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Gram panchayats boost own earnings, fund schools, flood control and digital accessIndian villages are achieving financial independence. Gram panchayats are boosting tax collections and using their own funds for schools, f...
Women may cheer, but free bus ride a risk to Kerala’s robust transport ecosystemKerala elections: The UDF’s manifesto is anchored on five key guarantees, including free bus travel for women on Kerala State Road Transpor...
Kerala win will boost Congress in South India, help in next Lok Sabha elections: VD SatheesanAccording to Satheesan, the UDF should be able to win 100 plus seats. When the Congress wins this election in Kerala, the party will emerge...
Odisha retains No.1 position in the NITI Aayog’s fiscal health index 2026NITI Aayog released its 2026 Fiscal Health Index for 2023-24. Odisha, Goa, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Telangana, Uttar P...
Niti Aayog urges states to stick to FRBM norms, strengthen fiscal disciplineNiti Aayog urges states to adhere to prudent fiscal deficit guidelines. This entails judicious spending, broadening the GST framework, and ...
Kerala CM flags fiscal concerns, calls for fair federalismChief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan is urging for fairness in intergovernmental fiscal arrangements. He said that the state has maint...
Kerala’s end of extreme poverty: How a lower-middle-income state achieved what few others haveIt should also be noted that it is extreme destitution that is being considered. It would be a different story if the threshold for poverty...
Kerala Budget 2025 Highlights: High-speed rail corridor, metro projects, and IT park in Kannur, check all key announcementsKerala Budget 2025 Highlights: Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal presented the 2025-26 budget, focusing on Metro rail projects, high-s...
Supreme Court reserves order on Kerala government plea seeking interim relief over financial issuesSupreme Court reserved order on Kerala government's plea against Centre over borrowing powers, with discussions on Finance Commission recom...
Kerala going through growth phase; Centre's 'step motherly' treatment hurting state: Finance Min BalagopalKerala's Finance Minister, K N Balagopal, believes that the state is in a growth phase and is poised for development in infrastructure, ind...
Fiscal health: Chhattisgarh second best after Maha; Bengal, Punjab, Kerala biggest laggardsChhattisgarh, one of the poorest states in the country, is the second best in overall fiscal health scorecard after Maharashtra, and ahead ...
Fiscal discipline important; there cannot be different yardsticks for Centre and States: Kerala GovernorReading out the policy document of the state government in the Assembly, the Governor said while fiscal discipline has to be enforced, ther...
RBI bond buys eased Covid woes: UN BodyThe United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on Tuesday attributed India’s wider fiscal deficit to bo...
LDF walkout in assembly over alleged corruption in Kerala Medical Service CorporationCPI-M led LDF Opposition members in Kerala walked out of assembly protesting govt refusal to discuss alleged corruption & inefficiency in f...
- Nitta Gelatin India Ltd (NGIL) to launch three new product
NGIL , a joint venture between Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation & Nitta Gelatin Inc. Japan, is planning to launch 3 new prod...
- 'Centre's fiscal ideas unacceptable'
The fiscal consolidation programme initiated by the Centre is not making the same degree of progress among states. Some states have been fu...
- ‘States must hike spend on social sector'
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has urged state governments to spend more on social sectors like education, public health and family welfar...