Food Subsidies
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Jan Dhan may get Modi into Guinness book, but duplicate accounts will burden banks
Dinesh Unnikrishnan123 •In the absence of a careful approach, as the RBI highlighted, 7.5 crore zero-balance accounts will become a liability to the system
Jan Dhan plus DBT is a winner; over 3 years, it won't be a back-breaker for banks
Jagannathan •In a worst-case scenario, the Jan Dhan Yojana could cost banks or the govt upto Rs 13,500 crore annually. But once more subsidies are moved to direct transfers and bank accounts, it will break even
Indo-US WTO deal buys us time; but we need to reform manufacturing and food subsidies
Jagannathan •The Indo-US WTO deal allows us more time to fix our food subsidy issue, but signing the TFA means we have to spruce up our manufacturing sector fast.
India won't back WTO protocol unless food subsidy concerns addressed
Fp Archives •India will not support a trade protocol ahead of a July 31 deadline unless concerns about its food subsidies are met, two senior government officials said on Wednesday, a position that threatens to derail a landmark global trade deal. <br />
India refuses to budge on food subsidies at WTO
Fp Archives •Chances of a breakthrough in global trade negotiations dimmed as India refused to budge on food subsidies that are an obstacle to an eleventh hour agreement at a WTO summit
Highlights: Chidambaram presents Budget 2013
Fp Staff •NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India unveiled a surge in government spending on Thursday, despite expectations of an austerity budget to shore up its finances, imposing new taxes on the rich and large companies to fund a dash for growth ahead of an election due by next year.