S Raja Sethu Durai

Professor of economics, University of Hyderabad

S Raja Sethu Durai

The purpose of a state caste survey should be to answer necessary questions based on authentic and verifiable facts, and not to identify beneficiaries for a reservation scheme

The case for state caste surveys

S Raja Sethu Durai

14 Jul 2026

4 min read

The Finance Commission mandate is not merely a technical exercise in arithmetic; it is an act of federal justice. When the mechanics of that justice are opaque, the legitimacy of the entire exercise comes into question.

When maths is used to discriminate

26 Mar 2026

4 min read

Finance commission chairman Dr Arvind Panagariya (second from right) addressing the press after the Sixteenth Finance Commission was on a two-day visit to Goa in January, 2025

A tweak to make finance commission recommendation fairer

S Raja Sethu Durai

27 Aug 2025

4 min read

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Why the Census isn’t an answer to all questions

05 May 2025

4 min read

Gujarat and Southern states have argued to give efficiency a greater weight, and other smaller states have argued based on their specific fiscal problems.

Proposing a two-factor formula for sharing

16 Dec 2024

4 min read

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How guessing can negate the pluses of MCQ exams

S Raja Sethu Durai

22 Jul 2024

4 min read

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