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India’s Wealth Gap Widens; Top 1% Dominates National Wealth I Finance Matters, 05 December 2025

The World Inequality Report 2026 delivers a sharp warning about India’s economic direction. It shows that India is now o...

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The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial

The latest Indus Valley report in fact shows that India’s consuming class is today just a thin layer of 10% and th...

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The Finance Minister has a great opportunity to amend the tax structure. Will she do it?

Peoples Commission on Public Sector and Public Services has issued a statement on tax structure which the Finance Minist...

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India’s stark disparities have finally found voice in political discussions

Since the pandemic, the gap between rich and poor Indians has never been more evident. But inequality was never a public...

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Why low tax for the rich means high tax & lower Govt support for the poor

The Indian tax system has been regressive for long with direct tax contributing less than indirect tax – contrary to wha...

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Social Activists and Economists Layout Vision for a Post Covid Economy

Press Release | May 19, 2020 New Delhi: “Thinking about an Ameere Rehka (wealth line) and not a Gare...

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Mainstreaming India’s Poor in Banking

My intent in this article is to flag off a set of relevant issues one will have to deal with while mainstreaming India&#...

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December 11, 2025

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India’s Wealth Gap Widens; Top 1% Dominates National Wealth I Finance Matters, 05 December 2025

The World Inequality Report 2026 delivers a sharp warning about India’s economic direction. It shows that India is now one of the most unequal countries in the world, with wealth and income concentrating rapidly at the top. The richest 10% in India earn nearly 60% of the national income, while the b...

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March 4, 2025

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The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial

The latest Indus Valley report in fact shows that India’s consuming class is today just a thin layer of 10% and this section is only deepening, not widening. While people from the bottom 90% are unable to join the top segment, the wealthiest class is growing even wealthier. We already know tha...

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February 18, 2025

Thomas Franco

The Finance Minister has a great opportunity to amend the tax structure. Will she do it?

Peoples Commission on Public Sector and Public Services has issued a statement on tax structure which the Finance Minister should look into. All over the world there are changes proposed in the tax system due to increasing inequality. In India the gap between the rich and poor is has increased as pe...

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September 9, 2024

Anirban Bhattacharya & Nancy Pathak

India’s stark disparities have finally found voice in political discussions

Since the pandemic, the gap between rich and poor Indians has never been more evident. But inequality was never a public concern – until now. AFP(Downloaded from Scroll.in) For much of the first half of the year, visuals from the Ambani extravaganza loomed large in the media. The March pre-wedding ...

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February 18, 2022

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Why low tax for the rich means high tax & lower Govt support for the poor

The Indian tax system has been regressive for long with direct tax contributing less than indirect tax – contrary to what happens in developed economies. It is also known that tax incentives benefit corporates making higher profits than those who make lower. Both turn the cardinal principle of abili...

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May 22, 2020

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Social Activists and Economists Layout Vision for a Post Covid Economy

Press Release | May 19, 2020 New Delhi: “Thinking about an Ameere Rehka (wealth line) and not a Gareebi Rekha (poverty line) is the need of the hour”, noted social activist Medha Patkar said. She was speaking at the Webinar Towards A Transformative Political Economy&nbs...

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December 2, 2018

Sanjeev Chandorkar

Mainstreaming India’s Poor in Banking

My intent in this article is to flag off a set of relevant issues one will have to deal with while mainstreaming India’s poor in Banking. The article has five sections: (a) Providing a backdrop, (b) Arguing that mainstreaming poor is also in the interest of “mainstream” banking, (c...

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India’s Wealth Gap Widens; Top 1% Dominates National Wealth I Finance Matters, 05 December 2025

The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial

The Finance Minister has a great opportunity to amend the tax structure. Will she do it?

India’s stark disparities have finally found voice in political discussions

Why low tax for the rich means high tax & lower Govt support for the poor

Social Activists and Economists Layout Vision for a Post Covid Economy

Mainstreaming India’s Poor in Banking

India’s Wealth Gap Widens; Top 1% Dominates National Wealth I Finance Matters, 05 December 2025

The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial

The Finance Minister has a great opportunity to amend the tax structure. Will she do it?

India’s stark disparities have finally found voice in political discussions

Why low tax for the rich means high tax & lower Govt support for the poor

Social Activists and Economists Layout Vision for a Post Covid Economy

Mainstreaming India’s Poor in Banking