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Rs 10,290 crore health budget boost hides key funding cuts
23 Feb 2017 5:12 PM ISTDespite a Rs 10,290-crore increase for 2017-18, an analysis of the Union governments health budget reveals that most of this money is not being spent...
National pension plan to get boost post-2017-18 Budget
15 Feb 2017 2:45 PM ISTA national pension regulator on Wednesday said that it is expecting a major boost in terms of the New Pension Scheme (NPS) subscribers in...
Rs 5 lakh crore worth of orders signed for roads, ports: Gadkari
12 Feb 2017 5:25 PM ISTThe government's road and highway building programme has enough cash to build the crucial infrastructure, Road Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin...
Social sector may be victim of inadequate budget
12 Feb 2017 3:50 PM ISTLack of policy directions for ensuring quality implementation of programmes makes the Union Budget 2017-18 allocations to ailing core social sectors...
State funding of polls not practical, says Govt
9 Feb 2017 6:08 PM ISTGovernment today dismissed the suggestion for State funding of elections, saying it is not practical in the Indian context, even as it expressed...
Finding fault with every solution not taking us anywhere: Jaitley
9 Feb 2017 5:49 PM ISTUnion Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the government has come up with certain solutions to bring about transparency in electoral...
Lok Sabha adjourned till March 9
9 Feb 2017 4:41 PM ISTThe Lok Sabha on Thursday was adjourned until March 9, marking the end of the first half of the Budget Session.The budget session began on January 31...
Budget lacks vision, offers no growth prospects: Oppn in LS
8 Feb 2017 3:41 PM ISTOpposition today criticised the general budget as one lacking in vision and offering no growth prospects, as it again targeted Prime Minister Narendra...
Trapped in a straitjacket: India's defence budget
7 Feb 2017 9:39 PM ISTThe annual budget was presented on February 1, and the allocation for the Defence Ministry offers some instructive insights about how India plans to...
Budget provides leeway to increase power demand, wanting in tackling stressed assets: Experts
5 Feb 2017 12:12 PM ISTThe problem of subdued power demand ailing the thermal as well as renewable energy sectors was addressed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his...
Proposed political funding reforms 'inconsequential': ADR
2 Feb 2017 10:39 PM ISTGovernment's proposed reforms in political funding are "inconsequential" as they will continue to remain opaque while the proposal to limit cash...
Twitter records 7.2 L tweets on Budget b/w 30/1-2/2
2 Feb 2017 7:52 PM ISTSocial media platform Twitter today said it had recorded 7.2 lakh tweets with the hashtag #Budget2017 between January 30 and February 2.Finance...