Sujan Hajra

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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 ......

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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 ......

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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 ......

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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 ......

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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 ......