Government Additional Expenditure

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  Several Anti-Cancer Drugs, Antibiotics, Now "Essential Medicines", To Be Cheaper

  Several anti-cancer drugs, antibiotics and vaccines will now become more affordable as they are among 34 new additions to the National List of Essential Medicines, with the government saying this will reduce "patients' out-of-pocket expenditure".

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  Centre Seeks Parliament Approval For Additional Gross Expenditure

  The government on Thursday sought parliament's approval for gross additional expenditure of Rs 6.28 lakh crore for 2020-21 as part of the second and final batch of supplementary demands for grants.

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  Blog: The Enormous Extra Spend In Budget Is An Illusion

  Nirmala Sitharaman said: "We have spent, we have spent and we have spent." She had every reason to claim that, since the budget numbers show that the centre spent Rs 4.1 lakh crore, or 13 percent above what it had planned for last year. Additional spending will continue this year: expenditure is estimated to go up by 14.5 percent in 2021-2022 compa...

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  Centre Allocates Rs 73,000 Crore To MGNREGA For Next Fiscal

  The Centre has allocated Rs 73,000 crore to the rural employment guarantee programme MGNREGA for the next fiscal 2021-22, substantially lower than the actual expenditure of Rs 1.11 lakh crore in the current fiscal which included an additional Rs 40,000 crore for the scheme given by the government in the wake of the pandemic's impact on the economy.

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  Centre Seeks Parliament Nod For Additional Expenditure Of 1,98,831 Crore

  Government on Tuesday sought Parliament's nod for gross additional expenditure of Rs 1,98,831.36 crore during the current fiscal ending March.

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  Government Approves 7th Pay Commission Recommendations For Teachers Of Technical Institutions

  "The central government will also reimburse 50 per cent of total additional expenditure to be incurred by these institutes for the payment of arrears on account of 7th Central Pay Commission implementation," said Prakash Javadekar.

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  UP Government Staff To Get 30-Day Bonus, DA Hike As Diwali Bonanza

  As a Diwali bonanza, the Uttar Pradesh government today announced 30-day bonus to its 14.02 lakh employees, incurring an additional expenditure of Rs 967.63 crore on its exchequer.

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  Centre Seeks Parliament Nod For Rs 11,698 Crore Additional Expenditure

  The government today sought Parliament's approval for additional gross additional expenditure of Rs 11,697.92 crore for the current fiscal.

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  Government Cuts Additional Borrowing From Rs 50,000 To Rs 20,000 Crore In FY18

  The decision to lower additional borrowing, which was taken after a review of revenue receipts and expenditure, will help contain fiscal deficit which has come under stress on account of lower GST mop up.

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  Government Seeks Parliament Nod For Additional Expenditure Of Rs 11,166 Crore

  Out of the total Rs 11,166.18 crore, an amount of Rs 7,000 crore would go to the petroleum and natural gas ministry for providing additional grants-in-aid general for payment of differential royalty to state governments.

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  Government considering Rs. 25,000 crore additional expenditure on rural Wi-Fi

  The Cabinet had approved a Rs. 20,000 crore budget for the optical fibre network project in 2011, expected to be completed in 2014-15.