Economists for diesel decontrol in budget
Decontrol of diesel prices, higher excise duty on diesel cars and use of cash transfer system to distribute subsidies directly to the beneficiaries are among the suggestions given by economists for the
Decontrol of diesel prices, higher excise duty on diesel cars and use of cash transfer system to distribute subsidies directly to the beneficiaries are among the suggestions given by economists for the
After an almost negligible increase in budget spending for the urban poor for the past few years, the total spending on the poorer section of the society will see a drastic rise of over 40 per cent in the 2012-’13 fiscal. The civic budget presented on Tuesday provides for a total outlay of Rs 6,553.91 crore for the urban poor, a sharp rise from Rs 4,562.68 crore the previous year. The BMC had spent Rs 4,351 crore in urban poor schemes in 2010-’11 and Rs 4,155 crore in 2009-’10.
NEW DELHI: The union budget has failed to take steps to stop the misuse of diesel subsidy by private cars, said advocacy organisation Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Saturday. Calling the budget
New Delhi Food minister K V Thomas on Thursday ruled out clearance of food security Bill in the ongoing Budget session of Parliament, saying consultations are still on to sort out problems raised by states and that it can be taken up only in the next Monsoon session. “How can it come in the Budget session...Parliamentary Standing Committee is yet to submit its report,” Thomas said on the sidelines of a function of food and consumer affairs ministry here.
The Union Budget 2012-13 presented by the Finance Minister ShriPranab Mukherjee in LokSabha identifies five objectives to be addressed effectively in the ensuing fiscal year. They include focus on domestic
Budget allocations made for major sectors of development during the last eight years in Madhya Pradesh have risen by several hundred per cent. Unprecedented increase has also been witnessed in the Budget
While experts from Kolhapur said that the union government had failed to satisfy the needs of the agriculture and cooperative sectors in its budget announced on Thursday, Member of Parliament Raju Shetty,
Budget proposals 2014-15 evoked mixed reactions from economic experts in the city on Thursday, with the Agri-Infrastructure Fund welcome, while the decision on FDI in defence and other areas faced came
Environmentalist Sunita Narain Thursday raised questions on allocations on clean energy and Ganga conservation that were announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his maiden budget Thursday. On
This report presents the Committee’s advice on the fifth carbon budget, covering the period 2028-32, as required under Section 34 of the Climate Change Act 2008. The Committee recommends that the fifth
What stays and what goes? There will be no easy choices this budget
The state government has sought Rs 3,050 crore outlay for the development of rail infrastructure in the state in the ensuing 2013-14 Railway budget. The state had received only Rs 723 crore allocation in last year’s rail budget against its demand of Rs 2,345 crore. Of the total budget allocation sought for the coming year, the government has asked Rs 1,440 crore for construction of nine new lines, Rs 50 crore for gauge conversion (90-km Rupsa- Bangiriposi), Rs 890 crore for doubling and laying of third line in some sections.
The Government is all set to give a new fillip to the road transport and highways sector in the Union Budget 2010-11.
SHILLONG: A budget allocation of Rs 16,31,00,580 crore was presented during the Budget Session of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) session today. The amount is for the month beginning
India will take up the issue of international labour mobility, particularly of professional workers, besides raising the issue of climate change at the G20 forum, said NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya
The Economic Survey 2020-21 has predicted a "V-shaped" economic recovery for the nation, spurred by COVID-19 vaccination programme. India had started the world's largest coronavirus inoculation drive on
Shillong, Feb. 12: Chief minister Mukul Sangma’s plan to have a pre-budget exercise, starting from Tura on Tuesday, has come under the scanner with the Opposition NCP alleging that the government has cut
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has presented a four-stage long-term solution for management of landfill sites to Delhi government - starting with flattening the mounds to extracting leachate and
The status of waste management in the state is extremely poor and municipal corporations are not being serious about this issue. To ensure that civic bodies in the state adhere to the 2015 deadline
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), the implementing wing for rejuvenation of the river, to apprise it of the expenditure details of the Rs.20,000