MPs cannot use interest on MPLADS funds for development works; Centre revises normsAccording to the revised procedure for flow of funds under the CSS, including MPLADS, of the Finance Ministry, all interest earnings should...
09 May, 2022, 10.39 PM IST
Govt working on new norms to refine MPLADS to suit post Covid-19 needsThe government had started examining ways to refine MPLADS a while ago at the ministry of statistics and programme implementation to includ...
11 Nov, 2021, 07.32 AM IST
Govt working on new guidelines to refine MPLADS to suit post Covid-19 needsThe government had started examining ways to refine MPLADS a while ago at the ministry of statistics and programme implementation to includ...
11 Nov, 2021, 12.04 AM IST
Centre puts DA hike for government employees on hold amid coronavirus pandemicThe government has put on hold increase in DA for its employees because of the strain on its finances due to coronavirus.
23 Apr, 2020, 08.05 AM IST
Shashi Tharoor writes to PM, seeks rollback of govt's decision to suspend MPLAD fundsIn a letter to the prime minister, Tharoor commended the government for its decision to revise the salaries of Members of Parliament and of...
06 Apr, 2020, 10.44 PM IST
245 infrastructure projects delayed, 345 report cost overrunThe information is provided by the project implementing agencies on the On-line Computerized Monitoring System (OCMS) of the ministry.
18 Jul, 2018, 07.51 PM IST
CCEA gives nod for continuing MPLAD scheme till March 2020Chaired by PM Modi, the CCEA has given its approval for the continuation of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS...
10 Jan, 2018, 03.29 PM IST
CSO to change GDP base year to 2017-18 from 2011-12: D V Sadananda GowdaEarlier in 2015, the Central Statistics Office under the Statistics Ministry had changed the base year for tabulating the Gross Domestic Pr...
13 Jun, 2017, 03.50 PM IST
Parliament should approve revised national policy on elderly: SC toldThe NGO in its report has said that according to the Census of India in 2011, the number of elderly people was 103 million and that it was ...
22 Jan, 2017, 10.51 AM IST
2,376 railway stations lack passenger amenities: GovernmentAs many as 2,376 out of 8,472 railway stations have shortfall in amenities, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha told Lok Sabha.
04 May, 2016, 03.31 PM IST
E-learning tabs for students in schools by next year: Aditya ThackerayStressing that Shiv Sena has kept its poll promise of reducing the weight of school bags, party's Youth Sena President Aditya said e-learni...
15 Jul, 2015, 06.21 PM IST
Parliamentary panel on MPs' salary to revisit recommendationsCurrently an MP gets a basic salary of Rs 50,000, besides Rs 45,000 each toward constituency and office expenses, totalling Rs 1.4 lakh per...
12 Jul, 2015, 12.51 PM IST
- Over Rs 2,600 cr not utilised under MPLADS: Govt
Govt informed Parliament that over Rs 2,600 crore on funds sanctioned under Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme is lying uns...
05 Aug, 2011, 06.16 PM IST
- Mamata Banerjee asks MPs to donate Rs 1 crore each for state hospitals
The Bengal CM conveyed her request through state chief secretary Samar Ghosh at a meeting with MPs at Writers' Buildings on Friday.
18 Jun, 2011, 05.21 PM IST
- Strong investment performance key to recovery: Montek
The factory output growth in November was steep lower at 3.6 per cent after it touched a high of 11 per cent in October this fiscal.
11 Mar, 2011, 07.48 PM IST
- Pranab announces Rs 2,370-cr bonanza for MPs
The Minister, while winding up general discussions on the Budget in the Lok Sabha, also announced incentives for investment in education an...
11 Mar, 2011, 03.39 PM IST
- Govt to bring down BPL level
The government on Friday said it was focussed on pushing the below poverty line (BPL) and unemployment levels further down from the 26% and...
03 Jun, 2005, 02.47 PM IST