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
Budget
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Kochi gets a big slice of budget pie
Though the Union Government is yet to give its final nod for the Metro Rail Project, allocations in the state budget for the project will give impetus to the preparatory work. In the budget Rs 50 crore has been set apart for the work. Besides Rs 5 crore has been earmarked as a token for equity contribution.
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Rs 1,000-cr Green Fund mooted
Rice at Rs 2 a kg for unorganised sector; health insurance scheme expanded. The Kerala budget envisages setting up of a Green Fund worth Rs 1,000 crore over the next five years. The Finance Minister, Dr Thomas Isaac, announced that Rs 100 crore had been set apart in the current budget for the fund.
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Rs 3,196 cr new budget estimate; focus on traffic, public transport
Pune DEVELOPMENT WORK: Standing panel revises allocation, civic spend in 11 months only 30% of amount earmarked this fiscal The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) standing committee on Thursday increased the budget
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Health care: Budget cutback to fuel pvt expansion
Kalpana Jain / New Delhi March 4, 2010, 0:38 IST The government has cut the budgets of some major central government funded public hospitals, indicating there could be more private sector expansion in health care.
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PMK's alternative budget envisages a second green revolution
CHENNAI: The alternative agriculture budget presented by the PMK has envisaged a second green revolution, according priority to increase production of millets, oilseeds and cereals cultivated mostly in arid regions.
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Govt doublespeak: PDS funds cut 50%
New Delhi: Though finance minister Pranab Mukherjee blamed poor delivery as a key factor for the rise in food prices, the Union Budget has actually slashed funds allocated to strengthening the public distribution system after last year
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Farmer pension for agri boost
Ranchi, March 2: The state government is planning to introduce a pension scheme for farmers in the new budget in an attempt to boost agriculture as this sector was lagging behind. Budgetary provisions for imparting training to farmers and developing warehouse facilities across the state, too, are on the cards.
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NREGA to gain from market buoyancy
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee New Delhi: For the first time ever each landless worker employed under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) will find positive movements in the share market indices something to croon over. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has introduced an expenditure category in Budget 2010-11 that makes the link transparent.
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Carmakers continue dream run
Buyers Queued Up To Buy In February, Anticipating Rollback Of Excise Duty Cuts In The Budget FEBRUARY turned out to be a windfall month for Indian carmakers with market leader Maruti Suzuki clocking its best ever monthly sales in its 29-year-old history as buyers queued up to seal deals before the Union budget that expectedly rolled back excise duty waivers raising car prices.
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JNNURM funds dominate budget
VIJAYAWADA, March 1: The Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) works occupied the lion