Rural

Restoring rural cash flows

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Low food prices hurt cash availability in the rural economy, and loan waivers make that worseNeelkanth Mishra | Last Updated at January 22, 2019 21:25 IST (This was published in the Business Standard: link) “Bazaar mein paisa nahin hai” (there is no liquidity in the market) has become a common refrain of distributors and wholesalers … Read more

Counting our chickens

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Agricultural GDP is underestimated due to inaccurate non-cereal data. Written by Neelkanth Mishra | Updated: January 9, 2014 9:41:30 pm This article appeared in the Indian Express (link). It started with a mundane question: what is the chicken population in India? There are glaring inconsistencies in the available data. The National Sample Survey Organisation’s (NSSO’s) … Read more

Rethinking the Rural

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India is urbanising away from the big cities. This trend calls for policy changes (This was published in the Indian Express: link) Written by Neelkanth Mishra | May 23, 2013 12:29:39 am Say “rural India”, and the image that flashes in our minds is that of a buffalo tied outside a mud hut. After all, … Read more

Hope Lies Low

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The third pillar of the economy, low-income consumption, is holding up remarkably well Written by Neelkanth Mishra | April 12, 2013 (This article was published in the Indian Express: link) The level of pessimism about the Indian economy continues to rise as the downturn enters its most vicious phase – that of contagion. Slowing investments … Read more