Shimla, February 18 Funds from the Jal Jeevan Mission were used to build rest houses during the tenure of the previous BJP government in Himachal Pradesh, and now the state government will have to pay for them, the deputy chief minister said on Wednesday.Responding to a question from Congress...
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Bhopal, February 18 Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jagdish Devda presented the state budget for 2026-27 in the assembly on Wednesday, totaling Rs 4,38,317 crore.Devda presented the budget amidst interruptions from the opposition, who raised concerns over the "increasing debt" burden on the...
Palakkad (Kerala), February 17 – Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan stated on Tuesday that the Kerala High Court's intervention against the Pinarayi Vijayan government's Nava Kerala Survey had validated the consistent charges raised by the Opposition, alleging widespread misuse of public...
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Kochi, February 17 – The Kerala High Court, in its order on Tuesday, stayed the Nava Kerala Survey, making serious observations against the CPI(M), led by State Secretary M.V. Govindan. It also criticized the Kerala government.The Division Bench pointed out that the party appeared to have...
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Chennai, February 17 – Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu presented the interim budget (2026-27) of ₹2.55 lakh crore for the state, which will go to polls, allocating ₹4,000 crore for the DMK’s flagship scheme of free bus travel for women.Out of the ₹2,55,391 crore allocated for...
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New Delhi, February 15 With the government having made significant progress through aggressive capital expenditure in recent years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that it is now the time for the private sector to step up, invest boldly, and drive the next phase of innovation-led...
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Shimla, February 15 Discussions on discontinuing the revenue deficit grant and its impact on the state economy are likely to dominate the three-day Himachal Pradesh Budget session, which will begin with the Governor's address on Monday.Addressing journalists here on Sunday after a meeting with...
New Delhi, February 15 – The VB-G RAM G scheme, set to replace MGNREGA, received the largest share of the Budget for the Department of Rural Development this year, accounting for approximately 40 per cent of its total allocation, according to a report.An analysis of the Budget for the rural...
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New Delhi, February 12 High personal income tax collection does not necessarily mean that the middle class is being suppressed or crushed in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.There is no evidence of any suppression of the middle class in the...
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Puducherry, February 12 The Puducherry Assembly passed the Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill through a voice vote on Thursday, allocating ₹5,396 crore for the first five months of the next fiscal year, 2026-27, to ensure that government departments can meet their expenses. The bill was...
On Wednesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government has budgeted Rs 53.47 trillion for the next fiscal year, a 7.7% increase from the current fiscal ending March 31.According to the revised estimates, the current fiscal's budget is Rs 49.64 trillion, lower than the...
Shimla, February 11 Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Rajeev Bindal said on Wednesday that the Congress-led state government has completely failed in maintaining law and order, managing financial crises, and on the administrative front."Since the attainment of statehood in 1971, several governments...
Lucknow, February 11 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday that the state has successfully transformed its image over the past nine years, moving from "policy paralysis" to a land of "unlimited potential," as the government presented its 10th budget in the Assembly...
Shimla, February 9 Former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Prem Kumar Dhumal expressed concern about the financial condition of Himachal Pradesh on Monday, stating that the current fiscal stress is not a sudden development but a result of long-foreseen challenges that the government failed...