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    Investment in SC/ST Colonies Promises Improved Infrastructure

    New Delhi, March 28 – Delhi Minister for Social Welfare and Welfare of SC/ST/OBC, Ravindra Indraj Singh, expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday for the budgetary allocation of Rs 80 crore under the Improvement Scheme for SC/ST colonies.He stated that this decision...
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    Power Department Gets Boost: Delhi Budget Allocates Funds for Wire Undergrounding

    New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi Budget 2026-27, presented by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in the Assembly on Tuesday, allocated Rs 3,942 crore to the power department, including Rs 3,500 crore for subsidy payments and Rs 200 crore for undergrounding overhead wires.The budget also proposes the...
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    Tap Water Access in Schools and Anganwadis: States Lag Behind

    New Delhi, March 18 Observing that Rajasthan and West Bengal are lagging in providing tap water to schools and Anganwadis, a parliamentary standing committee has asked the Centre to coordinate with these states to expedite the work and enhance coverage.In its report, the Parliamentary Standing...
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    Increased Rural Budget Focuses on New Scheme, Existing Programs Face Cuts

    New Delhi, March 15 A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over the budgetary allocation for the Department of Rural Development for the 2026-27 fiscal, noting that while the total outlay has increased by 21 per cent, the bulk of the increase is earmarked for the new VB-GRAMG scheme.The...
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    Ganga Rejuvenation: CAG Highlights Deficiencies in Uttarakhand's Namami Gange Efforts

    Dehradun, March 13 A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has highlighted the role of implementing agencies in Uttarakhand for the failure of the Centre's 'Namami Gange' programme to achieve the desired results in the state.The report stated that under the flagship programme...
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    Namami Gange in Uttarakhand: CAG Report Reveals Implementation Issues

    Dehradun, March 13 A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has highlighted the role of implementing agencies in Uttarakhand for the failure of the Centre's 'Namami Gange' programme to achieve its desired results in the state.The report stated that under the flagship programme...
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    15th Finance Commission Grant Unutilized for New Cities

    New Delhi, March 12 The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the scheme to incubate eight new cities cannot be implemented as the tenure of the 15th Finance Commission is set to end on March 31 of this year.The Rs 8,000-crore grant provided by the...
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    Gujarat Invests Heavily in Sports Infrastructure for Ahmedabad

    Gandhinagar, March 10 The Gujarat government has made a "historic" budgetary allocation of ₹1,331 crore with the aim of transforming the state into a sports hub and developing Ahmedabad as an "Olympic-ready" city, cabinet minister Jitu Vaghani informed the legislative assembly on Tuesday...
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    Digitizing Railway Claims Tribunal for Faster Resolution

    New Delhi, February 26 The Railways will engage innovators, start-ups, industry and institutions under the new Rail Tech Policy to promote innovation and also digitize the railway claims tribunal to benefit claimants who can file their cases from anywhere with 24x7 availability, Railway Minister...
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    State Budget Faces Opposition Amid Rising Debt and Reduced Spending

    Bhubaneswar, February 21 A day after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi presented the Odisha Budget, the opposition BJD on Saturday claimed that the state government’s attempt to take credit by increasing the budget size to Rs 3.10 lakh crore is "unacceptable," as it is effectively negative when...
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    New Budget Allocates Funds for 'Viksit Village' Development in Jammu & Kashmir

    Jammu, February 17 The Jammu and Kashmir government announced on Tuesday the launch of a "Viksit village project" aimed at the holistic development of rural areas across all assemblies in the Union territory, with a significant budgetary allocation under the 2026-27 capital expenditure...
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    Analysis: Absence of Minority Concerns in Union Budget Raises Questions

    New Delhi, February 13 Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien pointed out on Friday that no minority groups were mentioned in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech, stating that the word "minority shareholders" was only used once during her 85-minute-long speech.Accusing the...
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