A Reserve Bank of India study, released today - "Strengthening Decentralisation - Augmenting the Consolidated fund of the States by the Thirteenth Finance Commission: A Normative Approach" relates to the terms of reference of the Thirteenth Finance Commission. The authors of the Study Shri Abhay Pethe, University of Mumbai along with research staff members from the Reserve Bank (Shri B.M. Misra, Adviser, DEAP and Kum. Rakhe P.B., Research Officer, DEAP) opine that the

[Note: Development Research Group (DRG) is constituted in the Reserve Bank's Department of Economic Analysis and Policy for undertaking effective policy-oriented research backed by strong analytical and empirical basis on subjects of current interests. The views expressed in these studies are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the Reserve Bank]The Reserve Bank of India today published a Study entitled ‘Agricultural Growth in India since 1991’. The St

[Note: DRG is constituted in the Reserve Bank's Department of Economic Analysis and Policy for undertaking effective policy-oriented research backed by strong analytical and empirical basis on subjects of current interests. The views expressed in these studies are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the Reserve Bank] The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today published a Study entitled "Municipal Finance in India – An Assessment". The Study is co-authored

The Reserve Bank of India has today published a study titled "Transmission of Monetary Policy and the Bank Lending Channel: Analysis and Evidence for India" co-authored by Prof. B.L.Pandit of Delhi School of Economics along with three internal team members under the aegis of the Development Research Group (DRG). The study attempts to characterise the process of monetary policy transmission in India and crystalise the role of bank lending channel, employing both publis

The Development Research Group (DRG) of the Reserve Bank of India has published a Study entitled "Interest Rate Modelling and Forecasting in India", the twenty-fourth in the DRG Study Series. The Study is authored by Dr. Pami Dua of the Delhi School of Economics and Smt. Nishita Raje and Dr. Satyananda Sahoo of the Department of Economic Analysis and Policy of the Reserve Bank. DRG Study Series have an accent on policy-oriented research. The studies are released for w

The Development Research Group (DRG) in the Reserve Bank of India has brought out a study entitled "A Leading Index for India's Exports", the twenty-third in the DRG Study Series. The Study is authored by Dr. Pami Dua of the Delhi School of Economics and Dr. Anirvan Banerji of the Economics Cycles Research Institute (ECRI), USA.The DRG Study Series have an accent on policy-oriented research. They are released for wide circulation with a view to generating constructive

The Development Research Group (DRG) in the Reserve Bank of India has brought out a study entitled "Capital Adequacy Requirements and the Behaviour of Commercial Banks in India : An Analytical and Empirical Study", the twenty-second in the DRG Study Series. The study is authored by Prof. D.M.Nachane, Shri Aditya Narain, Shri Saibal Ghosh and Shri Satyananda Sahoo.In the wake of the introduction of prudential regulation as an integral part of financial sector reforms i

The Development Research Group (DRG) in the Reserve Bank of India has brought out a study entitled "Modernising Indian Agriculture: Priority Tasks and Critical Policies". This is the twenty-first in the DRG Study Series. The study is authored by Prof. V. M. Rao and Dr P. D. Jeromi.The DRG Studies series have an accent on policy-oriented research. They are released for wide circulation with a view to generating constructive discussion among professional economists and

The Development Research Group (DRG) in the Reserve Bank of India has brought out a study entitled "Productivity in Major Manufacturing Industries in India: 1973-74 to 1997-98". The twentieth in the DRG Study Series, this Study is authored by Prof. Pushpa Trivedi, Shri Anand Prakash and Shri David Sinate. The DRG Studies series have an accent on policy-oriented research. They are released for wide circulation with a view to generating constructive discussion among pro

The Development Research Group (DRG) in the Reserve Bank of India has brought out a study entitled "Bond Financing and Debt Stability: Theoretical Issues and Empirical Analysis for India", (Part 1 and Part 2). the nineteenth in the DRG Study Series. The Study is authored by Prof. Vivek Moorthy, Shri Bhupal Singh and Dr. Sarat Chandra Dhal.The DRG Studies series have an accent on policy-oriented research. They are released for wide circulation with a view to generating