BJP declares income of Rs 1,027.34 crore in 2017-18; Congress yet to disclose data: Report
6 years ago

BJP declares income of Rs 1,027.34 crore in 2017-18; Congress yet to disclose data: Report

India TV News  

The BJP has declared a total income of Rs 1,027.34 crore during financial year 2017-18 and spent 74 per cent of it, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms. The BSP’s total income during year 2017-18 was Rs 51.7 cr of which the party spent only 29 per cent, the report said. During 2017-18, out of the 6 national parties, only BJP declared receiving an income of Rs 210 crore from contribution through electoral bonds. The six national parties are Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party, Nationalist Congress Party, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India and All India Trinamool Congress.

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BRS got over 70% of all donations to regional parties in 2022-23: ADR report
4 days, 19 hours ago

BRS got over 70% of all donations to regional parties in 2022-23: ADR report

The Hindu  

Regional political parties declared the receipt of almost ₹217 crore through 2,119 donations in the financial year 2022-23, according to an analysis of 28 such parties by the Association for Democratic Reforms. About 90% of the donations — more than ₹196 crore — went to five major regional parties: the BRS, YSR-Congress, Telugu Desam Party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and the …

India’s Fiscal Deficit Stands at Rs 8.5 Lakh Cr, 52.5 PC of Budget Target
2 weeks ago

India’s Fiscal Deficit Stands at Rs 8.5 Lakh Cr, 52.5 PC of Budget Target

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Crossing the halfway mark in the first eight months of the year, India’s fiscal deficit stood at Rs 8.5 lakh crore or 52.5 percent of the Budget target. “Net tax receipts for the first eight months of the current financial year were at Rs 14.43 lakh crore, or 56 per cent of the annual target, compared with Rs …

State’s spending shoots up, revenue collection remains below par
2 weeks, 4 days ago

State’s spending shoots up, revenue collection remains below par

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Friday released its detailed report on Telangana's state finances for April-November 2024, revealing significant increases in expenditure on debt servicing, salaries, pensions, and subsidies over the same period in 2023. The tax revenues reached `93,553.51 crore, representing 56.91 per cent of the `1,64,397.64 crore BE, marginally lower than 57.10 per cent last …

Interest payment burden continues to mount as Telangana government grapples to raise resources
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Interest payment burden continues to mount as Telangana government grapples to raise resources

The Hindu  

Interest burden on Telangana’s finances continue to mount with every passing month leaving the State government to face a challenging time in managing its finances in the coming days. The government has projected ₹17,729 crore towards interest payments during the current financial year in the budget estimates. But the quantum of interest paid is ₹17,080 crore till November-end with four …

KCR's party received more donations than Congress in 2023-24, BJP tops list
2 weeks, 5 days ago

KCR's party received more donations than Congress in 2023-24, BJP tops list

India Today  

The BJP received around Rs 2,244 crore in contributions of Rs 20,000 and above from donors in 2023-24, more than three times the amount it received in 2022-23. Interestingly, K Chandrashekar Rao's Bharat Rashtra Samithi received the second-highest donation at Rs 580 crore, pipping the Congress, which got Rs 289 crore. As per the data on the Election Commission of …

Telangana Government presents State Budget with total outlay of ₹2.91 lakh crore
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Government presents State Budget with total outlay of ₹2.91 lakh crore

The Hindu  

The Telangana State Government has presented ₹2.91 lakh crore Budget for the Financial Year 2024-25 with emphasis on welfare and development of agriculture and allied sectors. Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka introduced the Budget in the Assembly on July 25 with estimated revenue expenditure of ₹2.2 lakh crore and capital expenditure of ₹33,487 crore. The Finance Minister presented the Budget, …

Maharashtra’s per capita income slides, Gujarat surges ahead
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra’s per capita income slides, Gujarat surges ahead

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Maharashtra has slipped to the sixth position in terms of per capita income across India, as revealed in the state's economic survey report presented during the monsoon session of the Maharashtra State Assembly. Maharashtra's per capita income is recorded at Rs 2,52,389, followed by Andhra Pradesh with Rs 2,19,881 and Uttar Pradesh at Rs 83,636. Former Union Minister Sharad …

Ahead of Lok Sabha elections parties declare income: BJP highest, NPP's wealth surged 1,502 per cent
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ahead of Lok Sabha elections parties declare income: BJP highest, NPP's wealth surged 1,502 per cent

India TV News  

With nearly Rs 2,361 crore in the 2022-23, the Bharatiya Janata Party was declared as the political party with highest income followed by Congress with Rs 452.375 crore, the Association for Democratic Reforms said. The BJP, Congress and AAP collected 49.09 per cent or Rs 1,510.61 crore of national parties' total income from donations through electoral bonds for FY 2022-23. …

Congress earned ₹171 cr via electoral bonds in 2022-23. How much did BJP make?
11 months ago

Congress earned ₹171 cr via electoral bonds in 2022-23. How much did BJP make?

