Economy

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Has Bengal Fallen Behind India?

West Bengal lags behind India in nominal income, but inflation-adjusted data tell a different story: real incomes broadly kept pace. The state did not simply decline: it grew in lower priced sectors.

Source: The Times of India

Authors: Maitreesh Ghatak, Tanika Chakraborty and Dilip Mookerjee

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Truth and untruth in claims of central government’s deprivation towards west bengal

Analysis of discretionary allocations made by the centre towards West Bengal on Water and primary education indeed betray a stepmotherly attitude.

Source: Anandabazar.com (Bengali)

Author: Anirban Mukherjee

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