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 state 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

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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/

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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 recover from the addiction?

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 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/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/

Email: amarvkfilms@gmail.com

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.com