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 …
Gehlot launches Guaranteed Delivery of Public Services Act, 2011 The Rajasthan Government on Monday launched its ambitious guaranteed delivery of public services as the day coincided with the 122{+n}{+d}birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot attended two major functions, one in Ajmer and the other in Jaipur, …
New Delhi: To complete the already delayed north-south corridor, the highways ministry will now seek additional budgetary support of Rs 10,340 crore for two four-laning projects in Jammu and Kashmir. The National Highways Authority of India has already used more than the sanctioned budget support of Rs 26,599 crore in …
A Japanese aid worker was among eight people killed by a second earthquake in eastern Turkey, and angry residents protested on Thursday that authorities should have closed down two collapsed hotels damaged by the first tremor. Riot police used pepper spray to halt the protests. The demonstration erupted as rescue …
The National Housing Bank (NHB) will set up a loan guarantee fund of Rs 1,200 crore for the urban poor. The broad contours of this proposal announced during the Budget 2011-12 guarantees housing loans up to Rs 5 lakh for the urban poor in metros and other cities. "The scheme …
Government has given top priority for execution of the much sought-after Sabarimala Master Plan with the sole aim of ensuring better basic facility at the pilgrim centre where as many as the State’s population congregate during a short span of two months every year, said Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy. The …
The Census Bureau on Monday released what it says is a more accurate measure of poverty in America. The new measure shows more poverty among the elderly, but less among children and African-Americans. It also shows a slightly higher poverty rate for the nation last year — 16 percent compared …
New Delhi The rural development ministry has asked for a special audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of the R40,000-crore annual budget of the National Rural Employment Programme. The audit, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said, will also include other major programmes like the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana …
GANGTOK: The Sikkim Government has submitted a memorandum to the Central Government for Rs 3500 crore for short term rehabilitation measures for the devastation caused by the recent earthquake, official sources said today. The memorandum was not a comprehensive estimate of the total damages incurred by the State, but that …
Minister for Panchayat and Social Welfare M. K. Muneer said in the Assembly on Thursday that the government proposed to continue the EMS Housing Scheme started by the previous government. Replying to the debate on the demands for grants for Panchayat, Social Security and Welfare, the Minister said that implementation …
Natural gas and imported liquefied natural gas could soon become cheaper if Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s plea to states to lower taxes on them is accepted. In a letter to the empowered committee of state finance ministers, PM has made a strong pitch for a ‘declared goods’ status for both …
GUWAHATI: Social Welfare Minister Akon Bora today announced irrigation projects for Greater Dimoria in Kamrup (metro) district. All the three projects announced have a total budget of more than Rs 1,300 crore. The projects include a Rs 5 crore project at Kursia, another Rs 5 crore project at Kahikuchi and …
Officials here kicked off what promises to be more than a year of bitter wrangling over how to revise its $75 billion-a-year program to aid Europe's farmers, and the sniping began almost immediately. President Sarkozy, center, of France, a major recipient of farm subsidies. The European Commission on Wednesday released …
Even as a controversy rages over the Rs. 32 per capita per day poverty line, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said “it is not all that ridiculous” in Indian conditions. “The fact is that Rs. 4,824 per month for a family [of five] to define poverty is …
The European Union is seeking new powers to speed through major energy projects aimed at curbing dependence on imported oil and gas and ensuring sustainable, green supplies, according to draft legislation seen by Reuters. As part of preparations for the first EU budget to include energy spending, the draft indicates …
Amidst much uproar in the House, the Uttarakhand Government tabled the supplementary budget worth `1,636.46 crore on Wednesday. The State Government brought a supplementary budget in the State Assembly to execute remaining works for the year 2011-12. Out of the `1,636.46-crore budget, `1,040.45 crore has been earmarked for Plan outlay …
Under one-year programme: Chandy The State government is contemplating introduction of a comprehensive health insurance scheme for the poor. Though the State boasts world-class medical facilities, they were being availed by the rich owing to the high costs involved. “We have world-class treatment available, but only the rich people are …
What do flood prevention in Nepal, wildlife preservation in Namibia and reef fishing in Indonesia have to do with the U.S. budget? Global conservation programs like these have all gotten help from the U.S. government, and they are probably prime targets of the budget-cutting congressional "super committee," since they sit …
The plan to convert 10,000 km of state highways into national highways is unlikely to find favour with the ministry of finance as the government is facing a paucity of funds. The department of expenditure has raised concerns over the additional annual burden of Rs 3,500 crore that the Centre …
New Delhi The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to create a bank of ready-to-award projects of 10,000 km of national highways. It has told the NHAI to identify stretches and prepare detailed project reports (DPRs) for them by the year-end. This will …
The government is planning to allocate over Rs. 100 billion to the public health sector as part of its efforts to strengthen health services. The Health Ministry spokesman described the current allocation as the highest ever received by the health sector from the State. Quoting the Health Minister, the spokesman …
