National Council of Applied Economic Research
Opinion: C.S. Mohapatra. Policies have sought to promote participation in financial markets, but investor ignorance and negligence as well as fraudulent activities are impediments to growth. India’s financial sector has grown exponentially over the past two decades. One major contributor to this is the rising participation of private investors in financial markets coupled with digitalisation.... Read More
Even as it sees no possibility of India achieving its 300 MT production target for steel by 2025 economic think-tank National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) on Tuesday said the industry needs to create at least 450 MT capacity by 2050. “Our baseline estimate of demand for additional steel production capacity by 2050 is... Read More
The government’s strategy of auctioning mineral resources to ensure transparency in the allocation process would bring exploration activities in the country “to a halt” while adversely impacting the ‘Make in India’ programme the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has said in a report. Instead the Centre must focus on incentivising mineral exploration and... Read More
The steel sector at present faces an inverted duty structure which needs to be addressed according to NITI Aayog Member VK Saraswat. Customs duties levied on key raw materials such as coking coal iron ore and metal scrap are higher than those on the end product he said adding: “Most steel exporting countries don’t impose... Read More
As public servants get ready to enjoy the New Year’s blessing that the Seventh Pay Commission is expected to bestow it may be a time for the rest of us to look this gift horse in the mouth. The Fourteenth Finance Commission estimates the cost of the Sixth Pay Commission at over Rs. 90000 crore... Read More
The steel sector won’t be able to meet this year’s production target of 300 million tonnes (mt) proposed in the draft steel policy 2012 a study by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has said. It added the sector which contributes two per cent to India’s gross domestic product won’t be able to... Read More
KOLKATA: National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) a leading economic think tank has said the enthusiasm of 'Make in India' programme seems to be bypassing the steel industry. The current condition of the Indian steel industry is dismal with low profits low capacity utilization and dim prospects for new private investment either foreign or... Read More
NEW DELHI OCT 6: A case of inverted duty structure can be argued for the steel sector said V K Saraswat Member NITI Aayog on Tuesday. Saraswat was releasing a report of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) on the reforms required for the domestic steel industry. He said customs duties levied on... Read More
This article published in The Straits Times is written by Dr Shekhar Shah Director-General and Dr Rajesh Chadha Senior Research Counsellor NCAER. India the world's third-largest economy measured in purchasing power parity terms became a middle-income country in 2007. It has one of the world's youngest populations with some 260 million people below the... Read More
Rajasthan farmer Shivlal Jat’s four acres help him meet his household expenses. During off-peak periods he has time on his hands. So for the past six to seven years he has demanded work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme and earned an extra ₹9000 every year. This not only helped... Read More
More and more young Indians are choosing their own spouses HALF a dozen young technology workers are gathered around a table in south Mumbai. In between checking their smartphones they describe an Indian social revolution of which they are in the vanguard. Marriage one woman explains is becoming freer and easier—“less stiff-necked” as she puts... Read More
