The Hindu Business Line : Friday, November 01, 2002

Disinvestment devalued
THAT A HINDALCO team on a due diligence mission faced employee blockade at Nalco facilities in Orissa and had had to retreat was hardly surprising. It is not the first time such a thing is happening with a Central PSU lined up for disinvestment ... More

ECONOMY

Tasks before the Twelfth Finance Commission — II Horizontal tax revenue sharing
THE Tenth Finance Commission (TFC), under the chairmanship of Mr K. C. Pant, had blazed a new trail by doing away with the collection or contribution factor in redistribution of income-tax revenue, which had been benefiting just two States ... More

POLITICS

TN's strategy pays off
THE developments since the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms Jayalalithaa, decided to invoke the clout of the Supreme Court, instead of putting her trust in the Cauvery River Authority or any bilateral discussion, to strengthen the State's claim for ... More

CREDIT POLICY

Credit Policy: Symbolism is all
The Credit Policy measures touch only a small segment of the banking sector's problem; they are nothing more than symbolic. The core issues of the banking system continue to remain unaltered. Even now it is not too late for the RBI to take correctiv es to the emerging situation, says N. A. Mujumdar. More

LETTERS

India's fiscal health

Customs duty

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