New Delhi, March 12 BJP MP Jagdambika Pal said on Thursday that the Modi government has shown foresight in proposing a Rs 1 lakh crore Economic Stabilisation Fund, which will act as a shield against future shocks.Participating in a discussion on the second batch of Supplementary Demands for...
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New Delhi, March 10 The government on Tuesday sought Parliament's approval to spend an additional net amount of Rs 2.01 lakh crore in the current fiscal year ending March 31, with a significant portion of the expenditure allocated to food and fertilizer subsidies.According to the second batch...
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New Delhi, February 25 – The Centre will launch a pilot project based on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) for distributing food subsidies under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in the Union Territory of Puducherry on Thursday, marking a major step towards strengthening...
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The government will launch a pilot project for distributing food subsidies based on a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in Puducherry tomorrow.Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi, will inaugurate...
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Chandigarh, February 24 Senior BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia criticised the Punjab government on Tuesday over its newly announced "Meri Rasoi" scheme, calling it an attempt to influence voters in the 2027 assembly elections.Kalia said that the scheme, which proposes the distribution of pulses...
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New Delhi, Feb 11 – In a sharp rebuttal, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accused Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi of unfairly criticizing the Congress-led UPA government, alleging that it had compromised India's interests before international organizations like the World Trade...
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