The Union Budget 2023-24 was presented against the backdrop of some critical geopolitical developments and was the last full budget before the next general elections. Signicantly, 2023 is also the year in which India became the most populated country in the planet and assumed G20 presidency. The Budget served as …
Does not bar any state or the Centre from continuing or launching other food-based schemes. The revised National Food Security Bill (NFSB) gives greater flexibility to states. For one, NFSB, cleared by the Cabinet last week and due to be presented in Parliament, allows states to choose the timing of …
New Delhi: The government has provided a back-door entry for contractors and the food industry to corner the lucrative ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) food supply budget through the National Food Security Bill — a move that had seen controversy earlier too but could now become part of the law …
GANDHINAGAR: Chief Minister Narendra Modi's interest in addressing the climate change issues facing the state appear to be on the wane as Gujarat has failed to meet the four yearly deadline for submitting state's climate change action plan. It was to be submitted for prime minister's national climate change action …
PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Thursday launched a scathing attack on environmentalists claiming they should not criticize the government on mining while ‘sitting in AC rooms’. In his reply to the discussion on the Budget 2013-14, Parrikar claimed that mining industry was very crucial to strengthen the financial status of …
With the state in the grip of a drought, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who holds the finance portfolio, set aside almost 25 per cent of the budget for tackling the state's water crisis. Though he avoided announcing any new schemes despite it being a pre-election year, the total expenditure for …
The Uttarakhand government presented a tax-free, revenue surplus budget for 2013-14 amid uproar in the Assembly on Wednesday. While no new tax proposal has been made in the Budget, the total receipts are estimated to be Rs 24,940 in 2013-14 as against Rs 21,043 in 2012-13, showing an increase of …
Punjab is no land for guzzlers, both of soft and hard drinks. After the new excise policy effected a hike in liquor prices, Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa Wednesday announced to hike the Vallue Added Tax (VAT) rates on all things "not good for health" as he presented the budget …
Keeping in sight the pivotal role of water and power in an election year, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit presenting the Delhi budget in the State Assembly on Wednesday promised an augmented power and water supply. She announced that her government will pursue the release of the additional 80 MGD of …
New Delhi: In her last budget speech before the assembly polls, three time chief minister Sheila Dikshit firmly set the ground to seek a fourth term in the Capital. Clearly populist in tone, the CM in her 90-minute speech, the longest so far, made announcements of schemes old and new …
PANJIM: BJP Legislator Vishnu Wagh Wednesday called on mine owners to share half the financial burden for compensating the people affected due to closure of mining industry in the State, questioning why State government alone should share the burden. Speaking during the general discussion on the Budget for 2013-14, Wagh …
Abandon plans to build a new dam, says activist C.P. Roy, former chairman of Mullaperiyar Samara Samithi, has reiterated his demand for the construction of a tunnel from the Mullaperiyar dam. He also has sought the abandonment of the plan to build a new dam. Mr. Roy’s demands come close …
The Congress government in Andhra Pradesh found itself in an embarrassing position after a goof-up in the Assembly over presentation of what was billed as the “first-ever Agriculture budget in the state’s history”. A day before the presentation of the annual budget for 2013-14, the media was alerted about the …
Pathanamthitta municipal Budget lays stress on waste disposal, solar power Municipal vice-chairperson S. Rasheeda Beevi presented the annual budget of the Pathanamthitta municipality for 2013-’14 on Monday envisaging a revenue of Rs.27,67,95,532, expenditure of Rs.25,88,23,572, and a surplus of Rs.1,79,71,960. A Rs.60-crore drinking water supply project with Central assistance was …
Members of Parliament, civil society organisations and campaigners from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka marched towards the SAARC secretariat in Kathmandu on Tuesday demanding ‘Right to Sanitation for All.’ Calling upon the SAARC countries to ‘Speak in One Voice’ at the 18th SAARC summit to be held …
Economic Survey Northeast Delhi ranked highest in population category with 37,346 persons/ sqkm. Delhi seems to be inching closer towards a total urban demographic and with it new challenges in infrastructure, education and health. The 2012-2013 economic survey of Delhi shows an increase of just under 2,000 persons per square …
Soft drinks and cigarettes will cost more in Punjab effective April 1, with the state government hiking the Value Added Tax (VAT) in the Rs 460.21 crore deficit budget presented in the state assembly here today. Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa presented the budget for 2013-14 even as the opposition …
Hunger strike protest completes a month As the hunger strike for the cause of endosulfan victims in the district completed a month here on Monday, people formed a human wall to protest against the alleged laxity of the State government in rehabilitating the affected population. Inaugurating the protest, Ambalathara Muneesa, …
For the first time in Andhra Pradesh, an exclusive action plan for agriculture envisaging an outlay of Rs 25,962 crore was presented in the state Legislative Assembly by agriculture minister, Kanna Lakshmi Narayana, on Monday. The 2013-14 outlay for agriculture includes plan component of Rs 17,694.71 crore and non-plan component …
Education, health and agriculture are three main sectors that are likely to be in focus as Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa presents the annual Punjab Budget in the Assembly on Wednesday. And, the Budget is unlikely to see the imposition of any new taxes, though it will definitely have an …
It was announced in Corporation Budget The Coimbatore Corporation Council on Monday accorded approval for the waste-to-energy project. At the urgent meeting, the Council decided to implement the project, which will use 500 metric tonnes waste a day to generate power. The Council approving of the project comes days after …
