Challenges in Bharat’s Healthcare
In Bharat, there is 1 government doctor for every 10,189 people as against the WHO’s recommendation of doctors to population ratio of 1:1000. The nurse-patient ratio is 1:483, as against…
B.N.V. Parthasarathi
Ex Senior Banker, Management and Financial Consultant, Visiting faculty at premier B Schools and Universities. E mail- [email protected]
Education Reforms in Bharat
While Bharat ranks 130 out of 189 countries in HDI Index in 2018, its global education ranking is 92 out of 145 countries. Twenty-five Bharatiya institutions figure in the 2019…
Will RTI Act become a Toothless Tiger?
RTI Act was passed in the year 2005. Consequent to this, the citizens of the country have been vested with the power to obtain any information related to governance and…
Business Cycles, Structural Issues and Challenges to Bharat’s Economy
Business cycles are common across the world and their pattern is mostly predictable. Whereas, structural issues are those that are caused by certain changes in the market which are basic…
Road Map for Bharat’s Banking Reforms, a Work in Progress
In 1969, Bharatiya government nationalized 14 banks followed by another 6 banks in 1980. Along with SBI group, which had 7 banks under its umbrella, the public sector banks number…
A Piece of Advice to Government and Bimal Jalan Committee
Bharat’s real estate sector is facing a big challenge of 12.76 lakhs of unsold houses in top 30 cities. Bharat’s automobile sector is witnessing its worst phase in 18 years….
50 Years of Banks Nationalization and Way Forward
There were 361 private banks which “failed” across the country in the period from 1947 to 1955, resulted in depositors losing all their money as they were not offered any…
Public Accountability of Government in a Democracy
The main objective of RTI Act is to bring transparency and accountability of government. The RTI Act aims to get people’s access to the information with the government as a…
Six Famous Temples of Kartikeya
Kartikeya is the God with six heads, twelve hands, rides on a peacock wearing a spear (Vel in Tamil) in his hand as a weapon. Bhagwan Kartikeya is also known…
Mudra Loans, Way Forward – a Road map
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Bank Loan Yojana (PMMY) scheme was launched on 8th April’15. This is a scheme to provide loans to small businesses and micro institutions through banks, RRBs, scheduled urban and…