View: Interim Budget balances fiscal discipline, welfare & growthThis year's interim budget, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, takes place in a turbulent global economic environment. Despi...
03 Feb, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
Per capita income disparity reduced over last three years: Ministry dataSikkim had the highest per capita income at current prices of Rs 5,19,964, whereas Bihar had the lowest per capita income in 2022-23, accor...
18 Dec, 2023, 07.20 PM IST
Performance dips in TPP achievement in Q1FY24: MoSPI reportThe Indian government has achieved over 80% completion in eight out of 14 parameters measured under the Twenty Point Programme in Q1FY24, b...
19 Oct, 2023, 01.14 PM IST
UP Budget: State govt makes Rs 7,000 crore provision for PMAY GraminA provision of Rs 5,548 crore has been made under Rashtriya Gramin Rojgar Guarantee Yojana to create 35 crore man days employment.
22 Feb, 2021, 05.55 PM IST
Over Rs 100 lakh cr to be spent in next 5 yrs on building modern infrastructure: PresidentIn a bid to improve connectivity, the government will also focus on creation of new highways, waterways, airways and I-ways (IT infrastruct...
31 Jan, 2020, 02.02 PM IST
Atal Pension Yojana has over 1.9 crore subscribers now: PFRDAOut of the 36 lakh new APY accounts, 27.5 lakh were sourced by public sector banks, 5.5 lakh accounts by regional rural banks and around 3 ...
04 Nov, 2019, 02.19 PM IST
Muslims happiest with Yogi as CM, he is a nationalist: Dinesh SharmaAs the PM said during the campaign, our government will work for all – those who voted for us, and for those who did not.
20 Mar, 2017, 10.53 PM IST
Two years of Modi government: Swachh Bharat, Jan Dhan most visibleIt was only 6 or 7 schemes in all that are acknowledged as being implemented by about a quarter of respondents, which include Jan Dhan Yoja...
17 May, 2016, 03.20 PM IST
Economic Survey 2016: All post offices to be computerised by 2017"At present, the project is at implementation stage and is likely to be completed by 2017," the Economic Survey 2015-16 tabled in Parliamen...
26 Feb, 2016, 06.37 PM IST
20 crore people by 2022: Can Budget 2016 help achieve skilling targets?Assuming a bare minimum skilling cost of Rs. 10,000 per student, there would be a requirement of Rs. 8,000 to Rs. 10,000 crore skilling bud...
24 Feb, 2016, 01.07 PM IST
Rs 5,000 crore for green cover on National Highways: Nitin GadkariHe said massive plantation would not only provide green cover to the highways but also minimise pollution and maintain ecological balance.
29 Sep, 2015, 05.04 PM IST
Jharkhand to develop 4,000 tribal-dominated villages in 4 yearsJharkhand government will develop 4000 villages with 80 per cent tribal population in the next four years, Chief Minister Raghuvar Das toda...
17 Jul, 2015, 01.36 PM IST
Jharkhand to develop 4,000 tribal-dominated villages in 4 yearsThe state government also has plans to impart skill development course in the school curriculum from next year to promote self-employment, ...
11 Jul, 2015, 10.28 PM IST
Modi government set to revamp Indira Gandhi's poverty eradication 'Twenty Point Programme'The programme, which was launched by Indira Gandhi in 1975, rates states on their performance under different targets for below poverty lin...
01 Jul, 2015, 07.15 AM IST
Most farmers aware of MGNREGA scheme, but not MSP: StudyMost farmers in India are aware of MGNREGA scheme but not about the minimum support price for crops fixed by the Centre to avoid distress s...
11 Mar, 2014, 09.16 PM IST
Farm sector to lose 4 million workers in 12th Plan periodThe country's agriculture sector is projected to lose four million workers in the 12th Plan period, the government informed Parliament on T...
07 May, 2013, 04.02 PM IST
- Sonia Gandhi to visit Rae Bareli from May 17
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will be on a three-day visit to her Lok Sabha constituency from May 17.
15 May, 2010, 03.02 PM IST