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<ul><li>IIMs aside, other B-schools like Faculty of Management Studies Delhi and <keyword id="481185" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Management-Development-Institute">Management Development Institute</keyword> (MDI) students also receive high paying job offers. </li><li><keyword id="1938161" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="FMS-Delhi">FMS Delhi</keyword> recorded its highest ever average salary package at ₹25.6 lakh while the highest package went up to ₹58.6 lakh per annum. </li><li>Meanwhile, the average compensation at MDI too increased by 9.5% at ₹22.05 lakh. </li><li>Both the institutions clocked in 100% placements this season. </li></ul><keyword id="53914" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Institutes-of-Management">Indian Institutes of Management</keyword> (IIMs) have achieved iconic status for their courses, faculty and of course the high paying job offers. But it is not just these students who are walking away with the best of salary offers. Students of other B-schools like Faculty of Management Studies Delhi and Management Development Institute (MDI) are receiving salary offers that are just as good. This year, on average, FMS Delhi students received job offers that paid ₹25.6 lakh. The best paying job offer went as high as ₹58.6 lakh per annum. This is the kind of high paying salaries that are generally associated with IIMs, XLRI and others. Thanks to A-list recruiters like Capgemini, McKinsey &amp; Co, Flipkart, Airtel and Xiaomi, almost 75% of FMS students received offers that paid above ₹20 lakh. That is three in four students. For the top performing quartile, the salaries went as high as ₹37.5 lakh. Though FMS ranks 35th in top Indian B-schools, the students who get admission to this Delhi University-affiliated college have to score 99% in CAT. However, due to public university affiliation, the fees are around ₹65,000 per year while the IIMs cost a massive ₹10 lakh per annum. <div type="image" title="fms" msid="74185469" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 Startups and other businesses come hiring at elite B-schools The high salaries of FMS students is not an aberration. In fact, across elite schools average compensations have been growing in spite of the slowdown. The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/amazon-becomes-the-top-recruiter-at-mdi-gurgaon-with-a-40-5-lakh-offer/articleshow/73545137.cms">average compensation at MDI</a> too increased by 9.5% at ₹22.05 lakh, thanks to startups and new-age businesses looking for bright, fresh minds. <div type="image" title="32743536387_9f030c0e1c_o" msid="74185477" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Management Development Institute, Gurgaon&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>

 Amazon offered the highest package at ₹40.5 lakh and 41 offers came from the ecommerce sector. Other recruiters were Flipkart, Oyo and PhonePe. The increased demand for digital skills across job roles seems to be working in favour of fresh graduates. “When you talk about digital businesses, they will definitely look at retaining talent with digital skills. The e-commerce sector has seen the highest growth, in terms of hiring at nearly 141%, compared to last year,” Kanwal Kapil, Dean of Placements at MDI<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/amazon-becomes-the-top-recruiter-at-mdi-gurgaon-with-a-40-5-lakh-offer/articleshow/73545137.cms"> told </a>Business Insider. The growing trend of summer placements and pre-placement offers too might have had an effect on the increased interest of recruiters. MDI said that it received 36% more pre-placement offers at 68. During the summer placements as well, both the two institutes witnessed a 40% and 14% increase in offers from consulting companies, respectively. Needless to say, both the universities clocked in 100% placements this season. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/these-are-the-starting-salaries-offered-to-b-school-students-in-india/articleshow/74168696.cms">These are the starting salaries offered to B-school students in India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/indias-best-minds-from-iim-ahmedabad-xlri-mdi-gurgaon-are-heading-to-consulting-firms/articleshow/74055916.cms">India’s best minds from IIM Ahmedabad, XLRI are heading to consulting firms</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/iim-lucknow-iim-kozhikode-mdi-gurgaon-secure-100-placements-offering-2-5-million-as-the-starting-pay/articleshow/73722200.cms">Indian B-schools are beating the slowdown with average salary offers at ₹2.5 million</a>

These two B-schools have seen placement offers as good as those at IIMs

<ul><li>The highest job offer at the <keyword id="119622" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Institute-of-Foreign-Trade">Indian Institute of Foreign Trade</keyword> (<keyword id="6735361" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="iift">IIFT</keyword>) stood at a staggering ₹75 lakh per annum — one of the highest pay packets received so far across management institutes. </li><li>As many as 125 companies visited the campus and the average compensation stood at ₹20.48 lakh. </li><li>IIFT said that nearly 28% of its graduates received pre-placement offers.</li></ul>The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) beat Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), Xaviers School of Management (XLRI) and Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi to bag the highest salary offer at ₹75 lakh per annum. The institute, which operates under the commerce ministry however saw only a marginal increase in average compensation to ₹20.5 lakh. As many as 125 companies visited the campus this year and over 40 first-time recruiters hired this year. This includes consulting and banking majors McKinsey &amp; Co, Reckitt Benckiser, RBL Bank and Axis Bank. “The largest ever batch of 2018-20 has been placed in various reputed organizations. The successful placement is a testament to the rigorous academic involvement and professional exposure IIFT provides to its students,” <a href="https://m.hindustantimes.com/brand-post/iift-final-placements-sees-the-record-of-recruiters-attending-the-campus/story-ERcqleK0GdUAc3eDZkqAoO_amp.html">said</a> Rohit Mehtani, head of corporate relations and placement division. The students received job offers from companies across sectors like consulting, banking and finance, sales, marketing and operations. The top recruiters include Goldman Sachs, Yes Bank, Dabur, TATA International among others. Offers from tech giants — Microsoft, Wipro, Cognizant and Capgemini — for IT and product management roles also continued to grow. The growing trend of summer placements and pre-placement offers too might have had an effect on the increased interest of recruiters. IIFT said that nearly 28% of its graduates received pre-placement offers. During the summer placements as well, the average stipend stood at a whopping ₹2 lakh a month. “The students at IIFT were placed across 96 companies. The highest stipend offered was ₹3.2 lakh per month. This year the number of companies with an average stipend of over ₹2 lakh has increased by 46%," IIFT <a href="https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/m.economictimes.com/jobs/iift-completes-summer-placements-average-stipend-at-rs-2-lakh-per-month/amp_articleshow/71634182.cms">said during its summer placements</a>. Students of other B-schools like <a href="https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/fms-delhi-and-mdi-gurgaon-have-seen-placement-offers-as-good-as-those-at-iims/amp_articleshow/74184992.cms">Faculty of Management Studies Delhi and Management Development Institute (MDI)</a> are receiving salary offers that are just as good. This year, on average, FMS Delhi students received job offers that paid ₹25.6 lakh. The best paying job offer went as high as ₹58.6 lakh per annum. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/fms-delhi-and-mdi-gurgaon-have-seen-placement-offers-as-good-as-those-at-iims/articleshow/74184992.cms">These two B-schools have seen placement offers as good as those at IIMs</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/these-are-the-starting-salaries-offered-to-b-school-students-in-india/articleshow/74168696.cms">These are the starting salaries offered to B-school students in India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/indias-best-minds-from-iim-ahmedabad-xlri-mdi-gurgaon-are-heading-to-consulting-firms/articleshow/74055916.cms">India’s best minds from IIM Ahmedabad, XLRI are heading to consulting firms</a>

