-IANS The former prime minister said both demonetisation and GST have impacted the informal sector, which accounts for 90% of employment. New delhi: Both demonetisation and GST have affected India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth adversely, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday. “Both demonetisation and GST have had some impact on GDP,” Manmohan Singh, who has earlier said the Indian economy has been running on only “one engine” of public spending,...
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People's participation is necessary for transparency in budget, says coalition of CSOs
-Press release from People's Budget Initiative (PBI)/ Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) New delhi: The coalition -- People’s Budget Initiative (PBI) with a membership of diverse organisations working across different sectors in the country, organized a national convention on pressing issues (such as budgetary allocations for social sectors, transparency etc.) deserving a closer scrutiny and a larger public debate. The two-day workshop entitled ‘Civil Society Budget Work and Governance...
More »The Forgotten Farmers Of Tamil Nadu: 107 Days of Protest in delhi and Still Counting -M Mahalingam
-TheCitizens.in NEW delhi: The struggle of the debt and drought trapped farmers of Tamil Nadu has entered its 107th day. The farmers, facing an acute agrarian crisis during which many committed suicide, travelled to delhi on March 14, optimistic that their voice would be heard. After 41 days they returned to Tamil Nadu on April 23 after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palanisamy met and assured them that their grievances would...
More »Govt to set up 49 cancer centres in 3 yrs -Sushmi Dey
-The Times of India NEW delhi: With cancer cases on the rise in the country, the government plans to set up 49 cancer centres in the next three years. The centres will be in addition to 31 already functioning and upgraded since 2014-15, when the government floated the scheme. The health ministry has drawn up a detailed project plan which will be reviewed by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) at a high-level...
More »3 cops to protect each VIP but just 1 for every 663 common man -Neeraj Chauhan
-The Times of India NEW delhi: Despite promises by politicians year after year, VIP culture continues to thrive in India. The latest data reveals that some 20,000 VIPs have on average three cops to protect each of them while there is a huge shortage of policemen for ordinary citizens. Data compiled by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) under the home ministry shows that out of a total 19.26 lakh...
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