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has struck down electoral bonds as ‘unconstitutional’, thereby asking State Bank of India to stop issuing them ‘immediately’. The verdict by the apex court on electoral bonds comes months before the Lok Sabha elections How much donation did each political party receive through electoral bonds? Bharatiya Janata Party According to the annual audited report submitted to the …

BJP received highest donations amounting to ₹719.858 cr in 2022-23: ADR report
11 months ago

BJP received highest donations amounting to ₹719.858 cr in 2022-23: ADR report

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party received the highest donations amounting to ₹719.858 crore from 7,945 donors in the 2022-23 fiscal year, a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms said. Of the total, as many as 3,318 donations to these parties were made by corporate/business sectors amounting to ₹680.495 crore while 8,567 individual donors donated ₹166.621 crore to the parties …

BJP received nearly 90% of all corporate donations to national parties in 2022-23
11 months ago

BJP received nearly 90% of all corporate donations to national parties in 2022-23

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party received nearly 90% of all corporate donations worth ₹680.49 crore that five national parties together gathered in 2022-23, according to a report by election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms. The total donations received by the national parties during 2022-23 increased by ₹91.701 crore, an increase of 12.09% from the previous financial year 2021-22. Donations to the …

BJP got nearly ₹1300 cr through electoral bonds in 2022-23
11 months ago

BJP got nearly ₹1300 cr through electoral bonds in 2022-23

Hindustan Times  

The ruling BJP received nearly ₹1300 crore through electoral bonds in 2022-23, which was seven times more than what the Congress got in the same period through the same route. The BJP's total contributions stood at ₹2120 crore in the 2022-23 fiscal, of which 61 per cent came from electoral bonds, according to the party's annual audited report submitted to …

BJP got nearly ₹1300 crore through electoral bonds in 2022-23, over 7 times what Congress received
11 months ago

BJP got nearly ₹1300 crore through electoral bonds in 2022-23, over 7 times what Congress received

The Hindu  

The ruling BJP received nearly ₹1,300 crore through electoral bonds in the 2022-23, which was seven times more than what the Congress got in the same period through the same route. The BJP's total contributions stood at ₹2120 crore in the 2022-23 fiscal, of which 61% came from electoral bonds, according to the party's annual audited report submitted to the …

54% of BJP’s total income came from electoral bonds
11 months ago

54% of BJP’s total income came from electoral bonds

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party received ₹1,294.14 crore through electoral bonds in 2022-23, which was nearly 54% of its total income during the year, and seven times higher than that of its main rival, the Congress party. The ruling party’s total income rose to ₹2,361 crore in the year 2022-23 from ₹1,917 crore in 2021-22, according to the annual audit report …

‘Is Finance Commission merely facade under BJP’: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Is Finance Commission merely facade under BJP’: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has hit out at the Central government over the release of funds for the state, saying that the dwindling grants-in-aid and the glaring absence of budgeted funds raise the question of whether the autonomy of the Finance Commission is merely a 'facade' under the BJP. Siddaramaiah further said that under the 14th Finance Commission, Karnataka received …

Sluggish pace of growth in revenue receipts in Telangana continue at the end of Q3
11 months, 1 week ago

Sluggish pace of growth in revenue receipts in Telangana continue at the end of Q3

The Hindu  

The sluggish pace of growth in the revenue receipts in Telanganacontinued at the end of the third quarter of the current financial year with overallrevenue receipts pegged at ₹1.25 lakh crore, 57% of the ₹2.16 lakh crore projected in the budget estimates. Tax revenue has shown some improvement since the past few months reaching ₹99,693 crore, 65.37 % at the …

White Paper of Congress Govt Blames Previous BJP Regime's 'Fiscal Mismanagement' for Himachal's Debt Distress
1 year, 3 months ago

