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
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
The Annual Plan for Manipur for the year 2011-12 was fixed at Rs.3,210 crore in a meeting between Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister of Manipur, Okram Ibobi Singh. In his comments on the performance of the State, the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission advised the State Government to develop a roadmap for the use of science and technolog
With an aim to make Metro connectivity in Chennai and Bangalore a reality while expanding the network in the National Capital Region, the Central government is likely to make major allocations for Metro rail projects in Budget 2011-12. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to allocate Rs 6,000 crore as the Centre
With the Budget barely a week away, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council on Monday made a case for withdrawing some of the tax incentives to the industry to put the economy back on track for fiscal consolidation. The government had cut excise duty by six percentage points to eight per cent and service tax by two percentage points to 10 per cent when the ripple effects of the global fi
AHMEDABAD: There is some good news
A study conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) pegged the population of the urban poor in the country at 225 million by 2015. Currently, 40-45 per cent of the urban poor are living in slums or squatter settlements. The remaining people live under bridges and flyovers, on pavements and in overcrowded tenements.
The Mumbai board of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) has, for the first time, made a budgetary provision of Rs 100 crore solely for redeveloping its colonies. The Mumbai board announced this decision while unveiling its budget on Friday.
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the Opposition MLAs mounted an attack on the State government over the
Even as the government tries hard to rationalise its subsidy payout
New Delhi: The Delhi budget will be presented by finance minister AK Walia in the Delhi assembly on March 22. The cabinet led by chief minister Sheila Dikshit has recommended to Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna to summon the budget session of the Delhi assembly from March 15 to 31. The session will commence with the LG Address on March 15.
Old hats, I Multi-level parking lots, community centre gyms and toilets for women find their way back into new proposals After two months of discussions, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday presented its final budget, with proposals bearing a striking similarity with those doing the rounds for the last two-three years.