-Livemint.com GST rate cut and lenient implementation of the tax reform has caused GST collection in December to slip to Rs80,808 crore, down 14% from August and 3% from November New Delhi: Things don’t augur well for the exchequer, with recent GST rate cuts and a lenient implementation of the goods and services tax causing collections to slide further in December, posing a challenge to the government. Total GST collection of the central...
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Give asset details or lose foreign posting: Govt to babus
-PTI NEW DELHI: All IAS officers have been asked to submit details of their assets by next month and warned that the failure to do so would lead to a denial of vigilance clearances needed for promotions and foreign postings. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has written to all Central government departments, states and union territories asking them to ensure submission of Immovable Property Returns (IPRs) by IAS officers working...
More »For Hundreds of Leprosy Patients in Andhra, Aadhaar a Stumbling Block in Availing Monthly Rations -Sukanya Shantha
-TheWire.in Even with apparent deformities to their bodies, many leprosy-affected individuals are not recognised as ‘disabled’ by the state health department. Vijayawada/ Guntur: Kodavalli Ramadevi avoids visiting the fair price shop in Godugu Vari Gudem village at Nuzwid mandal in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh at the beginning of the month to collect her rations. She waits for at least ten days every month, just to ensure that everyone in the...
More »Jharkhand hunger death: A girl died crying for food. Her family is now accused of shaming India -Harsh Mander
-Scroll.in Koili Devi lost her daughter to hunger after failing to link her ration card to Aadhaar. A social boycott has added to her trauma. In October, Koili Devi lost her young daughter to creeping hunger. Life gave her no chance to grieve – this was only the beginning of her long nightmare. The state administration, even at its highest levels, stigmatised her for bringing shame to her village and the nation...
More »Centre to dole out Rs 10,000 crore incentive for municipal reforms -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre will dole out the biggest ever incentive of Rs 10,000 crore to municipalities and states in the next two years to push urban reforms. The housing ministry has put up the proposal before the Cabinet for approval. The ministry had introduced parameters for competition among states and municipalities last year and Rs 900 crore in incentives was disbursed based on their performance for two...
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