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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Haryana govt pins high hopes on Union Budget
With the Central government set to present the Union Budget on Monday, Haryana has high expectations from it.
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Panel pitches for farm loans at 4%
With high inflation, especially food prices much beyond comfortable levels, the Budget is likely to provide sops to the farm sector including reduction in interest rate to 4% for timely re-payments and boosting investments in agri-infrastructure. At present, farmers get credit at a rate of 7%. However, those who clear dues on time get an incentive of 2%
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Think differently, Mr Finance Minister
As you read this article, the finance minister would be about to release the Union Budget 2011.
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Budget 2011-2012: Speech of Pranab Mukherjee
<p>Budget Speech by Hon'ble Finance Minister. </p>
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State Budget 2011-12: Motor vehicles, TV, fridge, soft drinks, liquor to cost more
In a push to acquire a pro-farmer image for his government, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Thursday proposed to slash the interest rate on crop loan up to Rs 3 lakh from 3 to one per cent and offered to replace farmers' pumpsets at public cost in a phased manner. But in the bargain, the chief minister proposed to impose additional tax on the common man.
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Many sops for farmers in BSY's agriculture budget'
THE B S Ye ddyurappa government rolled out a whole new slew of populist schemes in its 2011-12 revenue surplus Budget on Thursday, targeting an increase in the number of
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MP has maximum pro-poor schemes: CM
The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Madhya Pradesh has maximum number of pro-poor schemes. The state is spending fifty percent of its budget for poverty alleviation. A provision of Rs. 15 crore has been made for organizing Antyodaya Melas so that the poor families get benefits at one place. He was addressing a function at Jamboori ground here today.
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Yeddyurappa tables Rs 85,319-cr agriculture-focused budget
The Karnataka government on Thursday has put agriculture on top priority and increased allocation by more than half to Rs 17,857 crore in a bid to revive the sector. Calling it a first-of-its-kind
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Drinking water scheme still a mirage
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa is busy making preparations for the State Budget for the year 2011-12 to be presented on February 24.
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World Bank doubts India's fiscal deficit computation
While the central government is expected to comfortably improve on its fiscal deficit target of 5.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) during 2010-11 due to higher proceeds from the sale of spectrum as well as higher expected GDP numbers, the World Bank has its own doubts.