IIFT receives highest job offer at ₹75 lakh — that’s higher than XLRI, FMS and a few IIMs

<ul><li>This placement season, undergraduate colleges like Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), Shri Ram College of Commerce (<keyword id="6363378" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="SRCC">SRCC</keyword>) and St Stephen's college witnessed a jump in the job offers and average salaries. </li><li>The average salary package at LSR and SRCC went up from ₹7.5 lakh to ₹10 lakh per annum. The highest offered bagged by these freshers stood at over ₹30 lakh. </li><li>Among the top recruiters were Gartner, EY, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, Samsung and Accenture. This includes the first time recruiters as well. </li></ul>Slowdown doesn’t seem to be affecting the placements at the premier institutions in India. Not just Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), undergraduate colleges like Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) and St Stephen's college affiliated to the University of Delhi also witnessed a<a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/job-offers-at-premier-undergrad-colleges-belie-slowdown-average-packages-zoom/articleshow/74289101.cms?from=mdr"> jump in the job offers and average salaries</a>. For the 2019-20 placement season, the average salary package at LSR and SRCC went up from ₹7.5 lakh to ₹10 lakh per annum. The highest offered bagged by these freshers stood at over ₹30 Lakh. As many as 130 students received job offers at SRCC. “We haven't seen an overall impact of the slowdown in placements. The number of companies coming has more or less remained the same since last year, however the number of students that were made an offer to have increased,” Kanika K Ahuja, placement in-charge at LSR told ET. The students who get admission to these Delhi University-affiliated colleges have to score over 95% in the 12th grade — due to high cut-offs. Among the top recruiters were Gartner, EY, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, Samsung and Accenture. This includes first-time recruiters as well. <a href="https://www.dupost.co.in/du-blog/2020/du-delhi-university-placement-2019-highest-average-salary-package/">According to the Central Placement Cell (CPC)</a> of DU, Stephen’s college bagged the highest offer at ₹19 lpa from the Boston Consulting Group. On the other hand, <keyword id="311892" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shaheed-Sukhdev-College-of-Business-Studies">Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies</keyword> (SCBS), which is ranked as the second best undergraduate b-school in India, bagged 106 offers at an average compensation of over ₹7 lakh. The highest offer stood at ₹18 lakh per annum. The average compensation at other DU colleges fluctuated between ₹6 lakh to ₹10 lakh per annum. While the overall average salaries in India went up by 45% for undergraduate students. This is despite the economic downturn in the country. The growing trend of summer placements The growing trend of summer placements and pre-placement offers too might have had an effect on the increased interest of recruiters. Companies like Deutsche Bank, Citi Bank are also banking on summer placements to assess talent, thereby extending pre-placement offers. At SCBS, Goldman Sachs visited the campus to hire interns for their investment banking division. Students also received PPOs from companies like KPMG, RocSearch and Grofers. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/fms-delhi-and-mdi-gurgaon-have-seen-placement-offers-as-good-as-those-at-iims/articleshow/74184992.cms">These two B-schools have seen placement offers as good as those at IIMs</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/these-are-the-starting-salaries-offered-to-b-school-students-in-india/articleshow/74168696.cms">These are the starting salaries offered to B-school students in India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/iift-receives-highest-job-offer-at-75-lakh-thats-higher-than-xlri-fms-and-a-few-iims/articleshow/74219123.cms">IIFT receives highest job offer at ₹75 lakh — that’s higher than XLRI, FMS and a few IIMs</a>

Delhi University students bag job offers that pay as much as ₹31 lakh per annum

India has thousands of institutes that offer <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=management+degrees&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">management degrees</a>. Few among this bunch offer quality faculty, and are worth your money. 
 
Given that a lot of schools make tall claims, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to make the right decision about what is a 'top B-School'. 
 
You need information on several parameters before you can come to a conclusion about the right MBA School. Here is a list of India's top <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=B-Schools&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">B-Schools</a> that will help you make the right decision this admission season. 
 
<a href="http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/">Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA)</a> 
 
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Indian Institute of Management Ahemedabad has consistently been ranked as the number one management school in the country year after year in the last several years. 
 
