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States' expenditure rises 131% in 10 yrs on welfare, development: CAG ReportStates' spending surged 131 percent from 2015-16 to 2024-25. Welfare and development drove this growth. Revenue expenditure remained the la...
Fiscal stress deepens across states as all 28 post deficits in FY25: CAG reportIndia's states continued to face mounting fiscal pressures in 2024-25, with all 28 states reporting fiscal deficits and their combined liab...
Rs 236 crore ‘Mission Queen Pineapple’ launched to boost Tripura farmers’ incomeA Rs 236 crore, three-year 'Mission Queen Pineapple, Tripura' project was launched to boost the state's GI-tagged pineapple. The initiative...
More RWAs may find their place in the Sun as govt looks to scale rooftop solar installationsAs part of a nationwide strategy to enhance rooftop solar energy deployment, resident welfare associations are emerging as crucial allies f...
Census 2027 reaches 5 more states; 1.44 crore households complete digital self-enumerationCensus 2027's houselisting phase is now active in five states and union territories. House-to-house enumeration is ongoing in eleven more r...
Relief now, risk later? ECLGS 5.0 aims to ease MSME stress, industry flags risks in moratorium termsECLGS 5.0 is meant to cushion MSMEs from the impact of the US-Iran war, but will it really help small businesses, industry questions.
What Bengal thinks today: Pan-India-wise, May 4 signals more regional parties moving into existential crisesThe Bharatiya Janata Party's significant win in West Bengal marks a major shift. This victory, alongside other state election results, has ...
From AI to subsidies: Bernstein’s candid open letter to PM Modi flags 8 critical fault linesGlobal brokerage Bernstein has cautioned India against becoming a mere user of future technology. The firm suggests that continued reliance...
FY27 capex growth of states pegged at 8–10%: reportState capital spending growth is set to slow in FY27. This moderation follows a strong FY26. Rising revenue expenses and slower revenue gro...
Central government workers seek wages based on five-member familiesCentral government employees are demanding a significant overhaul of their pay structure. They want the government to consider a family of ...
India Pharma 2026 event: Nadda lays out road map for India to take global pharma leadership roleIndia Pharma Conference: India is set to become a global leader in advanced medicines like biologics and biosimilars, Union Minister J P Na...
Social welfare spending by top states to stay high at 2% of GSDP in FY26: CRISIL RatingsCrisil Ratings projects high social welfare spending by top 18 states. It will be 2% of GSDP, reaching Rs 6.4 lakh crore in FY26. This rise...
States to spend Rs 1 lakh cr on pre-poll sops to women in FY26: ReportCrisil Ratings reports that top 18 states in India are projected to spend ₹1 lakh crore on pre-election schemes for women this fiscal year....
Niti Aayog lays out data quality road map to stop leakages, increase efficiencyNiti Aayog reveals that flawed data causes budget issues. It inflates welfare spending by 4-7%. The think tank suggests assigning data owne...
Russia approves near 30 percent rise in defence spendingRussian lawmakers voted for a budget on Thursday that will see defence spending surge by almost 30 percent next year, as the Kremlin divert...
Budgetary allocation to Health Ministry is simply not enough, says Parliamentary panelThe parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare has expressed "serious displeasure" that "even after its persistent recom...
28% increase in outlay for SC, OBC welfare plansThe overall budget for ministry of social justice and empowerment has gone up from ₹8,207.56 crore to ₹10,517.62 crore – a 28% increase. Th...
Outlay for national priority schemes not to be impacted: Jayant SinhaGovernment today said the total outlay for programmes of national priority like housing and poverty reduction will not be impacted as state...
Social sector gets 11.1 per cent of Rs 16,700 crore in the Delhi budgetGovt today earmarked Rs 1,862 crore, around 11.1 per cent of plan outlay of 16,700 crore for social security and welfare sector in the Delh...
Budget 2012: Health sector gets 34,488 crore, up by 13.24 per centHealth sector has got a total outlay of Rs 34,488 crore in the budget estimates for 2012-13.