Budget 2024: Govt may go for big hike in PM-Kisan payout and a housing & jobs pushUnion Budget 2024: The government will likely increase the amount of money transferred under its flagship direct benefit transfer scheme - ...
31 Jan, 2024, 11.41 AM IST
Finance ministry may grant NREGS Rs 28,000 cr more, over and above budgeted Rs 60,000 crNearly 95% of the budgetary allocation for FY24 has already been released. The additional funds will be included in the first batch of supp...
23 Oct, 2023, 12.08 PM IST
Pre-budget recap: Summing up Modi govt's Atmanirbhar stimulusAs the PM puts it: Atmanirbhar Bharat aims to make in India not just for India, but for the world.
22 Jan, 2021, 09.53 AM IST
Budget 101: The complete guide to Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget on Feb 1The question before FM Sitharaman is how she manages to mobilise resources when the tax collections have taken a hit.
31 Dec, 2020, 04.46 PM IST
FM Sitharaman speech today Highlights: Fifth and final tranche moves to further easing of curbs in doing businessThe final tranche had more for states as their borrowing limit has been increased from 3% to 5% of GSDP.
18 May, 2020, 02.11 PM IST
Summing up Modi's Covid stimulus: Big takeaways from the big Covid packageAt as much as 10% of GDP, the big stimulus package did not appear to leave any major sphere untouched.
17 May, 2020, 08.47 PM IST
Modi govt's economic package to go a long way in making India self-reliant: Amit ShahShah said while Prime Minister Modi's leadership in handling COVID-19 has outshined several developed nations, he has resolved to prepare I...
17 May, 2020, 05.17 PM IST
View: An expenditure-led fiscal expansion could be Sitharaman's choice in this BudgetThe govt should prioritise infra spending, especially on sectors highlighted in the report on NIP.
27 Jan, 2020, 11.56 AM IST
58,000 hectares of land in Assam under rubber plantationSonowal said the state government is willing to invite tyre manufacturing companies to set up base in the state once production of rubber i...
24 Aug, 2017, 07.41 PM IST
Centre releases Rs 23,000 crore for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee SchemeIt has also declared drought in eight states, allowing them to offer 50 days of extra manual work under MGNREGS in 2017-18.
11 Apr, 2017, 12.05 PM IST
NREGS to get half of total funds at the start of FY18The Rs 24,000 crore will help states avoid backlog of payments and get the scheme running early, before the monsoon months begin and farm w...
09 Mar, 2017, 01.27 AM IST
Stock market: Sectors to bet on nowThese are some of the bigger themes that have caught investors’ fancy to find out whether they are worth pursuing and companies that stand ...
11 Jul, 2016, 11.21 PM IST
Government takes conflicting positions on droughtIn the apex court, the government has argued that all is hunky dory and it is well prepared to deal with drought.
18 Apr, 2016, 12.56 PM IST
CM Naveen Patnaik shoots off letter to PM on MGNRES funding"To reduce the suffering of farmers, adequate fund flow under MGNRES may be ensured by the Centre to the state government," Patnaik said in...
21 Nov, 2015, 03.25 PM IST
Tamil Nadu implements MGNREGS and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan using women self-help groupsBureaucrats hit upon an innovative idea — using women’s self-help groups to take ownership of the scheme and encourage them to implement th...
25 May, 2015, 04.35 PM IST
Legal changes to enable separate NREGA wagesThe central government is considering changes in the law to specify a separate wage norms for its flagship rural employment guarantee schem...
14 Feb, 2012, 09.09 AM IST
Wages of Fiscal ImprudenceGrowth and Budget targets stand to be undermined by the perceived dither in governance.
31 Mar, 2011, 07.16 AM IST