Report progress made on budget announcements without fail, departments told

Report progress made on budget announcements without fail, departments told

The State government has directed departments to report the progress made on schemes and projects announced in the 2024-25 State Budget without fail in the months ahead. The Finance Department wants government departments to update the progress made on plan and non-plan schemes, their financial and physical progress, and details of the administrative approvals obtained … Read more

MoSPI reduces no. of GDP estimates, timeline by a year

MoSPI reduces no. of GDP estimates, timeline by a year

New Delhi: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) reduced the number of estimates and the timeline for releasing final estimates for GDP by one year, by doing away with the third revised estimate. The ministry will now release five GDP numbers instead of six, with the final revision coming nearly two years from … Read more

DMK to hold public meetings to explain T.N. Budget to public on March 2, 3 and 4

DMK to hold public meetings to explain T.N. Budget to public on March 2, 3 and 4

The DMK will organise public meetings in various locations across Tamil Nadu on March 2, 3 and 4 to explain the State government’s Budget for 2024-25 to the people. DMK general secretary Duraimurugan will address a meeting in Chengalpattu on March 4. The party also released a list of Ministers and senior party functionaries, who … Read more

Lower govt borrowing to prop up growth, moderate inflation, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Lower govt borrowing to prop up growth, moderate inflation, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said lower government borrowings than the market estimates will free more capital for the private sector resulting in easing of inflation and bolstering growth. “This year’s borrowing is lower than what initially the markets had expected. Lower quantum of borrowing means…it would ensure that much more resources will … Read more

Telangana’s health budget down ₹661 crore from last year

Telangana’s health budget down ₹661 crore from last year

Telangana’s Health, Medical, and Family Welfare Department’s budget outlay for the fiscal year 2024-25 saw a cutback compared to the previous year. The current budget stands at ₹ 11,500 crore, marking a decrease of ₹661 crore from the 2023-24 budget of ₹12,161 crore. While presenting the budget on Saturday, Finance Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu acknowledged … Read more

Parliament Budget Session February 10 Live Updates | MPs gear up for last day of the 17th Lok Sabha

Parliament Budget Session February 10 Live Updates | MPs gear up for last day of the 17th Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Feb 09 (ANI): Proceedings of the Lok Sabha are underway during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI Photo/Sansad TV) | Photo Credit: ANI The BJP has issued a whip to its MPs in the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha, while the Congress has issued a … Read more

Parliament Budget Session Day 5 Live Updates on Feb 6, 2024

Parliament Budget Session Day 5 Live Updates on Feb 6, 2024

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on February 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The Finance Bill, 2024 will be brought up for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday. The Interim Union Budget … Read more

Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal to present Kerala Budget on February 5

Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal to present Kerala Budget on February 5

Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal goes through the last minute preparations ahead of the presentation of the State annual budget in the state Assembly, in Thiruvananthapuram on Feb. 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal will present the Kerala Budget for the 2024-25 fiscal and the Vote on Account at … Read more