Budgeting for agriculture and food
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
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Neoliberal refrain
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 and in the immediately preceding years.
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Malignant growth
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 is termed in mainstream media as
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Budget boost for citys infrastructure, film industry
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 cameras in Mumbai to strengthen law and order monitoring.
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Stricter Norms to Decide Centres NREGA Allocation to States
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. Stricter measures of fund release might lead to lower transfer to states at
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CSE welcomes Delhi governments move to make diesel cars dearer
<p>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.</p>
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Diesel cars dearer on eco concern
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.
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Diesel vehicles to cost more, free healthcare for 27L kids
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
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At Rs 3,348 cr, transport sector gets the lions share
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
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Social message Budget
The Rs 27,067-crore Budget
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More funds for Transport
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.