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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No extra funds for farm sector in Budget
Despite the agriculture sector reeling under the impact of drought and rising food prices, the government may not provide much additional funds for the farm sector in the Budget for next fiscal as it seems to be wary of a rising fiscal deficit coupled with tepid tax collections.
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Ahead of Budget, govt schemes on slippery ground
With the Budget 2010-11 preparations in full swing, there is a growing realisation within the Manmohan Singh government that its flagship programmes, including the much-touted Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) are performing much below par with the ministries concerned in some cases not being able to spend half of their Plan allocation.
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20 years of reform budget
REFORMS DEFICIT STAYS EVEN AFTER 2 DECADES This Time,FM Pranab Has His Plate Full TK ARUN THE Budget of 2010-11 would be the 20th reform budget, and, in a telling commentary on the progress made in some key areas, is likely to echo many of the concerns raised by Mr Manmohan Singh in the first reform budget of 1991-92.
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Global carbon budget and challenges for making low carbon society- why Asia matters
This is the presentation made by Shobhakar Dhakal, Executive Director, Global Carbon Project in an event "Challenge 25 beyond borders?:promoting a low carbon society" on 23 January 2010 at Kobe, Japan, organised by: Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), Hyogo Prefectural Government.
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Five solar cities to come up in State
A total of 60 cities of the country are proposed to be developed as Solar Cities during the 11th plan period. The objective is minimum 10 per cent reduction in projected total demand of conventional energy. At least one city in each State to a maximum of five cities in a State will be supported by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India.
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Open budgets - Transform lives
<p>The Open Budget Survey 2010 reveals that 74 of the 94 countries assessed fail to meet basic standards of transparency and accountability with national budgets. This opens the door to abuse and inappropriate and inefficient use of public money.
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12,000 van panchayats work with zero budget
Haldwani: As many as 12,000 van panchyats which share over 10 per cent of the State
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NRHM funds lying unspent
New Delhi: The government is facing financial crunch and has to borrow massively from the market to meet its budget deficit, but an audit of one of its social sector schemes that has more than Rs 25,000 crore riding on it has found large amounts unspent.
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Immunity Too Dear
Should a state where the healthcare budget is perpetually in strain spend Rs 33,000 on every girl for a vaccine that