White Paper of Congress Govt Blames Previous BJP Regime's 'Fiscal Mismanagement' for Himachal's Debt Distress

News 18  

With the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh presenting a white paper on the state’s finances, an acrimonious exchange was witnessed between opposition and treasury benches in the assembly after the report indicated a grim fiscal health with the state’s financial liabilities mounting to Rs 92,774 crore. Agnihotri read the report amid a charged atmosphere, while blaming the previous BJP regime …

BJP has highest assets worth Rs 6,000 cr among top 8 parties in India in 2021-22 | DETAILS
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP has highest assets worth Rs 6,000 cr among top 8 parties in India in 2021-22 | DETAILS

India TV News  

The Association for Democratic Reforms has released its report featuring the assets and liabilities declared by the BJP, INC, NCP, BSP, CPI, CPI, AITC and NPEP – the eight national parties – for the Financial Years 2020-21 and 2021-22. According to the report by ADR, the top eight national parties in India declared assets worth Rs 8,829.16 crore in 2021-22 …

66% of income of 7 national parties in 2021-22 came from electoral bonds, other 'unknown' sources: ADR
1 year, 10 months ago

66% of income of 7 national parties in 2021-22 came from electoral bonds, other 'unknown' sources: ADR

The Hindu  

More than 66% of the total income of seven national parties in 2021-22 came from "unknown sources" like electoral bonds, which accounted for a whopping 83%, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms. The ADR that stated unknown sources include donations via electoral bonds, sale of coupons, relief fund, miscellaneous income, voluntary contributions, and contribution from meetings/morchas. During the financial …

BJP declares highest income for 2021-22; Trinamool’s income sees staggering jump: ADR report
1 year, 10 months ago

BJP declares highest income for 2021-22; Trinamool’s income sees staggering jump: ADR report

The Hindu  

The Bhartiya Janata Party has shown the highest income of ₹1,917.12 crore during the financial year 2021-22 among eight national parties, according to an analysis by the Association of Democratic Reforms, an NGO working on electoral and political reforms. The total income of eight national parties was ₹3,289.34 crore, of which the BJP’s share was 58.28% The BJP’s income has …

Telangana presents massive budget of ₹2.9 lakh crore for 2023-24 fiscal
1 year, 11 months ago

Telangana presents massive budget of ₹2.9 lakh crore for 2023-24 fiscal

The Hindu  

The Telangana State Government has presented a massive ₹2.90 lakh crore budget for the next financial year 2023-24. The budget has projected revenue receipts to the tune of ₹2.16 lakh crore in the next fiscal, close to ₹40,000 crore higher than the current year’s revised estimates which pegged the revenue receipts at ₹1.75 lakh crore. The revenue receipts for the …

'Capital Gains': In 5 Years, Donations to National Parties up 65%, BJP Got 80% of Total Funds, Shows ECI Data
2 years, 1 month ago

'Capital Gains': In 5 Years, Donations to National Parties up 65%, BJP Got 80% of Total Funds, Shows ECI Data

News 18  

National political parties in India have received Rs 3,807.83 crore as contributions in excess of Rs 20,000 from individual donors and entities between the financial years 2017-18 and 2021-22, and have witnessed a jump of 65 per cent during this period, official Election Commission data analysed by News18 shows. Also, BJP’s total contribution has increased by over 40 per cent …

BJP received Rs 614.53 crore as contributions in 2021-22, Congress Rs 95.46 crore, AAP Rs 44. 54 crore
2 years, 1 month ago

BJP received Rs 614.53 crore as contributions in 2021-22, Congress Rs 95.46 crore, AAP Rs 44. 54 crore

India TV News  

The ruling BJP received Rs 614.53 crore as contributions, more than six times the funds garnered by the opposition Congress during fiscal year 2021-22. The Congress received funds to the tune of Rs 95.46 crore, according to Election Commission data. The Trinamool Congress, which is in power in West Bengal, received Rs 43 lakh as contributions during the period while …

‘Power Money’: Political Parties Got Rs 6,500 Cr through Electoral Bonds from 2017-21, Says ADR
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Power Money’: Political Parties Got Rs 6,500 Cr through Electoral Bonds from 2017-21, Says ADR

