PM Modi-led Cabinet approves 8 big railway projects worth nearly Rs 24,657 crore with focus on Eastern statesPrime Minister Narendra Modi's Union Cabinet has approved eight major railway projects with a budget of Rs 24,657 crore. Covering seven sta...
09 Aug, 2024, 10.22 PM IST
East has potential to drive India's growth: Finance minister Nirmala SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized the potential of eastern India as a growth engine, urging Jharkhand to tackle corruption for...
09 May, 2024, 11.55 PM IST
Jharkhand bearing brunt of migration, lawlessness, rampant corruption: Fin Min Nirmala SitharamanUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday alleged that Jharkhand was bearing the brunt of rampant corruption, migration and law...
09 May, 2024, 04.07 PM IST
20 railway stations in Jharkhand to be redeveloped at Rs 886.7 croreTwenty railway stations in Jharkhand will undergo redevelopment under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme at a cost of Rs 886.7 crore. Prime Mi...
06 Aug, 2023, 10.41 AM IST
J'khand govt utilises 86% of total revised budget allocation for 2021-22Finance department officials said an amount of Rs 27,734.67 crore has been received in the share of central taxes in 2021-22, which is more...
10 Apr, 2022, 09.47 AM IST
Budget 2020: FM Sitharaman says taskforce to be set up for recommending marriageable age for women; Debjani Ghosh lauds moveThe FM also said that Rs 35,600 crore has been allocated for nutrition related programme in FY21.
01 Feb, 2020, 01.10 PM IST
Experts raise concerns over lack of targeted SC/ST schemes in BudgetA study by National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) reveals that 50% of the earmarked funds are either not relevant to the community...
03 Feb, 2018, 12.10 AM IST
Govt aims to bridge education divide, expect more JNVs in budget: Prakash JavadekarThe Union minister said more announcements will be made in the Budget 2018 with an aim to address the education divide in parts of the coun...
24 Jan, 2018, 11.01 PM IST
Health budget hiked by 28%; 5,000 PG seats to be createdGovt also announced setting up of two more AIIMS in Jharkhand and Gujarat and asserted that it has prepared an action plan to eliminate kal...
01 Feb, 2017, 07.57 PM IST
Budget 2014: Union Budget most disappointing, says Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi"There is no indication of 'good days' (achhe din) for the common man in the budget," Tarun Gogoi said in a statement.
10 Jul, 2014, 09.03 PM IST
Pranab Mukherjee looks east for a second green revolutionPranab Mukherjee would explore the possibility of setting up a committee of CMs of the eastern states for a second green revolution in the ...
29 Mar, 2012, 05.41 PM IST
- Budget 2012: Job guarantee scheme, MGNREGA, to stabilize
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee announced Rs 33,000 crore as MGNREGA allocation, down from 40,000 crore earmarked last year.
17 Mar, 2012, 11.21 AM IST
- Union budget 2012-13: Paddy farming gets a boost as Pranab Mukherjee increases allocation for green revolution in the east
Paddy farming in the east is expected to get a boost as Pranab Mukherjee in his budget 2012 speech has allocated an extra Rs 600 crore for ...
16 Mar, 2012, 04.01 PM IST
- CIL draws flak from CAG for inadequate CSR spending
Maharatna company Coal India (CIL) has drawn flak from accounting watchdog CAG for inadequate fund allotment
13 Sep, 2011, 09.55 AM IST
- Under developed, special states to benefit from Budget: Fitch
The budget expects the economic to grow by 8.6% in the financial year ending 31 March 2011, and the government expects a growth of 9% in 20...
09 Mar, 2011, 03.17 PM IST
- Koda cries conspiracy, dares agencies to prove charges
After three days of intense grilling by Income Tax officials which reduced him to meek explanations for the alleged multi-crore scam, forme...
16 Nov, 2009, 06.16 AM IST
- Information Technology expects Rs 200 cr allocation in the budget
With the government laying thrust on launching e-governance programme across the country at large scale, the Department of Information Tech...
07 Feb, 2008, 05.21 PM IST