Rangarajan Committee

• Sugar decontrol decision likely in 15 days: Food Minister

  The Centre is likely to take a decision on giving freedom to the Rs 80,000 crore sugar industry to sell the sweetener in the open market in the next 15 days, Food Minister K V Thomas said on Friday.

• Gas Pricing Needs to be Fixed Quickly, Say Brokerages

  As the government deferred a revision in natural gas prices for the third time, brokerages said pricing needs to be fixed quickly as non-remunerative rates and policy uncertainties had led to sluggish domestic output.

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  Nitish Kumar Dubs Narendra Modi Government Budget as 'Disappointing'

  Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today described as "disappointing" the maiden general budget of Narendra Modi government as there was nothing for backward states like Bihar to cheer "acche din" (good days).

• No Final Decision on Gas Prices Yet: Arun Jaitley

  The previous UPA government had in December last year decided to price all domestic gas from April 1, 2014 according to a formula suggested by the Rangarajan Committee.

• Oil Ministry Wants Reliance Industries to Sell Gas at $4.2; $6-6.5 Price for Others: Report

  The Oil Ministry is looking at a price of $6-6.5 for all domestic natural gas but wants Reliance Industries to sell KG-D6 gas at old rate of $4.2 till it makes up for shortfall in supplies of past four years, according to sources.

• Rising Prices to Raise Subsidy Burden on PDS Sugar: Former Food Minister

  The Centre's subsidy burden on PDS sugar may go up due to price increases after import duty on the sweetener was hiked, former Food Minister K V Thomas said on Tuesday.

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  CSO-NSSO Merger: More Than Meets The Eye? 

  To build a robust statistical system, Indian statistical institutions should be free from government institutions. 

• Gas Pricing Needs to be Fixed Quickly, Say Brokerages

  As the government deferred a revision in natural gas prices for the third time, brokerages said pricing needs to be fixed quickly as non-remunerative rates and policy uncertainties had led to sluggish domestic output.

• Oil Ministry Wants Reliance Industries to Sell Gas at $4.2; $6-6.5 Price for Others: Report

  The Oil Ministry is looking at a price of $6-6.5 for all domestic natural gas but wants Reliance Industries to sell KG-D6 gas at old rate of $4.2 till it makes up for shortfall in supplies of past four years, according to sources.

• No Final Decision on Gas Prices Yet: Arun Jaitley

  The previous UPA government had in December last year decided to price all domestic gas from April 1, 2014 according to a formula suggested by the Rangarajan Committee.

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  Nitish Kumar Dubs Narendra Modi Government Budget as 'Disappointing'

  Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today described as "disappointing" the maiden general budget of Narendra Modi government as there was nothing for backward states like Bihar to cheer "acche din" (good days).

• New Government, New Poverty Figures

  Why Jaitley's Thursday speech is crucial by Ashok Malik.

• New Poverty Line: Rs 32 Per Day in Villages, Rs 47 In Cities

  Anyone who spends more than Rs 32 a day in villages and more than Rs 47 in cities is not poor, an expert panel has recommended to the government, igniting a major controversy for the government as Parliament meets for the budget session.

• Rising Prices to Raise Subsidy Burden on PDS Sugar: Former Food Minister

  The Centre's subsidy burden on PDS sugar may go up due to price increases after import duty on the sweetener was hiked, former Food Minister K V Thomas said on Tuesday.

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  Reliance Industries says new gas rates effective April 1

  After agreeing to temporarily sell gas to urea plants on old terms, Reliance Industries (RIL) has told its customers the new formula, which almost doubles the price of the fuel, will apply from April 1.