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Rs 8,054.5-cr supplementary budget presented in UP Assembly

Lucknow:The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government on Wednesday presented a Rs 8,054.49-crore second supplementary budget in the state Assembly, of which Rs 3,000 crore has been earmarked for the “Swachh Bharat” project. Besides, the Yogi Adityanath government has set aside Rs 100 crore for the forthcoming Kumbh Mela, which will take place in Allahabad in […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Rajinikanth reveals budget of Robot 2.0!

Chennai: The trailer of superstar Rajinikanth’s forthcoming multilingual science-fiction action drama “2.0” was unveiled on Saturday at a grand event here. A sequel to Shankar’s 2010 blockbuster “Enthiran”, the film has been produced by Lyca Productions and is gearing for release on November 29. “2.0” also stars Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Adil Hussain and Sudhanshu […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Aamir Khan says he takes higher cut in films' profits

Mumbai: Superstar Aamir Khan says he takes a higher cut in films’ profits because he risks his time on projects. But he does so only after the cost of each film is recovered in every aspect. The actor-producer gave out the information on the inaugural day of the fifth Indian Screenwriters Conference here on Wednesday. […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Budget philosophy in overall national interest: Jaitley

New Delhi: In a rebuttal of the criticism of Budget 2018-19 pandering to the farm sector in a pre-election year at the expense of the middle class and the corporate sector, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday showed how his latest budget exercise is actually designed to boost overall economic growth with the help of […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Divestment target hiked by over 10% to Rs 80,000 cr in 2018-19

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday proposed to hike the divestment target for 2018-19 by over 10 per cent to Rs 80,000 crore. “2017-18 Budget Estimates for disinvestment were pegged at the highest ever level of Rs 72,500 crore. I am happy to inform the house that we have already exceeded the budget […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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MSP for kharif crops to be 1.5 times input cost: FM

New Delhi: In line with the BJP’s poll promise before the 2014 general elections, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for notified kharif crops would be 1.5 times the input cost along with formation of a concrete mechanism to ensure higher farm income. While presenting the Union Budget […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
'30% agriculture budget to be spent on women farmers'

New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Wednesday said that 30 per cent of his ministry’s budget would be invested on the country’s women farmers. “There will be at least 30 per cent of the budget allocation for women beneficiaries in all ongoing schemes, programmes and development activities,” he said […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Bangladesh eyes record $51 bn budget for 2017-18

Dhaka: Bangladeshi Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith has said the government will request a record $51 billion national budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year beginning in July, a media report said on Monday. Muhith told journalists on Sunday shortly after emerging from the first pre-budget discussion meeting with leading economists, Xinhua news agency reported. However, he […]

  • Saturday, 03 July 2021
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Odisha extend date to receive public suggestions for budget

Bhubaneswar:  The Odisha government on Thursday extended the date for inviting suggestions from the public for preparation of the annual budget for the 2017-18 fiscal. Considering the pro-active participation of the people in the budget-making process, the state finance department has extended the last date for submission of budget suggestions until January 22. The department […]

  • Saturday, 03 July 2021
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Delhi may get free Wi-Fi by next year

  New Delhi: Delhiites may get free Wi-Fi facility at public places next year as the public works department has set a target of launching the pilot project for the same on March 31 next year. According to the Delhi government’s “outcome budget” under which various departments set target for executing their schemes and projects, […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Budget gives thrust to rural sector, Rs 14.34 lakh cr for livelihood, infra

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government sought to give a marked thrust to the rural sector in this year’s Union Budget, its last full-year budget before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, with the central ministries getting an allocation of Rs 14.34 lakh crore for creation of livelihood and infrastructure in rural areas. The thrust, evidently […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Odisha begins work on 2nd phase of Climate Change Action Plan

Bhubaneswar: The State Government has initiated the process for the preparation of the second phase of the Climate Change Action Plan of the State with a budget aim of Rs 31,667 crore for the next five years, informed official sources today. The process was discussed at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary A P […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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State plan budget utilisation in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The State Plan budget utilization up to October has registred around 46 per cent of the budget provision which is an increase by 18.37 per cent compared to the utilization during 2015-16. While reviewing the plan expenditure, chief secretary A PPadhi today directed department secretaries to put more public services online and develop mobile […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
Prabhu promises to raise Indian Railways to global standards

New Delhi: Minister Suresh Prabhu began presenting his maiden budget for the Indian Railways in the Lok Sabha Thursday, promising to balance the needs of passengers and the long-term interests of the network so that it can be benchmarked globally on quality, safety and reach. “Railways facilities have not improved substantially for the past few […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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Govt to infuse Rs 11,200 cr in PSU banks in 2014-15

The government on Monday said public sector banks should raise capital on their own in future even as it proposed to infuse Rs 11,200 crore as equity in them during the next financial year

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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