Articles by Santosh Mehrotra
Poverty-decline claims need rigorous scrutiny
In the face of these facts, the rhetoric of sharp poverty reduction, let alone of its disappearance, can only stand on presumptions, not facts.

Published on Apr 01, 2024 08:09 AM IST
Caste census lessons for new government in Bihar
Reservations alone can’t alleviate economic deprivation. They must be complemented by the increased availability of jobs and strong inclusive growth.

Published on Feb 20, 2024 10:04 PM IST
How Bihar has fared under Nitish Kumar
How has Bihar fared under Nitish Kumar on growth, human development and governance indices?

Published on Jan 30, 2024 10:11 PM IST
India has an unemployment crisis. And it predates Covid-19
In 2017-18, NSO reported that unemployment reached a 45-year high, and youth unemployment tripled between 2011-12 and 2017-18 to over 18%. Thereafter, poor management resulted in economic growth slowing up to March 2020 — compounded by the pandemic and its economic aftermath

Updated on Aug 18, 2021 05:21 PM IST
How to revive job growth in the country
First, the government must increase public investment in social services. Second, it should introduce a multi-pronged industrial policy to reverse the poor manufacturing performance since 1991

Updated on Jul 24, 2019 05:02 PM IST
To create jobs, an industrial policy focused on labour-intensive industries is key
These sectors deserve consistent support over time to compete internationally since India is lagging behind

Updated on May 27, 2019 07:37 PM IST
This time we should get health right
The drafting of the National Health Policy (NHP) 2015 is an extremely welcome development. The government’s decision to announce Health as a Right is a huge advance.

Updated on Feb 16, 2015 02:43 AM IST
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Santosh Mehrotra
A one-size-fits-all design can’t work for a planning body
Come 2015, the Planning Commission will be replaced by a new panel. But before setting up a new body the Centre must be get rid of the flaws in the existing one and also be clear on what it wants from the new panel, writes Santosh Mehrotra.

Updated on Dec 22, 2014 10:43 PM IST
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Santosh Mehrotra