Sujan Hajra
General
07 February, 2013
Direct benefit transfer: Not a panacea, but a likely game changer
After 201 years of modern banking, India opened 140 million unique bank accounts by 2006. The bank-led, business-correspondent (BC)-aided financial ......
General
25 October, 2012
Indian healthcare: Big, bad and cheap
Despite India being one of world’s largest healthcare markets and pharmaceuticals exporters, the country’s health statistics are among the worst ......
General
17 September, 2012
Indian households shun banks
At 30 per cent of disposable income, savings rate of the Indian households rivals even China. Interestingly, it has held ......
General
03 September, 2012
GDP: Growth at decadal low
Investment a curmudgeonIndia’s real GDP growth has nose-dived to 5.3% in 4QFY12 from 9.2% in 4QFY11, following a sharp dip ......
General
13 August, 2012
Policy paralysis: A symptom, not the disease
Despite widespread perception that lack of policy actions is leading to India’s sharp economic descend, the country’s performance continues to ......