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Subsidy Bill Nears Rs 6 Lakh Crore In Financial Year 2021
The government's subsidies on food, fertilisers, LPG and kerosene are pegged at Rs 5.96 lakh crore in the current fiscal, over 2.5-fold jump from the initial budget estimates as the Centre distributed additional foodgrains free of cost to help poor mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Parliament Gets Rs 16.4 Crore Bill For Canteens Run By Railways
Northern Railway has demanded Rs 16.43 crore from the Lok Sabha secretariat for running four canteens in Parliament -- where food prices are significantly low -- during 2017-18, an RTI query has revealed.
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Opinion: Budget Signals No Achhe Din For Those Looking For Jobs
All budgets are associated with a sense of resources being scarce and there being trade-offs among competing ends. However, unlike individuals or organisations, government budgets are different. The most obvious reason is that the government constitutes a huge part of the economy. For example, in the latest budget, government expenditure is 13%, an...
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As Centre Moves Quietly to Replace Subsidised Foodgrain With Cash, States Object
Even as the government finds itself under fire for the Land Acquisition Ordinance, there are now concerns over whether it is choosing a backdoor route of making food subsidy payments by cash transfers.
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Historic WTO deal on India's terms, food security stand prevails
India today achieved a major victory for its food security stand in Bali with the World Trade Organisation or WTO agreeing to provide food subsidy without any punitive action.
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Food bill re-draft: Subsidies for 75 per cent
The National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Sonia Gandhi wants subsided food for 75 per cent of Indians - that's nearly 800 million people.A working group of the Council will redraft the bill that was earlier prepared by the food ministry under Sharad Pawar.The Council also wants to do away with the Below Poverty Line (BPL) criteria for allotting...
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Subsidy Bill Nears Rs 6 Lakh Crore In Financial Year 2021
The government's subsidies on food, fertilisers, LPG and kerosene are pegged at Rs 5.96 lakh crore in the current fiscal, over 2.5-fold jump from the initial budget estimates as the Centre distributed additional foodgrains free of cost to help poor mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Parliament Gets Rs 16.4 Crore Bill For Canteens Run By Railways
Northern Railway has demanded Rs 16.43 crore from the Lok Sabha secretariat for running four canteens in Parliament -- where food prices are significantly low -- during 2017-18, an RTI query has revealed.
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Opinion: Budget Signals No Achhe Din For Those Looking For Jobs
All budgets are associated with a sense of resources being scarce and there being trade-offs among competing ends. However, unlike individuals or organisations, government budgets are different. The most obvious reason is that the government constitutes a huge part of the economy. For example, in the latest budget, government expenditure is 13%, an...
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As Centre Moves Quietly to Replace Subsidised Foodgrain With Cash, States Object
Even as the government finds itself under fire for the Land Acquisition Ordinance, there are now concerns over whether it is choosing a backdoor route of making food subsidy payments by cash transfers.
-
Historic WTO deal on India's terms, food security stand prevails
India today achieved a major victory for its food security stand in Bali with the World Trade Organisation or WTO agreeing to provide food subsidy without any punitive action.
-
Food bill re-draft: Subsidies for 75 per cent
The National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Sonia Gandhi wants subsided food for 75 per cent of Indians - that's nearly 800 million people.A working group of the Council will redraft the bill that was earlier prepared by the food ministry under Sharad Pawar.The Council also wants to do away with the Below Poverty Line (BPL) criteria for allotting...
