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100			_aMaurya, Nagendra Kumar
245			_aState subsidies by Uttar Pradesh government: Magnitude, trends and implications
260			_c2016
300			_ap.41-56.
362			_aJan-Mar
520			_aThe article discusses the magnitude, trends and implications of state subsidies provided by the Government of UP during the period 2002-03 to 2011-12. The discussion covers both explicit and implicit subsidies granted by the State Government. For the purpose of analysis subsidies have been classified into merit and non-merit subsidies. The article adopts cost recovery approach to measure the extent of implicit subsidies. The article shows that the amount of government subsidy both explicit and implicit in UP has been growing rapidly. These subsidies entail a huge economic and fiscal cost. Total subsidies amount to about six per cent of GSDP and about 30 per cent of the revenue expenditure of the State government. The analysis also shows that the subsidies are poorly targeted and suffer from large leakages. It is suggested that all subsidies should be carefully scrutinised at regular intervals to see whether they are serving any useful economic or social purpose. It is also argued that a gradual approach to increase user charges periodically rather than in a single go, after a long time gap would be politically more acceptable. - Reproduced.
650			_aSubsidies - India - Uttar Pradesh
650			_aSubsidies
700			_aSingh, Ajit Kumar
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
909			_a110634
999			_c110629 _d110629