National Council of Applied Economic Research
Banks play a critical role in economic growth. In India, the banking sector, dominated by public sector banks (PSBs), has underserved the economy and their stakeholders. The under-performance of PSBs has persisted despite several policy initiatives during the past decade. Meanwhile, private banks have further improved their performance and have gained significant market share. In... Read More
Data on access to credit in rural India is mostly available from periodic large-scale surveys and some primary research in different parts of India. The growth of institutional sources of credit was quite dramatic during the first four decades after Independence. There appears to have been a regression since then. There is some evidence to... Read More
The 18th India Policy Forum 2021 Volume comprises papers and brief details of the proceedings of the IPF Conference held virtually during 12-15 July, 2021. Apart from presentation of four papers, the IPF Conference also included two lectures, the 3rd T.N. Srinivasan Memorial Lecture, titled, “Responding to COVID-19 amidst Market and Government Failures”, delivered by Professor... Read More
In the Review, we summarise the economic and policy developments in India; monitor global developments of relevance to India; and showcase the pulse of the economy through an analysis of high-frequency indicators and the heat map. Latest Issue: July 2022 Previous Issues: June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December... Read More
Input-Output Transactions Table (IOTT) is the matrix representation of a nations or a regions economy, and is used to analyse the inter-industry relations therein, depicting how the output of one industry is used as input in other industries, thereby making each industry dependent on other industries both as an user and as a supplier. It,... Read More
In the Review, we summarise the economic and policy developments in India; monitor global developments of relevance to India; and showcase the pulse of the economy through an analysis of high-frequency indicators and the heat map. Latest Issue: June 2022 Previous Issues: May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November... Read More
The Journal of Applied Economic Research (JAER) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, international journal published by NCAER in New Delhi in conjunction with SAGE International. JAER publishes papers that pay special attention to the economics of emerging economies, but is open to high-quality papers from all fields of applied economics. Volume 16 Issue 2, May 2022... Read More
The main emphasis of the 73rd Amendment of the Constitution of India is to ensure uniformity between the functional responsibilities and the financial resources of the three-tier Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). For this, the Gram Panchayat (GP) plays a dynamic role as an agency of local self-government. In order to become self-reliant, the Panchayats need... Read More
Various policy mechanisms are available to support the positive effects of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and reduce the negative outcomes of economic activities on the environment through effective interventions. To preserve the integration of dairy development strategies and practices with SDGs, this paper examines the key relationships involved in this process by major stakeholders... Read More
In the Review, we summarise the economic and policy developments in India; monitor global developments of relevance to India; and showcase the pulse of the economy through an analysis of high-frequency indicators and the heat map. Latest Issue: May 2022 Previous Issues: April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October... Read More