News 18  

Political parties received donations worth Rs 6,500 crore through electoral bonds between 2017-18 and 2020-21, of which the Bharatiya Janata Party got Rs 4,238 crore, a new report from the Association for Democratic Reforms shows. “Around 79.91% or Rs 12,842.28 crore of the total income in five years is declared by eight national parties, while the remaining Rs 3,229.32 crore …

BJP Spent Over Rs 340 Cr on Poll Campaign in Five States, Maximum Expenditure in UP
2 years, 3 months ago

BJP Spent Over Rs 340 Cr on Poll Campaign in Five States, Maximum Expenditure in UP

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party spent over Rs 340 crore in the assembly polls in five states held earlier this year, while the Congress shelled out more than Rs 194 crore for its campaigning in these states, according to the election expenditure reports of the two parties. According to the report filed by the BJP and put in public domain by …

BJP spent ₹340 crore on 2022 Assembly election campaigns
2 years, 3 months ago

BJP spent ₹340 crore on 2022 Assembly election campaigns

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party spent more than ₹340 crore on its campaigns for the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab Assembly elections earlier this year, with the majority of the spending being done in Uttar Pradesh, according to the party’s election expenditure report. At the same time, the Congress spent ₹194 crore on the five Assembly election campaigns, according …

Data | Anonymous donations to parties in FY21: Congress tops list, BJP close second
2 years, 4 months ago

Data | Anonymous donations to parties in FY21: Congress tops list, BJP close second

The Hindu  

The Association of Democratic Reforms’ analysis of the income-tax returns and donation statements of select national and regional political parties in FY21, shows that 36% of the sources remained anonymous. The national parties and regional parties received ₹427 crore and ₹264 crore worth of funds, respectively, from unknown sources. Almost half the total income of the regional parties was from …

India’s GDP grows by 13.5% in the first quarter of financial year 2022-23
2 years, 4 months ago

India’s GDP grows by 13.5% in the first quarter of financial year 2022-23

Op India  

Continuing with the trend of recovery of the economy following the devasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian economy grew by 13.5% during the first quarter of the current financial year. The ministry said that the real GDP at Constant Prices in Q1 2022-23 is estimated to attain a level of ₹ 36.85 lakh crore, as against ₹ 32.46 …

National parties collected ₹15,077 crore from unknown sources between FY 2004-05 and 2020-21: ADR report
2 years, 4 months ago

National parties collected ₹15,077 crore from unknown sources between FY 2004-05 and 2020-21: ADR report

The Hindu  

The national parties have collected more than ₹15,077.97 crore from unknown sources between 2004-05 and 2020-21, an analysis by the poll rights body — Association for Democratic Reforms, showed. The analysis conducted on the basis of the parties' Income Tax Returns and donations statements filed with the Election Commission of India found that between FY 2004-05 and 2020-21, the national …

Donations to national parties plunged 41.49% in 2020-21 against previous year: ADR
2 years, 6 months ago

Donations to national parties plunged 41.49% in 2020-21 against previous year: ADR

The Hindu  

The donations that recognised national parties received during financial year 2020-21 decreased by over ₹420 crore, a sharp fall of 41.49% from the previous fiscal, a poll reform advocacy group said on Thursday. The corporate and the business sector made 1,398 donations to the national parties amounting to ₹480.655 crore —over 80% of the total donations —while 2,258 individual donors …

BJP out-earned and out-spent all other national parties in 2020-2021: ADR report
2 years, 6 months ago

BJP out-earned and out-spent all other national parties in 2020-2021: ADR report

The Hindu  

The BJP continued to out-earn and out-spend all other national parties in 2020-2021, with 54% of the income of the eight national political parties going to the BJP, a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms said on Friday. The ADR analysed the annual audited reports submitted to the Election Commission by the BJP, the Congress, the Communist Party of …

Congress reports further fall in income in 2020-2021
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress reports further fall in income in 2020-2021

The Hindu  

The Indian National Congress’ income continued to decline in 2020-2021 when compared with previous years. According to the Congress’ audited annual accounts for 2020-2021, which was submitted to the Election Commission of India on March 30 and published by the EC on Thursday, the party received the bulk of its income from “collection by issuing coupons”. The party’s expenditure, which …

Corporate Donations to Parties in 2019-20 up by 143% Compared to 2004-12
2 years, 9 months ago