IIMA stands at 56 among the top 100 international B-schools in the world that offer full time MBA. It’s two-year post graduate programme in management (PGP) is among the top ten programmes in the category of Masters Programmes in Management that do not require work experience as pre-requisite for admission. 
 
Its one-year post graduate programme in management for executives (PGPX) is also among the top <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=MBA&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">MBA</a> programmes globally. 
 
<a href="http://www.iimcal.ac.in/">Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC)</a> 
 
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The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) was established as the first national institute for Post-Graduate studies and Research in Management by the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Government+of+India&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Government of India</a> in November 1961 in collaboration with Alfred P. Sloan School of Management (<keyword id="54274" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="MIT">MIT</keyword>), the Government of West Bengal, The Ford Foundation and Indian industry. 
 
Over the years, IIMC has grown into a mature institution with global reputation, imparting high quality management education. Its well known for placing students in consulting and finance roles. 
 
<a href="http://www.xlri.ac.in/">XLRI Xavier Institute of Management, Jamshedpur</a> 
 
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XLRI – Xavier School of Management is a management school based in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Established in 1949 as the Xavier Labor Relations Institute, XLRI is acknowledged as India’s oldest business management school. 
 
The Jesuit managed school’s main programs include a full-time 2-year post graduate program in Business Management, Personnel Management &amp; Industrial Relations (re-christened as Human Resources Management in 2011) and Global MBA, 15 months full-time General Management program (PGDM-GM), doctoral fellow programs (FPM) and many executive education programs. 
 
<a href="http://www.fms.edu/">Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi</a> 
 
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Faculty of Management Studies (aka FMS Delhi), established in 1954 under the University of Delhi. It offers management education to the professional managers as part-time and full-time MBA programmes. It is one of the oldest business schools in India which started offering a Full Time MBA programme. 
 
FMS is known for its academic programmes, training programmes, research and consultancy, but its primary aim is long-term academic programme leading to a Degree Certification. 
 
Currently, FMS conducts the following long-term programmes: 
 
· MBA (Full Time) 
· MBA(Executive) 
· MBA(Executive)Health Care Administration 
· Doctoral Programmes 
· Bachelor of Management Studies 
 
In addition to all these programmes, FMS also regularly conducts Management Development Programmes. 
 
<a href="http://www.iimk.ac.in/">Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK)</a> 
 
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IIMK offers following academic programs: 
 
· Post Graduate Programme in Management 
· Fellow Programme in Management 
· Executive Post Graduate Programme 
· Social Development Initiatives 
· International Exchange 
 
<a href="http://www.iimidr.ac.in/">Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIMI)</a> 
 
<a href="http://www.campusoption.com/images/colleges/gallery/25_05_16_081721_-IIM-Indore.jpg">Image Source</a> The Indian Institute of Management Indore is an autonomous public <keyword id="107736" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Business-school">business school</keyword> located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. IIM Indore is the sixth of the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) chain of management schools. 
 
IIMI offers following academic programs: 
 
· Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) 
· Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) 
· Executive Post-Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) 
· Post Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPMX) 
· Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) 
 
<a href="http://www.spjimr.org/">S. P. Jain Institute of Management &amp; Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai</a> 
 
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S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) is a part of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. It is recognized as one of the premier business schools of India. The Institute grew rapidly in eminence from one of the three B-schools in Mumbai in 1981 to one of the top ten B-schools in the country by 1994-1995. 
 
S.P. Jain offers following academic programs: 
 
· Post Graduate Diploma in Management 
· Post Graduate Programme in Management · <keyword id="740123" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="executive-management-programme">Executive Management Programme</keyword> 
· Family Managed Business programme 
 
<a href="http://www.mdi.ac.in/">Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon</a> 
 
<a href="http://getmyuni.azureedge.net/college-image/big/management-development-institute-mdi-gurgaon.jpg">Image Source</a> <keyword id="481185" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Management-Development-Institute">Management Development Institute</keyword> (MDI) is one of the premier business schools in India. It was established in 1973 and is located in Gurgaon, a commercial hub near New Delhi, India. 
 
MDI offers following academic programs: 
 
· Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) 
· Post Graduate Programme – Human Resource Management (PGP-HRM) 
· Post Graduate Programme in International Management (PGPIM) 
· National Management Programme (NMP) 
· Post Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Management 
· Fellow Programme in Management 
· Executive Fellow Programme in Management 
· Part Time Post Graduate Programme in Management (PT-PGPM) 
 
<a href="http://www.iift.edu/new/">Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi</a> 
 
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The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) is an autonomous public business school established in 1963 by the Government of India to help professionalize the country’s foreign trade management and increase exports. 
 
Its flagship program is the Master of Business Administration in International Business (MBA-IB). It is the only institute among the top-10 business schools of India that offers this program. 
 
Apart from the MBA(IB) Course, IIFT provides various Management Development Programs, Executive Programs and Certificate Programs catering to the requirements of aspiring International Business executives and mid-career professionals alike. 
 
<a href="http://www.imi.edu/">International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi</a> 
 
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International Management Institute, New Delhi, popularly known as IMI New Delhi is a Private Business School located in New Delhi, India. Established in the year 1981, IMI New Delhi was India’s first corporate sponsored business school. 
 
