Licence Raj

Will end 'Inspector Raj' for all retailers: BJP's Chandni Chowk candidate

Khandelwal said that ensuring 'dignity' of the traders in his constituency will be his utmost priority

Payments banks bat for new model, pin hopes on lending licence amid stress

Payments banks can receive deposits of up to ~2 lakh per customer, but cannot lend

Huge tax and licence raj in liquor

There is a need to avoid huge taxes and undue licensing. All this can also reduce corruption and even doubts about corruption

Officials in states function like licence raj days: Maruti Suzuki chairman

Despite the central government ushering in reforms, the manufacturing sector is yet to see enhanced growth rates as officials in the states continue to function in a way they used to during the "licence and control days", Maruti Suzuki India Chairman RC Bhargava said on Tuesday. Speaking at an event here, the veteran industry leader noted that the central government over the last nine years has been bringing in a series of reforms and improvements in the business environment. He noted that the country has seen massive improvement in the rankings when it comes to the ease of doing business. Besides, the government has also abolished over 1,000 old acts while initiating a lot of reforms in taxation as well, Bhargava said. "All designed to make it easier to do business in India, and to be more competitive in manufacturing. Unfortunately, the results are not yet apparent," Bhargava said. He noted that the bulk of the interaction of manufacturers and entrepreneurs is with the state ...

Policy incoherence

Import management system for IT is licence raj by another name

We are not going back to licence raj, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

In an exclusive interview, Sitharaman says focus is on sunrise sectors, job creation

Ctrl+Alt+Import: Apple, Dell, HP among 16 impacted by licensing norms

Execs in America say they expect US' Trade Representative Katherine Tai, who is visiting India from August 23-25, to take up the matter with New Delhi

TMS Ep496: RBI policy rates, IIM autonomy, markets, licence raj

How long will RBI's wait and watch posture continue? Is the autonomy of IIMs in danger? How are markets reading into RBI's inflation revision? What is licence raj? All answers here

Explained: What was licence raj and why is India better off without it?

Licence raj was a play on the term British raj used to describe the Indian government's strict rules and control over the economy and economic activity

Licence raj returns

Computer import curbs should be rolled back

Back to the licence-permit raj in this season of bad ideas

It may be time to restore economics and prior consultation to their rightful place in the policy-making process, writes T N Ninan

Telecom Bill revisits licence raj, impinges on privacy safeguards

Many global agencies have raised concern that the draft Bill will adversely impact privacy by giving DoT almost unlimited powers to access and endlessly demand all manner of private information

Bureaucratic red tape, licence raj came down under Modi govt: SII chairman

Chairman of vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII), Dr Cyrus Poonawalla, on Friday hailed the Modi government saying that red-tapism and licence raj have come down under its rule.

Licence raj returns

Creation of import barriers must be avoided

Let's not slide back to Licence Raj, we must not stifle the economy

Our economy reflects a slide back to the Licence Raj. Realising our potential requires that we squash bureaucratic control

Ease of doing business policy to explore scrapping of licence raj

As per the draft policy, ministries and departments will be told to assess whether licensing should be scrapped and replaced with a simple registration process

Map licence raj?

Geospatial Bill needs to be rewritten from scratch