Judgment of the Calcutta High Court in the matter of Yeasin Molla & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/09/2023. The petitioners are the ration card holders and members of Priority Household under the National Food Security Act, 2015. In the instant writ petition the petitioners have challenged …
Census details show spread of mobiles, TVs, bank accounts, even in poverty-stricken states household power connections still a big lack The past decade has seen the weakest sections of the society make rapid gains in their material wellbeing, acquiring assets such as cell phones, televisions, two-wheelers and bank accounts, though …
In line with the falling global prices, petrol may be made cheaper by around Rs 2 a litre later this week, creating political legroom for a diesel price revision. This will be the second price cut in the month after the Rs 7.54 increase last month triggered strong political opposition. …
A firm decision will improve the health of OMCs, government finances and rural citizens who use kerosene Global oil prices have been high in recent years even as our oil imports keep rising. Plunging value of the rupee adds to this import burden. Government’s decision to raise petrol prices is …
From identification of fewer than targeted families to not lifting adequate ration supplies from godowns to non-submission of utilisation certificates, the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found several anomalies in the Public Distribution System and functioning of the Department of Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs …
New Delhi: Highlighting irregularities and delays in the issuing of BPL and ration cards, the CAG report has slammmed the food and supplies department for its functioning. The department’s failure to identify beneficiaries for its schemes, and under utilisation of foodgrains, kerosene oil and funds also find a mention in …
This paper applies an econometric analysis to estimate the average and distribution benefits of rural electrification using rich household survey data from India. The results support that rural electrification helps to reduce time allocated to fuelwood collection by household members and increases time allocated to studying by boys and girls. …
With emphasis in the 12th Plan on the social services sectors for achieving more inclusive growth, the Delhi Budget has allocated Rs.9,796 crore or 65 per cent of the total Plan outlay of Rs.15,000 for 2012-13 on this sector. The money, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said, will be used for …
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Jaipal Reddy said on Monday that there was no proposal before the government now to increase the prices of diesel, domestic LPG and kerosene. No timeframe was set for the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) to meet to consider such an increase. “We are not …
Q&A; JAIRAM RAMESH RURAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTER Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has urged the government to cut fuel subsidies and take a quick decision on opening the retail sector to foreign investment, saying the time for pussyfooting is over. The IIT- and MIT-educated Ramesh said governance was about taking unpopular …
2/3rd Plan Outlay Earmarked For Social Sector New Delhi: Petrol will cost Rs 1.26 less per litre, but CNG, which fuels public transport on Delhi’s roads, is set to get costlier by Rs 1.77 per kilogram. The Delhi budget presented by chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday also saw two-thirds …
Apart from slashing 20 per cent VAT on the price of petrol in the city to bring it down by `1.26 per litre, the Delhi government, in its `33,436-crore Budget 2012-13 announced on Monday, gave the highest allocation to social sector spending. The huge significance to social sector spending in …
Oil Minister says no dates fixed yet for meeting of ministerial panel to decide on rate revision Still battling the fallout of last week's steep Rs 7.54 a litre hike in petrol price, the government today said it is not considering raising rates of diesel, domestic gas (LPG) and kerosene …
New Delhi State-owned fuel marketers IOC, HPCL and BPCL on Thursday ruled out an immediate rollback of the steepest petrol price increase of R7.5-R8 a litre from Thursday night but conceded that if the government instructs them to cut prices, they have no other go but to follow their majority …
AHMEDABAD: International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is helping Ahmedabad-based Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) provide energy-efficient cook stoves and solar lanters to its members. IFC will provide a partial credit guarantee for a $5 million loan that an Indian private sector bank is providing to …
Rates of diesel, LPG and kerosene left untouched The UPA-II, celebrating three years in office, gave the “common man” a gift on Wednesday: the steepest- ever increase of Rs. 7.54 in petrol prices. The increase is the first in the past six months. Petrol price in Delhi was increased by …
With rupee depreciation leading to jump in oil import bill, petroleum minister S. Jaipal Reddy on Tuesday said there is an immediate need to raise fuel prices, but refused to say when the hike will actually take place. “It (price increase) is very essential but (before hiking rates) we have …
Plans to use UID cards to reach out to beneficiaries, following successful pilot project in Alwar, Rajasthan The government said today that it planned to provide direct subsidy to beneficiaries of kerosene oil and a pilot project in this regard in Alwar district of Rajasthan was yielding good results. "Direct …
Kerala State Industrial Enterprises (KSIE), a public sector unit, will tie up with the UN to spearhead a major drive aimed at reducing the State's carbon footprint. The idea is to get the State rid itself of kerosene lamps that lit up the rural landscape and replace them with light-emitting …
India's state-run upstream oil firms will bear nearly 40 percent of the 1.38 trillion rupee ($25 billion) cost of retail fuel subsidies for the 2011/12 year, a government source said on Monday. Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), Oil India Ltd and GAIL (India) sell refined products and crude oil …
Oil marketing companies have not revised petrol prices since December 1, 2011, despite sharp increase in international prices of petroleum products With losses on sale of petrol climbing to over Rs 7 a litre, state-owned oil firms have asked the government to either provide subsidy on the fuel or reduce …