IMI offers following academic programs: 
 
· Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) 
· Post-Graduate Diploma in Management – Human Resources (PGDHRM) 
· Post Graduate Diploma in Management – Banking and Financial Services (PGDM – B&amp;FS) 
· Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Management (EXPGDM) 
· Fellow Program in Management (FPM) 
 
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The 10 Best Business Schools in India

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 WizIQ offers a collaborative and flexible platform for delivering and enhancing any online course – be it high school maths, hybrid courses for university students or employee training programmes. What sets it apart from other <keyword id="1928409" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="edu-tech">edu-tech</keyword> companies is its focus on teacher-and-learner-centred methods instead of just providing gigabytes and gigabytes of content. It is also an excellent interface for conducting <keyword id="1071995" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Massive-Open-Online-Courses">Massive Open Online Courses</keyword> (<keyword id="1539483" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="MOOCs">MOOCs</keyword>). Best of all, WizIQ’s Virtual Classroom software works cross-platform – on PCs, <keyword id="75489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="IOS">iOS</keyword> and <keyword id="6355645" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="android">Android</keyword> devices. It can also be integrated with <keyword id="1928395" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="learning-management-systems">learning management systems</keyword> like Moodle or Blackboard or with an organisation’s own website. 
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How it works: WizIQ enables teachers and trainers to hold ‘live’ classes and share tutorials in all possible formats – PowerPoint presentation, PDF, Word document, virtual whiteboards, voice and video. Learners only need an Internet connection to ‘attend’ those classes and don’t require to download anything or pre-install cumbersome client software. An integrated chat is there as well to make each session interactive. 
 
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Biggest challenge: Poor Internet penetration and stiff competition from those in the same space. But the toughest one is positioning. Web-enabled distance learning is definitely looking up in India, but it is yet to catch up with mainstream courses administered offline. Until that happens, scaling up will remain a major problem.

From IITs To Universities Abroad, This Virtual Classroom Is Going Places

<keyword id="149792" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="tony-jesudasan" source="Orion">Tony Jesudasan</keyword>, a key lieutenant of <keyword id="1476" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="anil" source="Orion">Anil</keyword> Ambani's <keyword id="10926" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="reliance" source="Orion">Reliance</keyword> group and one of the finest corporate communications and corporate affairs professionals, died early on Monday morning. He was 71. Earlier this month, <keyword id="3761977" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="jesudasan" source="Orion">Jesudasan</keyword> had suffered a heart attack just as he took a flight from Bhopal, sources said. He was rushed to Fortis Hospital on arrival in Delhi, where he underwent an angioplasty. He was then shifted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. He continued to be in critical care till his passing away at around 5 am on Monday, they said. He is survived by wife Parul Sharma and daughter <keyword id="142568" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="preetika" source="Orion">Preetika</keyword>. Jesudasan, or TJ as he was referred to by friends, turned 71 while he was at Fortis. He was group president for corporate communications and corporate affairs of R-ADAG. An MBA from FMS, Delhi, he was invited by Dhirubhai Ambani to join the then undivided Reliance in 1990. After the death of Dhirubhai, he chose to join the younger sibling when brothers Mukesh and Anil split. He remained Anil Ambani's trusted lieutenant in Delhi and was his chief troubleshooter. Jesudasan had the rare ability to think and function calmly under great pressure and had longstanding relationships across the political spectrum, businesspersons and media. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/drone-brings-govt-pension-to-disabled-man-who-lives-in-odisha-village-surrounded-by-dense-forest/articleshow/98087277.cms">Drone brings govt pension to disabled man who lives in Odisha village surrounded by dense forest</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/sena-vs-sena-plea-in-sc-against-ecs-decision-on-bow-and-arrow-dispute/articleshow/98084864.cms">Sena vs Sena: Plea in SC against EC's decision on "Bow and Arrow" dispute</a>

Tony Jesudasan, key lieutenant of Anil Ambani's Reliance group, passes away at 71

New Delhi, Apr 1 () The executive directors of the erstwhile Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India -- Vijay Dube and Sanjay Kumar -- have taken charge as the executive directors of Punjab National Bank (PNB) with effect from Wednesday. PNB, which has now become the country's second-largest lender after amalgamating OBC and UBI into itself, on Wednesday informed about the charges assumed by Dube and Kumar. On March 18, PNB had informed about appointments of Dube and Kumar as the executive directors of the bank with effect from Wednesday until October 31, 2021, and September 19, 2021, respectively. "Vijay Dube and Sanjay Kumar have assumed the office of executive director of Punjab National Bank on April 1, 2020," PNB said in a regulatory filing. Dube holds Masters Degree in Business Administration from FMS Delhi, University of Delhi, and a Post-Graduate in Statistics from Lucknow University, besides being a Certified Member of Indian Institute of Bankers. He has more than 34 years of banking experience and he has also served as CVO of erstwhile State Bank of Mysore, CVO of IFCI with additional charge of Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. Kumar, is an M.Sc. degree holder, who started his career in banking in United Bank of India in the year 1985 as Probationary Officer. He is a Certified Associate member of Indian Institute of Bankers and has over 35 years of banking experience. KPM HRS

