Knowledge Themes
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)
Merit vs Non-Merit Subsidies
Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies
Benefits and Services) Act 2016
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act
JAM Trinity (Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile)
Shanta Kumar Committee
Public Distribution System (PDS) Reforms
Fertilizer Subsidy and Neem Coated Urea
PM-KISAN
Minimum Support Price (MSP)
PM-KUSUM
16th Finance Commission Recommendations
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)
Fiscal Deficit and Revenue Expenditure
Explicit vs Implicit Subsidies
Structural Subtopics
- Definition and examples of merit vs non-merit goods in India
- Fiscal implications of explicit and implicit subsidies
- Evolution of DBT from JAM Trinity to PAHAL
- Challenges in Aadhaar-based payment systems and last-mile delivery
- Impact of subsidy rationalisation on fiscal deficit and the FRBM Act
- Leakages and exclusion errors in the PDS and fertiliser subsidies
- Economic rationale for nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) reforms
- Case study of PM-Kisan vs price support mechanisms
- Impact of electricity subsidies on groundwater and DISCOM health
- Role of Public Financial Management System (PFMS) in DBT
- Cross-subsidisation in railways and its economic impact
- Evaluation of the "Give It Up" campaign for LPG subsidies
- Impact of WTO Agreement on Agriculture on India’s subsidy regime
- Minimum Support Price (MSP) as a form of indirect subsidy and its distortions
Study Material
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