Corporate Donations to Parties in 2019-20 up by 143% Compared to 2004-12

The Quint  

The report this time considered the BJP, the Indian National Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party, the Communist Party of India-Marxist, and the All India Trinamool Congress only, but not the Bahujan Samaj Party as Association for Democratic Reforms did not consider it for analysis in this report as the party declared that it received no voluntary contributions above Rs 20,000 …

BJP India’s Richest Party with Declared Assets of Rs 4,847.78 Crore in 2019-20; Here's How Others Compare
2 years, 11 months ago

BJP India’s Richest Party with Declared Assets of Rs 4,847.78 Crore in 2019-20; Here's How Others Compare

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is India’s richest political party with nearly 70 per cent of the total assets held by the national parties, a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms says. As per the report, titled ‘Analysis Of Assets & Liabilities of National & Regional Political Parties for FY 2019-20’, the total assets declared by the seven national and …

Karnataka bypolls: Cong accuses BJP of distributing Rs 2,000 per vote, CM hits back
3 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka bypolls: Cong accuses BJP of distributing Rs 2,000 per vote, CM hits back

India TV News  

The Congress in Karnataka on Thursday accused the ruling BJP of distributing Rs 2,000 per vote in the bypoll bound Sindagi and Hangal assembly segments, fearing defeat. "As far as I know, a lot of money is being spent, the information that has spread there is that Rs 2,000 is being paid per vote," Siddaramaiah said. State Congress President D …

BJP accounted for over half of assets declared by national parties in 2018-2019: report
3 years, 9 months ago

BJP accounted for over half of assets declared by national parties in 2018-2019: report

The Hindu  

Over 54% of the assets declared by seven national parties for 2018-2019 belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party, while the Congress accounted for 58% of all liabilities reported by the parties, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms released on Thursday. The ADR’s analysis of the balance sheets of the national parties at that time — the …

Out of Rs 951 Cr Voluntary Contributions of above Rs 20k, BJP Received Rs 698 cr: ADR Report
4 years, 1 month ago

Out of Rs 951 Cr Voluntary Contributions of above Rs 20k, BJP Received Rs 698 cr: ADR Report

News 18  

Five national political parties received Rs 951 crore through voluntary contributions of above Rs 20,000 out of which the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party received Rs 698 crore, a report said on Tuesday. The Association for Democratic Reforms in its podcast episode on analysis of donations from corporates and business houses to national political parties for financial year 2018-19 said, “Five …

Corporates and Business Houses Donated Rs 876 Crore to National Political Parties in 2018-19: ADR
4 years, 2 months ago

Corporates and Business Houses Donated Rs 876 Crore to National Political Parties in 2018-19: ADR

News 18  

New Delhi: Corporates and business houses donated at least Rs 876 crore to various national political parties in the fiscal year 2018-19 and the BJP was the biggest recipient of such funds, followed by the Congress, a study conducted by poll rights group ADR showed on Thursday. The collective donations totalling Rs 876.10 crore, made by corporates and business houses, …

BJP bagged largest share of corporate donations in 2018-19: Association for Democratic Reforms
4 years, 2 months ago

BJP bagged largest share of corporate donations in 2018-19: Association for Democratic Reforms

The Hindu  

Corporate and business houses donated ₹876.10 crore to five national parties in 2018-19. The BJP received ₹698.08 crore from 1,573 corporate donors, followed by the Congress with ₹122.5 crore from 122 donors while the NCP got ₹11.34 crore from 17 donors. Of the contribution to the five national parties, ₹20.54 crore was from the unsegregated category, which includes companies with …

BJP accounts for 54% of major parties’ 2019 poll expenses in U.P.
4 years, 5 months ago

BJP accounts for 54% of major parties’ 2019 poll expenses in U.P.

The Hindu  

The BJP accounted for more than half of the expenditure incurred by 10 political parties in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, according to a report released on Thursday by the Association for Democratic Reforms. The report analysed the expenditure statements submitted to the Election Commission of India by five national parties – the BJP, the Congress, the …

National parties got Rs 11,234 crore donation from unknown sources from 2004-19: ADR
4 years, 10 months ago

National parties got Rs 11,234 crore donation from unknown sources from 2004-19: ADR

India Today  

National parties collected Rs 11,234 crore donation from unknown sources from 2004-05 to 2018-19, according to the Association of Democratic Reforms, a think tank. "Between FY 2004-05 and 2018-19, the national parties have collected Rs 11,234.12 crore from unknown sources," the ADR said. During 2018-19, the BJP declared Rs 1,612.04 crore as income from unknown sources which is 64 per …