Amalgamated PNB gets onboard Vijay Dube, Sanjay Kumar as executive directors

<ul><li>Consulting firms and e-commerce companies have been the most promising employers this year across India’s top B-schools. </li><li>This year, companies are hiring management interns with engineering background — especially in the computer science and electronics domain. </li><li>A study by talent solutions company Xpheno predicted that companies are expected to hire almost a third of management students for tech profiles. </li><li>Nearly 68 management students got IT and Analytics profiles at IIM Bangalore from companies like Ola, Oyo Rooms and United Health Group among others.</li></ul>Despite the economic slowdown affecting jobs, India’s top business schools have wrapped up the summer placements on a good note. <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/finance-consulting-firms-are-key-recruiters-at-iims-and-other-b-schools/story-aaUPXZl39DhFaSGiwjEhrJ.html">Consulting firms and e-commerce companies</a> have been the most promising employers this year. This year they are also looking for more diverse candidates. Companies are hiring management interns with engineering background — especially in the computer science and electronics domain. A study by talent solutions company Xpheno predicted that companies are expected to hire almost a third of management students for tech profiles. Global multinationals like American Express, Microsoft and Amazon are hiring interns in the field of data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning and Internet of Things (IoT). “Demand for managers with technology and innovation skills has been on the rise,” Madhu Vij, placement head at Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/tech-talent-at-b-schools-set-to-score-high-this-placement-season/articleshow/72015621.cms">told</a> ET, adding that the demand for qualitative and quantitative proficiency has increased. India’s top B-school campuses — Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow — scored maximum offers for tech profiles. IIM Calcutta scored over twice the tech jobs, as compared to last year — at 62. On the other hand, 68 management students were hired for IT and analytics profiles at IIM Bangalore from companies like Ola, Oyo Rooms and United Health Group among others. Consulting firms dominate at IIMs Consulting firms — KPMG, <keyword id="136162" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Boston-Consulting-Group">Boston Consulting Group</keyword> (BCG) rolled out the most number of offers. IIM Bangalore too received 126 offers from <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/consulting-companies-keep-the-show-going-at-b-school-summers/articleshow/71912004.cms">consulting firms</a> including Bain &amp; Company, BCG and Mckinsey. IIM Kozhikode got 13% more offers from consulting majors like PwC and Deloitte. IIMs aside, other b-schools like <keyword id="481185" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Management-Development-Institute">Management Development Institute</keyword> (MDI) and Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi also witnessed a 40% and 14% increase in offers from consulting companies, respectively. Overall, it has been a good year for India’s B-school pass outs. On domestic job roles, the highest offer extended was at ₹2.7 lakh. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/almost-half-the-companies-in-india-offering-internships-eventually-hire-the-same-candidates/articleshow/71607885.cms">Almost half the companies in India offering internships eventually hire the same candidates</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/indias-top-b-school-graduates-are-being-paid-over-2-lakh-for-summer-internships/articleshow/71500201.cms">India’s top b-school graduates are being paid over ₹2 lakh for summer internships</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/engineering-students-can-now-intern-with-ias-officers/articleshow/71835003.cms">Engineering students can now intern with IAS officers</a>

B-school students get summer placements — but for technology job profiles

New Delhi, Dec 18 () With tax revenue slowing in a sputtering economy, some states on Wednesday suggested Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to go for fiscal expansion and relax the deficit target to 4 per cent of the GDP.
 The finance minister in her July Budget reduced the fiscal deficit target to 3.3 per cent from an earlier 3.4 per cent for 2019-20. Keeping in mind its fiscal deficit target, the government has stayed with the borrowing plan for the fiscal as announced in the budget despite a sharp cut in corporate tax rate that is expected to cost Rs 1.45 lakh crore.
During the pre-budget consultation with Union Finance Minister, some states made a case for fiscal expansion by boosting consumption to tide over the sluggishness in the economy.
 "The biggest take home from Pre- Budget discussion of FMs is suggestion by Bihar and Kerala to raise the fiscal deficit limit to 4 per cent. It was agreed to large number of states. In current year real expenditure of states will decline- a crazy macro outcome in time of recession," Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said in a tweet after pre-budget meeting here.
 Some experts have already predicted that the fiscal deficit is expected to rise to 3.6-3.8 per cent of the GDP during the current fiscal due to weak revenue collections resulting from sluggish economic growth and government's sweeping corporate tax rate cut. 
 The country's fiscal deficit hit 102.4 per cent of 2019-20 Budget Estimate at Rs 7.2 lakh crore at the end of October. The fiscal deficit or the gap between expenditure and revenue was at Rs 7,20,445 crore as on October 31, 2019.
 Many economists, including former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, have expressed fear of India getting into a slow growth high inflation or stagflation mode.
 Rising food prices pushed retail inflation in November to an over three-year high of 5.54 per cent, while industrial sector output shrank for the third month in a row by 3.8 per cent in October, indicating deepening slowdown in the economy.
 India's economic growth slowed to a 6-year low of 4.5 per cent in the July-September quarter. With inflation rising, fears of stagflation -- a fall in aggregate demand accompanied by rising inflation -- have resurfaced. DP ANZ MR

Some states pitch for relaxation in fiscal deficit target to 4% to boost consumption

