The government took a big step toward its FY26 fiscal deficit target of 4.5% of GDP, budgeting the gap in FY25 at 5.1%. The budget keeps a tight leash on spending even as tax collections are projected to remain robust with tax-to-GDP ratio budgeted to hit the highest since FY08.
India does better than its weak rank on the World Hunger Index would suggest, with fair progress made on three of the four parameters that go into its score. So let s not be distracted from the path India has taken over the past decade in its battle against hunger.
PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana Discontinued: The government today said that it will provide rations to the needy under the National Food Security Act for free.