Building Blocks of the Indian Economy

S3 E20 In this episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy , we bring together all our insights to answer the question - with so much money flowing through the Union Budget each year, why is there still so much poverty in India? History buffs, do check out the book - The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/ Email: amarvkfilms@gmail.com

S3 E19 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we travel to Pune to explore the impact of the city's property boom on the Pune Municipal Corporation's budget. But we find out that, incredibly, Pune's elected corporators, do not get to govern their own city. History buffs, do check out the book - The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8H...

S3 E18 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy , we travel to the city maximum, Mumbai. We find out where India's richest civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, gets all its money from, and, who decides how it all gets spent. History buffs, do check out the book - The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/...

S3 E17 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we travel to Mumbai to analyse the finances of the Maharashtra Government. Can the Maharashtra Government keep up its spending on schemes like the Ladki Behn Yojana, or is it heading into a debt spiral? History buffs, do check out the book The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8HYV/ Email:...

S3 E16 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we look at just how much of the government's tax revenue gets eaten up by repaying interest on its debts. Could the Government of India get into a debt spiral? Should it even be in debt at all? History buffs, check out the book - The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/ E...

S3 E15 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we look at the massive debt that the Government of India has built up. Every fifth rupee that the government now spends goes to repaying old loans. Is this addiction to debt permanent, or could the government go into debt detox? History buffs, check out the book - The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors https://www.am...

S3 E14 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we account for all the money that the Government of India spends on India's cities. Has all the money spent on metro rail, Swachh Bharat and PM AWAS housing for the poor transformed life in urban India? History buffs, check out the book - The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj https://www.amazon.in...

S3 E13 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we analyse the government's attempt to provide tap water to rural India - the Jal Jeevan Mission. We also ask - where did all the Swachh Bharat money go? History buffs, check out the book - The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8HYV/ Email: amarvkfilms@gmail.com

S3E12 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we look at the Government of India's massive food subsidy. Food is now free for 800 million Indians. But there is no such thing as a free lunch! History buffs, check out the book The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/ Email: amarvkfilms@gmail.com

S3E11 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we analyse India's gigantic fertiliser subsidy bill. There has been an interesting experiment in Andhra Pradesh however, which could save India a huge amount of money. History buffs, check out the book The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8HYV/ Email: amarvkfilms@gmail.com

S3 E10 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we start to explore budget spending on agriculture. Half of the total budget is spent on two big schemes - PM Kisan and MGNREGA. Is this a good or bad sign for rural India? History buffs, check out the book The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/ Email: amarvkfilms@gmail...

S3E9 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we look at how the Government of India spends much more on the National Health Mission than on the more famous Ayushman Bharat scheme. Where does all the money go? History buffs, check out the book The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8HYV/ Email: amarvkfilms@gmail.com

S3E8 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy , we assess the Government of India's spending on education. There is no problem with the quantity of Indian education, the problem is with its quality. Should the government spend more on students, or more on teachers? History buffs, do check out the book The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj https...

S3E7 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we look at the real reason behind the Modi government's recent huge investments in the Great Indian Railways. Is it money well spent? History buffs, check out the book The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8HYV/ Email: amarvkfilms@gmail.com

S3E6 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy , we look at the Modi government's ambitious road building efforts. Whilst there has been no shortage of ambition, there has been a shortage of money. Could there be a smarter way to build roads in India? History buffs, check out the book The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj https://www.amazon.in/d...

S3E5 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we examine the price that India pays for living in such a dangerous neighbourhood. Roughly every tenth rupee that the government spends is on defence. But is it money well spent? History buffs, check out the book The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0876M8HYV/ Email: amarvkfilms@gmail.com

S3E4 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy , we explore the revenue that the Government of India raises from tariffs on imports and excise on petrol. These tax revenues have been getting smaller and smaller over the years, but could they be done away with completely? History buffs, check out the book The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj https:/...

S3E3 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we explore the GST, the tax which touches all our lives, everyday, all across India. How do the Centre and the states share the GST revenue? Who ends up paying the most? And what can be done to simplify this simpler, but still quite complicated tax? History buffs, check out the book The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Erro...

S3E2 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we find out how a small number of tax payers contribute a huge amount to India's growing income tax revenues. But just how fair is India's tax system? Who does it target? And who does it leave out? History buffs, check out the book The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj https://www.amazon.in/dp/B...

S3E1 In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we explore the effects of the Modi government's 2019 big fat corporate tax cut. We look back at how India's corporate tax rate was slashed and (not so) simplified and what effect this had on the the Indian economy in the end. History buffs, check out the book The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Errors https://www.amazon.in/dp/...

S2 E24 Venture capital is quite a niche form of business finance - but it does make for some great reality tv shows! In this closing episode of season 2 of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we find out just how much money venture capital firms burn in the search for the Next Big Thing - and whether it is all worth it in the end. History buffs, do check out the book The Ring of Services: The St...

S2 E23 NRIs, Indians working abroad, have sent home a record $120 billion in remittances, much more than the amount foreigners invest in India through FDI, Foreign Direct Investment. In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we try to figure out whether this surge in remittances is a good or bad sign for the Indian economy. History buffs, do check out the book The Licence Raj...

S2 E22 Pensions are a function of income - rising incomes lead to bigger pensions. In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy , we find out that the growth of India's pension system might be a better indicator of economic development than all the hype about GDP. History buffs, do check out the book The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj https://www.amazon...

S2 E21 It is usually banks which make the headlines, but in some financial markets insurance companies are bigger investors. In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy , we find out how letting Indian insurance companies invest in foreign markets could serve both economic and strategic interests. History buffs, do check out the book The Licence Raj: An Economic Comedy of Error...

S2 E20 Non-Bank Financial Companies or NBFCs have sometimes been called "shadow banks". In this week's episode of Building Blocks of the Indian Economy we learn that NBFCs are definitely not in the shadows in India, they are in our faces, 24/7. History buffs, do check out the book The Ring of Services: The Story of a Very Indian British Raj https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/ Email: amarvkfilms@g...