<ul><li>On March 26, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a ₹50 lakh per person <keyword id="6465570" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="medical-insurance">medical insurance</keyword> cover for <keyword id="1480647" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Medical-workers">medical workers</keyword>. </li><li>The scheme will come as a relief to the medical staff including sanitation workers, paramedical staff and Asha workers — who were reportedly forced to treat the patients without the basic protective gears — including N-95 masks, head covers and glasses. </li><li>But that is not all. These healthcare professionals are being ill-treated by the society too. </li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=coronavirus&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Follow the comprehensive coverage of the Coronavirus pandemic and its impact, and other useful resources that can help you in the fight on Business Insider India.</a></li></ul>On Wednesday (March 25), a <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/medanta-nurse-not-part-of-covid-team-infected/articleshow/74819428.cms">nurse at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon tested positive</a> for <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">Coronavirus</keyword> — and is now at an isolation ward in Panipat. Recently, a Mohalla clinic doctor in Delhi was also tested positive — after which nearly 800 people went into a quarantine. These incidents brought troubled facts of Italy to the fore. Italy lost as many as 23 doctors and other medical workers, as it battles an explosion of Covid-19 infection. Added to that, Indian medical staff is low on masks and suits that could save them from an infection. A day after the nurse’s plight, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/fm-nirmala-sitharaman-26th-march-speech-highlights-and-updates/articleshow/74825011.cms"> ₹50 lakh per person</a> medical insurance cover for medical professionals. “They are being called Gods in white costumes. These professionals are not considering their own health risks and have been attending to Coronavirus patients,” she said. FM’s scheme will benefit 2.2 million healthcare workers The scheme provides relief to 2.2 million of India’s medical staff, sanitation workers, paramedics and Asha workers. Her announcement comes after Modi said that the government created a ₹15,000 crore fund to purchase medical equipment. That brings another glimmer of hope for most healthcare professionals, who are reportedly treating patients without basic protective gear or Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) — including N-95 masks, head covers and glasses. In fact, a few of them are reusing the same mask for almost a week — which is dangerous. The government’s package might allay some of their fears, though the risk that medical workers face is much higher than a normal individual, due to their proximity to patients and suspects. “It has been brought to our notice from senior and junior resident (SR/JR) doctors of various departments that residents attending to suspected and confirmed Covid-19 patients are working without PPE gear. We are scared of such working conditions causing emotional and psychological stress,” Resident Doctors' Association Lucknow president Rahul Bharat <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/the-government-is-failing-our-most-important-front-line-defense-against-covid-19-nurses/articleshow/74664362.cms">said</a> earlier. Recently, the former governor of RBI Raghuram Rajan too said that ventilators, masks and other medical supplies should be treated as a priority as the country practices social isolation to break the chain. "We need to spend money on medical supplies, ventilators, masks — on getting protective equipment for medical workers. That means getting every resource in — be it private, public, defence or retired. And quickly. All this will require fiscal resources and this is the higher priority," Rajan said in a TV interview. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/a-whole-lot-of-doctors-reportedly-forced-to-reuse-same-mask-for-a-week-are-crying-for-support/articleshow/74802854.cms">A whole lot of doctors reportedly forced to reuse same mask for a week are crying for support</a>

India's 'Gods in white' get a ₹50 lakh insurance cover before protective masks

<ul><li>This year, companies are adopting digital platforms to facilitate <keyword id="3323268" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Virtual-internships">virtual internships</keyword>, thanks to the <keyword id="8637077" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Coronavirus-lockdown">Coronavirus lockdown</keyword>. </li><li>So far, at least 500 students are set to undergo internships in a remote setup. </li><li>From induction to the real time projects — Reliance Industries (RIL), Samsung, Bharti Airtel, AB InBev, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan are onboarding interns virtually. </li><li>Starting today, 98 Goldman Sachs interns will start their internship virtually. </li><li>Other companies like Ola AB InBev, Realme PaySa have also hired nearly 100 interns, despite the lockdown. </li></ul>Across industries, recruiters rely on internships heavily to assess potential candidates, to hire for full time roles later on. However, this time around, companies are adopting digital platforms to facilitate internships, thanks to the Coronavirus lockdown. So far, at least 500 graduate students are set to undergo virtual internships — in a remote setup. From induction to real time projects, companies like Reliance Industries (RIL), Samsung, Bharti Airtel, AB InBev, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan are onboarding interns virtually with its e-mentoring sessions. In fact, a few companies are also enabling virtual company tours via video conferencing to ease the learning process. Shantanu Das, chief HR officer at Amway India told Mint how the company held a ‘virtual walk the floor’ to introduce new interns to the team. Starting today, <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/as-internships-go-virtual-cos-try-to-ensure-bonding-is-real/articleshow/75523425.cms">98 Goldman Sachs interns </a>will start their internship virtually. The company hired over 700 interns in total this year. While JP Morgan has kicked off its summer internship programme with nearly 150 interns. Oyo Rooms also said that it is hosting over 200 interns across roles such as finance, revenue management, operations, sales and more. The interns will be hired for 4-8 weeks for MBA and graduate students. Samsung virtually onboarded 36 interns this academic session from top b-schools. “I would call this batch of interns one of the luckiest because the first lesson that they have been taught is that with technology and innovation, everything is possible. They have joined Samsung in our endeavour to make remote working and social distancing a success,” said Sameer Wadhawan, Head HR at Samsung India. <div type="image" title="Samsung_Ignite" msid="75552304" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Samsung&amp;#39;s virtual internship programme&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> In a LinkedIn post, RIL said that it is onboarding 84 interns digitally under its 'Virtual Reliance Summer Program'. “From introducing gamified learning for 84 <keyword id="992826" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="summer-interns">Summer Interns</keyword> and virtually inducting 130 new hires, to helping over 30,000 colleagues develop the right skills to cope with COVID-19, RIL is helping teams stay right-skilled, motivated and productive,” the <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/reliance_reliance-learningatril-learningasawayoflife-activity-6662227309942181888-jMqE">company said</a>. Meanwhile, telecom operator Bharti Airtel also onboarded 50 summer interns digitally from management colleges like Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) , Xavier School of Management (XLRI), Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi, Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon. They will work on real-time industry projects. Samit Deb, CHRO at Airtel<a href="https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/airtel-digitally-onboards-50-summer-interns-from-top-b-schools-amid-nationwide-lockdown/75402451"> told </a>ET that the company is making sure that no processes are delayed. “Right from induction to mentorship to final reviews, the entire program will run virtually,” he added. Other companies like Ola, AB InBev, Realme PaySa have also hired nearly 100 interns, despite the lockdown. "We are planning fun and engaging activities for our interns to come together as a part of Ola’s community. They are part of daily team meetings, informal catch-ups and cross-functional team webinars which maximizes their learning opportunities as well. All the interns are connected across social platforms and some of them have in fact collaborated to perform for all employees at the weekly e-gathering as well," Rohit Munjal, CHRO, Ola told Business Insider. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/in-a-post-covid-world-the-number-of-freelancers-contractual-workers-will-go-up-says-deloitte/articleshow/75462448.cms">In a post-Covid world, more companies will engage freelancers, says Deloitte</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/one-in-three-indian-companies-have-decided-to-freeze-salaries-a-new-report-shows/articleshow/75528701.cms">One in three Indian companies have decided to freeze salary hikes, a new report shows</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/goldman-sachs-deloitte-ey-and-other-top-audit-firms-hiring-this-week/articleshow/75525940.cms">Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, EY and other top audit firms hiring this week</a>

Goldman Sachs, Reliance, Samsung and others onboarding interns virtually during the lockdown

In India, we have engineers and MBAs in abundance. All thanks to numerous institutes in the country that students get the chance to pursue these professional courses at. 
 
