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 …
A budget of Rs 21,000 crore has been approved by the three boards of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development authorities at a board meeting held here yesterday. Mohinder Singh, chairman of three authorities briefing mediamen after the meeting, said, "Rs 4,955 crore has been approved for Noida, …
A LOOMING food crisis in the world and high food inflation rates at home made Pranab Mukherjee’s proposals to boost agriculture in his 2011 budget more keenly watched than usual. These are factors that clearly weighed with the finance minister who repeatedly said that his principal concern this year has …
THE Union budget has announced its usual palliative for inclusive growth and aam aadmi. But the urban aam aadmi loses all. Despite loud protests this year, especially from the environment minister who condemned the misuse of under-taxed diesel in cars and SUVs, the finance minister could not summon courage to …
THE Union budget’s approach to the renewable energy sector remains scattershot. The only mention the sector gets in the 2011-12 budget is when it talks about the duty cuts on the energyefficient LED lights, solar lanterns and solar cells. “Except for the small concession of withdrawing customs duty on inputs …
With over a thousand crore in its kitty, the Delhi Jal Board hopes to reach out to areas with no supply, plug leaks, enhance the treatment capacity and improve consumer convenience during the financial year 2011-12. On Tuesday, the Jal Board submitted its budget to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and …
Large investment in farm R&D;, strong agro-meteorological network, soil and water management and high-yielding inputs will see farm growth change gears RANA KAPOOR The Union Budget clearly identifies food inflation as topof-the-mind concern for policy planners. Pinning the cause of food inflation to widening demandsupply gap and inefficiencies in the …
Kohima, March 24: Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio today presented a deficit budget of Rs 602.30 crore. Rio said the current transaction of the coming year 2011-12 is estimated to result in a negative balance of Rs 0.86 crore. However, because of the estimated negative opening balance of Rs 601.44 …
The meagre allocations for critical social sector programmes point to a focus on growth for growth's sake, whose consequences can be unsettling. TERMINOLOGY tells us a lot about underlying economic ideologies. In India, increasingly, public spending that affects the basic conditions of life of the vast majority of the population …
Economic Survey 2010-11 presents the annual restatement of neoliberal faith, embellished with elegant but highly superficial arguments. THE Finance Ministry's annual survey of the Indian economy, Economic Survey 2010-11, provides a great deal of interesting official data on many facets of the performance of the Indian economy, both in 2010-11 …
The state governmemt sanctioned a massive Rs 2,500 crore outlay for urban development works in the budget estimates for 2011-12 presented on Wednesday. The governement also proposed a tax exemption for transfer of copyrights of films relating to their exhibition in theatres. The other proposals included installation of 5,000 CCTV …
LUCKNOW: The Globe Park near CDRI would now be named after country's first president Rajendra Prasad. Likewise the crossing near the high court would be named after former advocate general and Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP, late Virendra Bhatia. These were among the decisions taken by the House of Lucknow …
State governments will have to abide by stricter rules to receive money from the centre for the rural employment scheme in the next financial year 2011-12. The centrally sponsored Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) has been one of the biggest drivers of rural consumption in the country. …
CSE strongly supports the bold decision of the Delhi government to increase the tax on diesel-run vehicles by 25 per cent at the time of registration, appreciates waiving off the VAT on bicycles, and calls for other states to follow the capital city's example. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) …
New Delhi: Buying diesel cars is going to get costlier as Delhi government has proposed a 25% increase in tax at the time of vehicle registration. The move, aimed at curbing the growing number of diesel-run vehicles in the city will also boost revenue. The focus on environment-related issues is …
Double Bonanza: Booster Shot For Health By Both Union And State Govts CM Focuses On Health, Education & Environment New Delhi: Over the last couple of years, the Delhi government
The transport sector received the biggest share of budgetary allocations with Rs 3,348 crore being earmarked for various projects, including the construction of 14 new Integrated Transport Corridors, development of ISBTs and renovation of existing ones. The Budget announced the construction of Delhi Metro
Rs.3,348 crore kept aside for the sector NEW DELHI: A big chunk of the Delhi Budget for 2011-12 has been set aside for the transport sector. The State Government on Tuesday said its commitment towards improving the services in the sector can be gauged by the percentage of the total …
