Are unit linked pension products sold by insurance companies beneficial to individuals?
Many life insurance companies have a Unit Linked Pension policy portfolio. You contribute a certain amount as a premium over...
Spreading Light …. blog
India population – Negative impact of projected population numbers reduction in next few decades
The last few weeks have seen news articles that while India is currently holding the top rank for largest numbers...
Positive impact of raising the exempt income slab limit and single rate of income tax for individuals
We are aware that the Income Tax Act as currently applicable to individual tax payers is unfair and non-equitable in...
Are individual Mediclaim (Hospitalisation) insurance policies really beneficial to the Policy Holder?
My mind goes back several years, when under the Income Tax Head of Salary Income, reimbursement of medical expenses upto...
Central government public sector companies
Three Budget Revenue streams that the Central Government could optimize for the objective of increased spendings on defence, social welfare...
Why India corporate ownership culture does not change!
There is data available which suggests that very high proportion of corporate private sector business output in India is controlled...
Income tax law applicability in India to individuals – Regressive and unjust
We are aware that the Finance Minister read her Budget Speech and presented the Budget papers in Parliament on February...
Why comparisons can distort!
One of the very frequently used statements in international financial circles when it comes to India is that the average...
Inflation – friend of the rich, enemy of the lower income earners!
If there is one indicator of economic activity, which all national governments want to play around with, it is the...
Arresting meaningless financial tax litigation by public sector units
It is no public secret that India Courts are choked with pending cases and many of these cases are of...