However, all institutes don’t have great placement rates. Students of top institutes prove to be the luckiest. Take for instance the case of MDI, IIFT and other top <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=B-schools">B-schools</a>. This year, their students got placed in the first two days of the summer placement session; companies which came in later had to return bare-handed. 
 Kanwal Kapil, Associate Professor &amp; Chairperson- Placements at <keyword id="481185" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Management-Development-Institute">Management Development Institute</keyword> (MDI), Gurgaon shares, "Companies have been so upbeat on hiring that this was waiting to happen. By noon on the third day, all our students had been placed. For the human resource programme, it was over on the first day itself. We had to send back the companies slotted over the next couple of days.” 
 
Not just at MDI, but other leading business institutes including Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode, XLRI Jamshedpur and the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) in Delhi were confident about business prospects. 
 
The sectors taking the lead so far were: investment banks,<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=+eCommerce+companies"> eCommerce companies</a> and consumer goods makers, who look forward to an augmentation as India retains its place of world’s fastest growing economy. 
 
This year placements were completed in a record time of 3-7 days. 
 "Most companies across sectors have hiked stipends," shared Rajul Mangal, placement committee member at IIM-Kozhikode. The percentage increase is observed somewhere between 20-50%. <keyword id="63460" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="JP-Morgan">JP Morgan</keyword> Chase is paying Rs 5 lakh at XLRI Jamshedpur for a two-month internship. 
 Boston Consulting Group and Reckitt Benckiser are paying Rs 3 lakh each at IIM-Kozhikode and MDI Gurgaon. <keyword id="48670" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Morgan-Stanley">Morgan Stanley</keyword> is paying Rs 4 lakh at Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi while at IIFT, average stipends are up by 30% from last year. 
 Sources informed that <keyword id="6361649" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Goldman-Sachs">Goldman Sachs</keyword> and American Express have also increased stipends to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 1.5 lakh for two months. Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages has raised it to Rs 1.5 lakh from Rs 75,000 and Tata Steel to Rs 1 lakh from Rs 50,000. 
 
L'Oreal is paying Rs 1.6 lakh, up from Rs 1.2 lakh, and Arvind Lifestyle is paying Rs 1 lakh versus Rs 70,000 last year. 
 The number of offers too have increased as Microsoft, RPG, American Express, JP Morgan Chase and <keyword id="6357341" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Deutsche-Bank">Deutsche Bank</keyword> have all made 60-100% more offers at IIM-Kozhikode than previous year. 
 
With the highest recruit ever, Accenture Strategy hired 12 interns at FMS Delhi. 
 New recruiters on campuses included the Bill and <keyword id="131379" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Melinda-Gates">Melinda Gates</keyword> Foundation, Shell, Ola Cabs and Quikr at XLRI; <keyword id="270433" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anheuser-Busch-InBev">Anheuser-Busch InBev</keyword> and Dr Reddy's at FMS Delhi; Edelweiss and Glenmark Pharma at MDI; and Marico and GSK Consumer at IIFT. 
 Surprisingly, IIFT got 12 international offers for internships this year, up from eight last year. International recruiters included the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (<keyword id="6356984" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="OECD">OECD</keyword>). 
Image: thinkstock

Here’s where top management schools are sending their students this year

<keyword id="42575" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Arun-Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</keyword>, one of the most important men in India, second to only Prime Minister Narendra Modi normally has his task cut out for the day. Be it deciding what to do with foreign investors and their tax issues, to making life simpler for India’s citizens while filing tax returns, to deciding how much money should be spent by the government on various important social schemes amongst sundry other ‘totally nerve-wracking issues’. 
 But even the Finance Minister of India needs a breather. So, what does he do when he isn’t holding the reins of the country’s wallet? He watches a hindi movie! Known to be quite the movie buff, Arun Jaitley indulged in some ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ moments last evening, when noted lyricist and father of the movie’s director, <keyword id="10355" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Javed-Akhtar">Javed Akhtar</keyword> invited the FM to a special screening of his daughter, Zoya Akhtar’s soon to-be released and eagerly anticipated movie. 
 
We sure would want to know how he liked the movie. Did the cool locales of the movie take the FM’s mind of the Delhi heat, and the work load he faces everyday! Or did it remind him of the vacations he can no longer take with his family, given the workload he faces everyday! 
 
That said, even as Arun Jaitley watched the movie, the stars of DDD are in Delhi, on an extensive promotion spree for the movie, for which the audience has been waiting with bated breath. The movie, which is about a dysfunctional Punjabi Family talks about how they rediscover lost relationships on a cruise across the Mediterranean Sea. 
 
The movie stars Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Priyanka Chopra, Rahul Bose, Farhan Akhtar and Vikrant Massey. With such a huge star cast, the movie is surely the talk of the town today, and many celebrities who have watched the movie have vouched for it. 
 
