Fiscal Performance of North Eastern States of India

Authors

  •   Ajit Kumar Dash Assistant Professor in Economics, ICFAI University, Raipur, Raipur-Bhilai Road, KM Stone-20,Durg - 490 042, Chhattisgarh
  •   Sudhansu Sekhar Rath Professor of Mathematical Economics, Sambalpur University, Jyotivihar -768 019, Odisha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17010/aijer/2016/v5i6/107521

Keywords:

Fiscal Performance

, Composite Index, North Eastern States of India

H62

, H63, H72

Paper Submission Date

, January 20, 2016, Paper sent back for Revision, November 9, Paper Acceptance Date, December 5, 2016.

Abstract

The present paper made an attempt to measure the fiscal performance of North Eastern (NE) states and 14 major states to observe the relative position of NE states among all states of India. A composite fiscal performance index has been developed to observe the performance. It has been observed that the overall fiscal performance of NE states is better than the general category states. However, increasing debt as a percentage of GSDP of NE states is a worrisome matter.

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Published

2016-12-01

How to Cite

Dash, A. K., & Rath, S. S. (2016). Fiscal Performance of North Eastern States of India. Arthshastra Indian Journal of Economics & Research, 5(6), 31–41. https://doi.org/10.17010/aijer/2016/v5i6/107521

Issue

Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2016

Section

Public Policy Economics
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