end car sales overtook low-end and mid-segment cars in FY22 and continue to do so in FY23 (April-October 2022) Nearly a month after Maruti Suzuki chairman RC Bhargava raised a stink by saying that people’s abili...

Finance General Indian Economy

Article

February 1, 2019

Anjela Taneja

Wealth of Top 1% Indians increased by 39%, and that of bottom 50% at 3%

It is a good time for the rich in India. India added 18 new billionaires last year raising their number to 119. Their wealth increased by 35 per cent last year – Rs 2200 crore a day – and crossed the US$400 billion (INR 28000 billion) mark for the first time. While the wealth of the top 1 per cent i...

Blog

Article

Categories

Growth

Gloating in False Growth?

Rising Youth Unemployment: Growth Without Jobs

Rising Unemployment in a Rising Economy! | Finance Matters, 20 June 2025 | Editorial

Tamilnadu Economic Survey and Budget

While the RBI was sleeping…

Wealth of Top 1% Indians increased by 39%, and that of bottom 50% at 3%

Gloating in False Growth?

Rising Youth Unemployment: Growth Without Jobs

Rising Unemployment in a Rising Economy! | Finance Matters, 20 June 2025 | Editorial

Tamilnadu Economic Survey and Budget

While the RBI was sleeping…

Wealth of Top 1% Indians increased by 39%, and that of bottom 50% at 3%

CFA