What Will The Budget Bring?

  • 18/02/2008

  • Times Of India (New Delhi)

Micro-finance is the key to helping India's poorest The growing chasm between India and Bharat is taking its toll on political formations in the country. Government policies skewed towards urban agglomerates have seen the electorate teach rude lessons to politicos at the hustings. Four years ago, the NDA was jolted out of its India Shining stupor, while state governments in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh suffered similarly. Now as the United Progressive Alliance grapples with complex problems, even as it runs the last lap of its five-year term, questions are being asked of its capability to deliver on its inclusive growth plank. Inclusive growth is the new clarion call in the Indian political scenario. As more and more people want to participate in India's growth story, the young and restless in rural Bharat want to be part of a prosperous India, living as they are, a life diametrically opposite. So, the importance of