The report of NITI Aayog titled “SDG India: Index and Dashboard 2020–21: Partnerships in the Decade of Action,” vividly portrays poorer states that lag behind the advanced states in the achievement of the sustainable development goals. This paper, which explores what hinders the effort of the poorer states in accessing resources from the centre and in reaching out to the poor,
Oman's budget surplus crossed the RO1bn mark in the first seven months of this year compared to a whopping deficit of RO1.2bn in the corresponding period of last year.
Helped by higher oil revenues and successful implementation of fiscal reforms, Oman's government managed to reduce total pubic debt by RO2.2bn by the end of July this year.
he sultanate’s total budget surplus increased to RO631mn for the January–May period of 2022 against a deficit of RO890mn in the same period of 2021, data released by the Ministry of Finance showed.