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- 300 BC To 300 CE
- Early 300 CE TO 600 CE
- 275 CE- - 897CE
- (543- 757 AD) and then (975-1189 AD)
- 593 CE - 982 CE
- 850 CE to 1279 CE
- 952 CE to 1343 CE
- 180 CE to 624 CE
- 700CE to 1200CE
- 1206- 1526 CE
- 1540 CE to 1555 CE
- 1526 CE to 1707 CE
- 1336- 1646 AD
- 1347 CE to 1527 CE
- 1773-1858
- 1858- 1947
- 1947 - Present
- adopting austerity measures to contain unproductive non-developmental expenditure.
- on the role of both the Centre and the State governments in the task of containing non developmental expenditures.
- problems of special category states
- need for caution to ensure that austerity measures would not be confined to budgetary cuts, which would one day leave money only for payment of salaries to government employees.
- need to reduce the number of employees in Central and State Governments by at least 10 percent during the Eighth Plan period.
- Recapitulating the work done by the Committee on Austerity, the Deputy Chairman informed the participants that during the period 1984-85 to 1990-91, the Non-Plan Revenue Expenditure (NPRE) of the 15 non-special category states grew by 17.0%. In contrast, their revenue (including all grants from the Centre) grew only by 15.1%.
- need for prudence in public funds management through strict fiscal discipline aimed at containing public expenditure.
- on the functioning of State Electricity Boards (SEBs)
- for containing government expenditure and the solutions for the problems of the power sector.
- austerity measures should start from the top.
- treating the small savings loans to states as loans in perpetuity.
- comprehensive coverage of public distribution systems in relation to essential items.