‘67% of donations to national parties by unknown sources’
4 years, 10 months ago

‘67% of donations to national parties by unknown sources’

The Hindu  

As much as 67% of donations to national parties in 2018-19 came from “unknown sources,” an increase from 53% in the previous financial year, said a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms on Monday. Electoral bonds accounted for 78% of the ₹2,512.98 crore, or 67%, income from unknown sources. In its report on national parties’ funds in 2017-2018 …

BJP received 75% of its donation from Tata Group's Progressive Electoral Trust
5 years, 2 months ago

BJP received 75% of its donation from Tata Group's Progressive Electoral Trust

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party received Rs 356 crores from the Progressive Electoral Trust in the financial year 2018-19, which was the highest amount received by the party from any corporate. During 2018-2019, the BJP received donations worth Rs 473 crore from different corporates. The share of Progressive Electoral Trust, a trust owned by the Tata Group, was 75 per cent …

Income tax department releases data on crorepati taxpayers
5 years, 2 months ago

Income tax department releases data on crorepati taxpayers

Live Mint  

If data from the income tax department's records is taken into account, India had more than 97,000 people earning a taxable income of over ₹1 crore in the financial year 2017-18. 7 things to know about income tax department's statistics: 1) India's super-rich club of those earning taxable income of above ₹500 crore has only 3 individuals. 2) Interestingly, over …

BJP spent most in Maharashtra, Haryana polls in 2014: ADR
5 years, 3 months ago

BJP spent most in Maharashtra, Haryana polls in 2014: ADR

India TV News  

The BJP had spent over 60 per cent of the total expenditure by all political parties, on publicity, travel, miscellaneous expenses and lumpsum amount to the candidates in the 2014 Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly polls, according to a report the Association for Democratic Reforms. "The BJP has incurred the maximum -- Rs 186.39 crore -- under Publicity, which forms 66.40 …

BJP splurged four times more than Congress in Maharashtra, Haryana 2014 polls
5 years, 3 months ago

BJP splurged four times more than Congress in Maharashtra, Haryana 2014 polls

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party spent four times more than its rivals in the Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections 2014, a recent study suggests. The report, based on the data available with the Election Commission website, says that total fund collected by the 15 political parties during the Maharashtra and the Haryana assembly elections 2014 was Rs 464.55 crore and the …

RBI to transfer record surplus of Rs 1.76 lakh crore to Government of India
5 years, 4 months ago

RBI to transfer record surplus of Rs 1.76 lakh crore to Government of India

India TV News  

The Reserve Bank of India on Monday approved the transfer of record Rs 1.76 lakh crore dividend and surplus reserves to the government, boosting Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led regime's prospect to stimulate the slowing economy without widening fiscal deficit. Governor Shaktikanta Das-led RBI central board gave its nod for transferring to the government a sum of Rs 1,76,051 crore comprising …

Opinion | An unimpressive budget after the massive electoral mandate
5 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | An unimpressive budget after the massive electoral mandate

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s massive electoral mandate provided a great opportunity for introducing major fiscal and other initiatives through the budget. On the expenditure side, the structure of spending remains heavily skewed in favour of infrastructure as compared to social services, and it is still thinly spread over a huge number of central and centrally Another priority scheme is Pradhan …

BJP received 16 times as much funding through corporate donations than Congress from 2016 to 2018, says ADR report
5 years, 6 months ago

BJP received 16 times as much funding through corporate donations than Congress from 2016 to 2018, says ADR report

Firstpost  

‘Out of the six national parties, BJP received the maximum donations of Rs 915.596 crore from 1,731 corporate donors,’ an ADR report said. “Out of the six national parties, BJP received the maximum donations of Rs 915.596 crore from 1,731 corporate donors followed by Congress which received a total contribution of Rs 55.36 crore from 151 corporate donors and NCP …

BJP received more than Rs 900 crore as donations between 2016-18: ADR
5 years, 6 months ago

BJP received more than Rs 900 crore as donations between 2016-18: ADR

India TV News  

The BJP received more than Rs 900 crore as donations from over 1,500 corporates between 2016-18, over 16 times more than what the Congress got in the same period, a new report said on Tuesday. "Out of the six national parties, BJP received the maximum donations of Rs 915.596 crore from 1,731 corporate donors followed by Congress which received a …

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