-The New Indian Express Meanwhile, data released by the department of economic affairs in the Finance Ministry showed interest paid on debt has increased to Rs 8.05 lakh crore in FY22 from Rs 6.80 lakh crore in FY21. NEW DELHI: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India have raised concern over increasing Central government debt as several indicators gauging the sustainability of debt have turned unfavourable since 2015-16. The CAG in...
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Central government plans to scrap wheat import duty -R Suryamurthy
-The Telegraph Officials say Centre is considering several other measures such as doing away with stock holding limit of foodgrain The government plans to scrap the import duty on wheat to encourage inward shipment and meet its growing demand during the festive season. Officials said the Centre was considering several other measures such as doing away with the stock holding limit of the foodgrain. Analysts said the move might not fetch the desired results...
More »Around 12 Crore Persons 60+ Years Old; 85% Not Covered by Pension -Pulkit Sharma |
-Newsclick.in After BJP came to power in 2014, there has been no change in the coverage or amount disbursed under various pension schemes; inflation too not taken into account. New Delhi: There has been no change in the scope and amount of National Pension Schemes since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014. According to the data released by the National Social Assistance Programme of the Ministry of Rural...
More »3-day MGNREGA dharna concludes today after highlighting the demands of the workers to the media & policymakers
-Press note by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha dated August 4, 2022 On the final day of the 3-day dharna, despite heavy rains, hundreds of mazdoors from 15 states stayed on at Jantar Mantar to continue raising their voices. Currently, 14 states are running a negative balance on NREGA funds, and 64 percent of the budget for this financial has already been spent. More than Rs. 6800 crores are due in wages to...
More »Centre to launch new anti-TB programme focused on nutrition
-The New Indian Express One of the main thrust areas of the programme will involve encouraging adopting TB patients so that their nutritional needs are met. NEW DELHI: Even as tuberculosis, one of the biggest killers, saw a 19 percent increase in 2021, the Centre has now planned to launch a new programme -- Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (PMTBMBA) -- that will encourage financial contributions from not only non-governmental organisations...
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