Below are some tweets by some well-known faces who attended private screenings held by the makers. 
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		My mother just called to say that <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DilDhadakneDo?src=hash">#DilDhadakneDo</a> is the best film she has seen in years!!!!! You go ZOYA!!!!!! Can't wait to see it!!!
	— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) <a href="https://twitter.com/karanjohar/status/605041727238369280">May 31, 2015</a></blockquote>

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		Enjoyed the cruise hosted by the Mehra's and paid by <a href="https://twitter.com/ritesh_sid">@ritesh_sid</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/FarOutAkhtar">@FarOutAkhtar</a> ! Some really good moments in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DilDhadakneDo?src=hash">#DilDhadakneDo</a> Fun Film.
	— rahul dholakia (@rahuldholakia) <a href="https://twitter.com/rahuldholakia/status/605054896421732352">May 31, 2015</a></blockquote>

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		I just saw an epic film...funny simple layered warm and relatable...can't tag all those handles in this multi-starer... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DilDhadakneDo?src=hash">#DilDhadakneDo</a>
	— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) <a href="https://twitter.com/arjunk26/status/605102026402332672">May 31, 2015</a></blockquote>

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		Loved <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DilDhadakneDo?src=hash">#DilDhadakneDo</a>... It's such a beautiful film. Zoya Akhtar take a bow !!! Entire cast is brilliant... Super film !!! Go see it :)
	— Arbaaz Khan (@arbaazSkhan) <a href="https://twitter.com/arbaazSkhan/status/605608394645336065">June 2, 2015</a></blockquote>

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		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DilDhadakaneDo?src=hash">#DilDhadakaneDo</a> will make you laugh, make you cry, engaging brilliant family movie. MUST WATCH. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZoyaAkhtar?src=hash">#ZoyaAkhtar</a> take a bow ! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blockbuster?src=hash">#Blockbuster</a>
	— Raj Nayak (@rajcheerfull) <a href="https://twitter.com/rajcheerfull/status/605462764123914240">June 1, 2015</a></blockquote>

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		Zoya am so proud!Such a difficult film handled so deftly.A team effort-actors,dp,sound,set,production,Pluto👏 loved it <a href="http://t.co/gUS0vawNlP">pic.twitter.com/gUS0vawNlP</a>
	— rishi kapoor (@chintskap) <a href="https://twitter.com/chintskap/status/605041997599014912">May 31, 2015</a></blockquote>

What does FM Arun Jaitley do when not deciding taxes? He watches Dil Dhadakne Do!

NEW DELHI: ET’s March 1, 2013 Budget Edition carried a sharp commentary by a man who was then one of India’s many chief ministers. A little over a year later he became India’s <keyword id="71" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Prime-Minister">prime minister</keyword>. In about a week from now his government will present its first budget. 
	 <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword>’s 2013 budget commentary for ET, even granting it was written from the perspective of a CM from the then national opposition party, offers interesting insights into how India’s <keyword id="336585" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="current-PM">current PM</keyword> thinks a good budget should look like. 
	 
	Here’s Modi 2013 analysed for clues to Modi 2014: 
	 
	Don’t Play Safe: “This budget is-…piecemeal…UPA…wants to play safe,” Modi had written in ET. His 2013 commentary had mocked UPA repeatedly for not thinking big. It’s safe to assume Modi in 2014 would want to avoid being tagged as “playing safe”. The ‘I will change things’ politics of his election victory doesn’t allow that option. 
	 
	Find Cash for Infra: “Against the much-needed Rs 55 lakh crore for infrastructure development, the budget attempts to mobilise a meagre Rs 50,000 crore”, Modi had observed in 2013, and built on this theme of neglect of big projects. Finding big money for big projects will define 2014 budget as a Modi budget like little else would. 
	 
	 
	Skill Them Young: “The <keyword id="26374" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="UPA-government">UPA government</keyword> has allocated a mere Rs 1,000 crore for skill development. Contrast that with the Rs 800 crore for just one state, Gujarat, has allocated for skill development”. That 2013 observation by Modi in ET, who also said even rich countries like the US do more to tackle skill shortage, played out throughout his 2013-14 poll campaign and is again a signature Modi theme. Modi wants even plain vanilla welfare scheme NREGA to be retooled into a skills programme. Smart ideas and substantial fiscal backing for skills development can be another Modi imprimatur on Budget 2014. 
	 
	No Fiscal Fudge: Modi wrote in ET, while commenting on UPA’s fiscal deficit targeting, that “without any clear measure to mop up tax revenues and increase (tax) collection efficiency”, deficit targeting will lead to “cuts in development spending”. Many experts said this, too. And they will say it about Modi’s budget even more should it try a fiscal fudge. But Modi’s 2013 ET commentary shows he knows the severe reputational costs of a fudge. Cutting deficits sharply but honestly will make Modi’s 2014 budget stand out clearly from UPA’s last few budgets. 
	 
	Feel Federal: “States have been requesting the Centre to address the issue of deficit of trust…,” Modi had written in the context of critiquing the 2013 budget for what he saw as being insufficiently federal in terms of resource allocation. Many PMs and FMs don’t pay enough attention to federalism issues in Union budgets. But this PM, the first serving CM to get the country’s top job, may have a different approach. GST rollout is critically dependent on statesand Modi has courted some CMs already. His 2014 budget may try and address that ‘trust deficit’.
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	Avoid Gimmicks: “The move to set up the world’s first public sector women’s bank is a mockery…”, Modi had written in ET, rubbishing a proposal <keyword id="43940" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="P-Chidambaram">P Chidambaram</keyword> had claimed was radical. Experts had disagreed with Chidambaram. And that Modi had decided to attack a 2013 budget proposal that had seemed politically correct indicates he may not want his 2014 budget to be critiqued for gimmicky and superficial ideas.

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