Election-bound states ramp up welfare cash for womenStates are boosting cash handouts for women voters as elections approach. West Bengal's Lakshmir Bhandar scheme sees a ₹500 monthly hike. K...
07 Feb, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Seven states held assembly sessions stretching for over six months in 2023 with long adjournments: ReportState assemblies in India met for an average of 22 days in 2023, with an average duration of five hours. Seven states continued sessions fo...
28 Apr, 2024, 03.51 PM IST
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 ...
13 Aug, 2023, 04.03 PM IST
Five states inform Centre about reverting to old pension schemeIn a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, minister of state for finance Bhagwat Karad said as per RBI's report titled 'State Finan...
06 Feb, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
Railways plans to upgrade ticketing capacity from 25K to 2.25 lakh per minute: Ashwini VaishnawThe 2022-23 target of laying railway tracks for a distance of 4,500 kilometres (12 kilometres per day) has already been achieved, the minis...
06 Feb, 2023, 02.52 PM IST
Maha, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, 10 other states could get interest-free loansThe 13 states - Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana,...
15 Oct, 2022, 08.27 AM IST
13 states including Gujarat and West Bengal could be eligible for interest free loans for capex from the centre: ReportThe states, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telang...
13 Oct, 2022, 07.20 PM IST
States, take a leaf out of GoI's booksThe continuation of cleaner accounting practices and transparency will enhance the credibility of fiscal data reported by the government an...
30 Aug, 2022, 11.31 PM IST
Centre red-flags 'disturbing trends' in states' financesTelangana leads with Rs 56,767 crore of off budget borrowings between 2019-20 and 2021-22, which is over 4.5% of its GDP. Sikkim and Andhra...
04 Jul, 2022, 09.33 AM IST
Punjab households to get 300 units of free electricity from today:CM Bhagwant Mann"The AAP government is fulfilling its first guarantee made to the people of Punjab by providing 300 units of domestic power supply per mont...
01 Jul, 2022, 12.44 PM IST
No new tax in AAP's Punjab budget; focus on health, educationPunjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday presented the state budget for the 2022-23 financial year. The government did not pro...
28 Jun, 2022, 01.06 AM IST
Punjab budget 2022-23: Kejriwal says it will take state towards 'golden future'Earlier in the day, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema presented the Aam Aadmi Party government's first budget for 2022-23 in the ...
27 Jun, 2022, 03.54 PM IST
AAP govt's maiden Punjab Budget on June 27The Budget session of the state Assembly will be held from June 24 to 30, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said in a tweet. "Congratulat...
07 Jun, 2022, 07.43 PM IST
Punjab Budget to be presented on June 27“Congratulations to all Punjabis! The budget prepared with the suggestions of common people will be presented for the first time in Punjab'...
07 Jun, 2022, 01.33 PM IST
Punjab govt to present paperless budget, says CM Bhagwant Mann"Good news for the people of Punjab... My government has decided that there will be a paperless budget this time. With this, around Rs 21 l...
25 May, 2022, 07.00 PM IST
Labour Migration: Karnataka, TN gave more rural jobs last year, says economic surveyThe survey further states that the monthly net addition in EPF subscriptions during 2021 has not only been higher than the corresponding mo...
31 Jan, 2022, 07.00 PM IST
States divert funds, cut expenditure to foot Covid-19 billThe second Covid-19 wave and the new vaccine bill for 18-44 age group have forced state governments to cut capital expenditure and reapprop...
07 May, 2021, 07.57 AM IST