Government renames prominent pension schemes: Increase disability pension amount; continues old aged and widow pensionsThe Indian government has approved the continuation of the National Social Assistance Programme with significant financial outlay. Changes ...
17 Oct, 2026, 11.19 AM IST
- Tamil Nadu CM Vijay asks Centre to release Rs 5,110 crore in pending education funds without conditions; complete list of his demands to PM Modi
TN CM VIjay's list of demands to PM Modi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release Rs 5,1...
12 Oct, 2026, 03.24 PM IST
Manipur Cabinet adopts resolution marking PM Modi’s 25 years in public serviceManipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh announced the Cabinet's resolution thanking Prime Minister Modi for his service. The resoluti...
06 Oct, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
Your UPI payment just got a price tag: what it means for GST-registered taxpayersNPCI, which manages UPI, has brought in a merchant discount rate of 0.4% on certain person-to-merchant UPI payments above Rs 2,000.
01 Oct, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
NFO Insight: Motilal Oswal Nifty REITs & Realty Index Fund opens for subscription. Is now the right time to invest in realty?Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund has launched the Nifty REITs & Realty Index Fund, which will be accepting subscriptions until October 9. This inn...
25 Sep, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
NFO Update: Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund launches Nifty REITs & Realty index fundMotilal Oswal Mutual Fund is launching the Nifty REITs & Realty Index Fund, an open-ended scheme tracking the Nifty REITs & Realty TRI. The...
24 Sep, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
UPI MDR notification likely to be out for businesses soon; banks may pocket bulk of 40 bps feeThe issuing bank would retain 40% of the fee, sources said. Third-party application providers such as PhonePe or Google Pay, and the acquir...
11 Sep, 2026, 05.04 PM IST
States unanimous on shift to Computer-based exams; government centresState governments show strong backing for Computer Based Testing in entrance exams, emphasizing the need for reliable, government-supported...
02 Sep, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
Budget 2027: Finance Ministry sets October 12 for pre-Budget meetings, seeks spending and revenue plansAs the 2027-28 Union Budget approaches, central ministries are tasked with crafting practical fiscal estimates. The Finance Ministry emphas...
29 Aug, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
Centre tightens rules of grants, ropes in RBI for disbursal of funds to statesOver the years, Centrally Sponsored Schemes had become one of the largest financial outgo for the Centre and several committees and finance...
31 Mar, 2021, 07.11 AM IST
Government reduces number of centrally sponsored schemes to 28The minister further said, "6 schemes have been categorised as Core of the Core, 20 schemes as Core Schemes and remaining two as Optional S...
10 Apr, 2017, 06.21 PM IST
Centre to come out with formula for fund distribution for centrally sponsored schemesNITI Aayog has written to secretaries of central ministries calling for prompt action to develop an objective formula for distribution of C...
06 Feb, 2016, 11.38 AM IST
Centrally sponsored schemes likely to be reduced to 30The panel has also recommended to increase the share of flexi funds to 25 per cent from the current 10 per cent.
28 Jun, 2015, 05.46 PM IST
Chief Ministers' panel may recommend cutting CSS to one-thirdThere are 72 centrally-sponsored schemes or CSS under the BJP-led NDA government, six more than the 66 funded by the previous UPA governmen...
29 May, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Number of centrally-sponsored schemes needs to be slashedWhy couldn't the number of CSSs have been restricted to those 17 flagships instead of expanding to 66? And why did the new government have ...
08 Aug, 2014, 04.55 AM IST
Cabinet approves merger of centrally sponsored schemesGovt has given the states room for innovation by allowing flexibility in using 10% of the allocated funds, which will be directly transferr...
21 Jun, 2013, 02.45 AM IST
Rejig of central government schemes soonThe number of centrally sponsored schemes had risen to 147 in 2011-12 from 99 in 2007-08, creating overlaps and thin spread of government r...
15 Apr, 2013, 04.00 AM IST