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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Tk 400 crore proposed for Climate Change Trust Fund
Allocation of Tk 400 crore for the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund was sought in the proposed budget for 2012-2013, which was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday. The government created the
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CAG checks on govt, points to Rs 2,019 cr loss
The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India relating to Delhi government for the year ended March 31, 2011 was tabled in the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday. The report states that there
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Automakers urge Pranab not to raise duty on diesel cars
New Delhi Urging the government not to raise excise duty on diesel cars, top executives of country's leading automobile firms met the finance ministry officials on Wednesday. The finance ministry, which
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State Plan allocation fixed at Rs 10,500 cr
NEW DELHI, June 5 – Identifying agriculture and erosion and flood management as thrust areas, Assam’s Annual Plan for 2012-2013 was fixed at Rs 10,500 crore marking an increase of 16 per cent from last
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Petrol to cost 92 paise less in the Capital
The petrol price in Delhi is all set to go down by 92 paise per litre from Rs. 71.16 as the Delhi Budget, which carried the proposal of waiving off the Value Added Tax on the recently-hiked price of the fuel, was passed by the Assembly on Monday. Besides, the Government has also dropped the proposal to impose five per cent VAT on compressed natural gas and high value textiles.
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MP set to topple Haryana as No. 2 in wheat procurement
Madhya Pradesh, one of the BIMARU states, has inched closer to displace Haryana from the second spot in wheat procurement. The state’s performance, in fact, has boosted the procurement in the country that
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CM: No rollback of VAT on CNG
Terming as “justifiable” the government’s move to impose five per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on CNG, the fuel on which the public transport runs in the city, chief minister Sheila Dikshit has ruled out any rollback of the increased price of the fuel. “We will not withdraw the VAT on CNG. We have levied only five per cent VAT on the fuel and that is justifiable,” Ms Dikshit said. The chief minister had, while presenting the Budget on May 28, proposed to impose the VAT on compressed natural gas (CNG) to generate around `110 crores in revenue while withdrawing VAT on petrol after a nation-wide hike in its price. The Delhi Assembly will take up the Budget for approval on Monday.
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Loan relief for farmers in U.P. Budget
A Rs. 500 crore farmers' loan relief scheme to aid the debt-ridden farmers, many of whom have been forced to commit suicide, and three rural development schemes named after the Samajwadi Party ideologue
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Chief minister targets to woo farmers, promises friendly version of land acquisition bill
LUCKNOW: Anticipating what farmers support could mean to Samajwadi Party in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Akhilesh government doled out sops worth Rs 5,432.37 crore for agriculture and allied activities
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Govt plans to spend Rs 41.2bn on water resource uplift
The federal government has planned to spend Rs 41.2 billion on water resource development including small and medium dams as well as canal channels to enhance irrigation income. The water sector’s share