state finances

Bengaluru, April 1 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched a scathing attack on the Centre on Wednesday, questioning whether its financial policies towards the state amounted to "tax terrorism or tax plunder".Launching a tirade against the union government, he alleged that it returns...

Davanagere (Karnataka), April 1 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday targeted the BJP, accusing it of consistently opposing welfare measures aimed at the poor."The BJP has opposed guarantee schemes because they are intended for the poor. They have always opposed programs that...

Amaravati, April 1 – Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP President, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Wednesday termed Amaravati as the "capital of corruption" and accused Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu of engineering unprecedented and impractical policies to enrich himself and his...

Bengaluru, April 1 Amid the campaign for by-elections, Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Wednesday escalated his attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the state’s financial condition, challenging him to a public debate across districts and renewing his demand for a white...

Jammu, April 1 Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary reiterated the government's commitment to regularizing daily wage workers, emphasizing that the process would be conducted in a structured manner, taking into account financial constraints.Highlighting the...

Nangal (Punjab), March 31 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday attacked SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and other Akali leaders, claiming that people are aware of their "dubious character" and said the former deputy CM is "daydreaming" about returning to power, which will never happen...

Chandigarh, March 31 Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak stated on Tuesday that all necessary arrangements have been made for wheat procurement, starting from April 1.Addressing the media here, Kataruchak said that as part of these arrangements, 1,897 procurement...

Hyderabad, March 31 Except for two days in 2024-25, the Telangana government availed a special borrowing facility of ₹27,730 crore from the RBI for 363 days to meet its financial needs.According to the 2024-25 annual accounts audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the state also...

Shimla, March 30 The Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed the budget for 2026-27 and the related Appropriation Bill 2026 on Monday, authorizing the government to spend ₹58,830.30 crore from the consolidated fund.The revenue deficit in the budget presented by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu...

Shimla, March 30 The debt liability of the Himachal Pradesh government increased by ₹10,966 crore in 2024-25, reaching ₹1,03,331.91 crore, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) revealed in its latest Financial Report.This figure is up from the ₹92,365 crore that the state owed as of April...

Chandigarh, March 30: With the target of procuring 122 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat, Punjab Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak emphasized on Monday that special vigilance must be maintained, especially in border districts, to prevent the arrival of wheat...

Bagalkot, March 28 – Former Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Basavaraj Bommai accused the Siddaramaiah-led government of mismanaging the state's economy and exhibiting "arrogance" by not attending a meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Addressing a...

New Delhi, March 27 – The battle for Tamil Nadu played out in the Rajya Sabha on Friday as the DMK and AIADMK accused each other of mismanaging the state's finances and hindering the implementation of central schemes.While DMK leader P Wilson blamed the ruling NDA for not doing enough for the...

Bengaluru, March 26 Due to the increasing trend in subsidies, the Karnataka government was forced to cut down its funds for some of its ongoing schemes, such as nutrition, assistance to local bodies and gram panchayats in rural development programmes, the CAG in its report.The Comptroller &...

Kochi, March 26 AICC general secretary Sachin Pilot on Thursday claimed that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi follow similar political approaches, alleging that both are "not different, but one".Pilot also claimed that the attacks by CPI(M) leaders on Congress...

Amaravati, March 25 – Former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday expressed strong support for the proposed amendments to the Women's Reservation Act, 2023, aimed at enabling its implementation by 2029.In a post on the social media platform ‘X’, he...

March 25, Kohima: The second phase of the 8th Session of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly will resume tomorrow.Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, who also holds the Finance portfolio, will present the State Budget for the financial year 2026-2027.During the two-day session, the House will...

Jaipur, March 25 – Tikaram Jully, the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, has strongly criticized the BJP government and the Chief Minister over the prevailing situation, including the collapse of the RGHS scheme and the LPG crisis in the state.He stated that while...

Bengaluru, March 25 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday that he would present two more budgets, provided the Congress high command allows him to do so. Siddaramaiah was speaking in the Karnataka Assembly while replying to the discussion on the budget he had presented on March...

Gandhinagar, March 25 – The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has identified irregularities in the financial management of the Gujarat government, including the misuse of funds, submission of misleading utilization certificates (UCs), and weak monitoring mechanisms.These...