Episodios

  • Will the Government of India be in debt, forever?
    Oct 14 2025

    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/


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    16 m
  • Just how smart are India's cities?
    Oct 7 2025

    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/


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    16 m
  • Money flows into India's taps. How much water flows out?
    Sep 30 2025

    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

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    16 m
  • India's free lunch costs $25 billion.
    Sep 23 2025

    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


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    15 m
  • Could Andhra Pradesh Save India's Fertiliser Subsidy?
    Sep 16 2025

    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

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    15 m
  • How much money does the government put in farmers' pockets?
    Sep 9 2025

    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

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    16 m
  • The government health spending you have never heard of.
    Sep 2 2025

    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

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    14 m
  • The Indian Teacher - the Goose that lays the Golden Egg?
    Aug 26 2025

    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://www.amazon.in/dp/B07F5Y3H1N/


    Email: amarvkfilms@gmail.com

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    16 m