The Tripura Budget Template An analysis of the state’s budget from 2012–13 shows a fairly consistent template. Low internal revenue generation (Figure 1), heavy dependence on fiscal transfers from the union government (Figure 2), and insufficient spending on creating the necessary capital assets (Figure 3). Additional information provided in the Budget 2020–21 document also…

Insights for Opencity from Google Analytics — X-posted from Tech4Dev Blog Three months ago, Oorvani Foundation and CivicDataLab embarked on a collaborative journey to redesign OpenCity, an urban data portal visited by over 50,000 unique users every month. We set out to learn about our users, their experiences on the platform and their dreams for the future…

In this blog, we take a closer look at 15th Finance Commission recommendations on devolution of central taxes, and its impact on states’ finances. The recently announced Union Budget by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accepted most of the recommendations by the 15th Finance Commission. Tasked with the preparation of a…