Fiscal reform: J-PAL’s Dhaliwal urges states to fix finances for faster poverty reduction; calls for scheme rationalisation and focus on human capital
[ad_1] States must strengthen their financial position to accelerate poverty reduction and ensure sustained development, Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal, Global Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has said.“The central government’s fiscal deficit is fine, but the state governments are facing considerable challenges in…