Budget wants NHAI to build more roads, but look elsewhere for funds
5 years, 6 months ago

Budget wants NHAI to build more roads, but look elsewhere for funds

Live Mint  

Physical connectivity – moving goods and people by roads, rail and air cheaply and efficiently – was the big thrust of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s maiden budget speech, in which she mentioned the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, industrial corridors, dedicated freight corridors, the Bhartamala and Sagarmala projects, Jal Marg Vikas and UDAN schemes. While the increased capital outlay is proposed to be supported by higher budgetary allocations in railways and metro projects, the National Highways Authority has been tasked with turning to internal and extra-budgetary resources for building roads.For FY20, the budget allocation to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways increased from ₹99,322 crore in FY19 to ₹1,11,691, rising by a significant 12%. While the budgetary support to NHAI has been increased from ₹68563 crore to ₹72058 crore, the government wants the highways authority to redouble efforts through other fund-raising routes, such as toll-operate-transfer and infrastructure investment trusts. “Whether a Central infrastructure regulator would be required given the proposed heightened connectivity between different infrastructure modes, could be considered.” Support to Sagarmala and schemes under this to boost inland water transport fell to ₹757 crore, from ₹891 crore in the previous year.

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Infrastructure: Sitharaman will need to juggle conflicting demands in budget
1 day, 12 hours ago

Infrastructure: Sitharaman will need to juggle conflicting demands in budget

Live Mint  

The government significantly increased infrastructure spending post-covid as the pandemic severely hurt public consumption, while private investments and exports tanked. The government has pledged to keep infrastructure spending at 3.4% of GDP as India needs to overcome infrastructure shortcomings, not just physical but also social and digital as it aims to become a developed nation by 2047. This became clear …

₹7.06 crore drinking water project announced for 24 hamlets in Kanniyakumari constituency
1 month, 2 weeks ago

₹7.06 crore drinking water project announced for 24 hamlets in Kanniyakumari constituency

The Hindu  

AIADMK legislator Thalavai Sundaram on Saturday said that a drinking water project at a cost of ₹7.06 crore would benefit 24 hamlets in several panchayats in the district here on Saturday. The project aims to address the drinking water needs of 24 hamlets under Kadukkarai, Kattuputhoor and Thidal panchayats. For years, these habitations had faced severe drinking water shortages, although …

Rs 259 Crore Project Announced for Water-Deficient North Vizag
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rs 259 Crore Project Announced for Water-Deficient North Vizag

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has proposed a Rs 259 crore project to augment drinking water supply to localities in northern parts of the city, including Madhurawada, which face a perennial shortage. Dr Sampath Kumar revealed that they have approached the International Finance Corporation, a World Bank affiliate, to secure funding for the first phase of the drinking water project. …

What does Naidu government have in focus for Andhra Pradesh in its budget?
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2 months ago

What does Naidu government have in focus for Andhra Pradesh in its budget?

India Today  

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly’s budget session began today with Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav presenting the state’s budget for the fiscal year 2024-25. The state budget for 2024-25 is set at Rs 2.94 lakh crore, with Rs 2.35 lakh crore allocated for revenue expenditure and Rs 3,271.84 crore for capital expenditure. Sector-wise, significant funds are earmarked for Panchayat Raj and …

What’s the Budget push for infrastructure?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s the Budget push for infrastructure?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In her Budget proposals for 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set aside ₹11 lakh crore for capital expenditure, comprising 3.4% of the GDP. With the aim to push States to spend on infrastructure, she said ₹1.5 lakh crore was being made available to them in the form of long-term interest free loans. Under the Sagarmala …

Budget 2024: Placing thrust on infrastructure
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Placing thrust on infrastructure

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accelerated the government’s thrust on the crucial infrastructure sector in her seventh successive Budget presentation and the first of PM Modi’s third term. A massive expansion in urban housing at an investment of ₹10 lakh crore, a rural roads programme worth ₹26,000 crore are among the major features of the big infrastructure push. The Indian economy’s …

Budget 2024: Growth, reforms and infrastructure
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Growth, reforms and infrastructure

The Hindu  

The 2024 Budget signals policy continuity. Specifically, the Budget focuses on these key priorities - resilient agriculture, promoting skill development, driving employment and inclusivity, accelerating infrastructure development, energy security, fostering innovation and progressive reforms. Focus on infrastructure The government has earmarked an impressive capital expenditure of over ₹11 lakh crore, equivalent to 3.4% of the GDP, towards infrastructure development. By …

Union Budget to Help Vizag’s Major Water Projects: GVMC
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget to Help Vizag’s Major Water Projects: GVMC

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Union Budget special focus on augmenting drinking water supply in urban areas will help Visakhapatnam complete its major drinking water projects, said GVMC superintendent engineer K. Ravi. On incentives for waste management, GVMC chief medical officer Dr. Naresh Kumar said special allocation in the union budget will help build new garbage transfer stations in Anakapalli and Bheemili, provide funds …

The budget echoes the Developed India vision
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The budget echoes the Developed India vision

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has meticulously assessed India’s economic vitality. New Delhi, India - July 23, 2024: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during Post Budget Press Conference at National Media Centre, in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Budget 2024 unveiled a comprehensive strategy built on nine foundational pillars — agriculture, employment, inclusive development, manufacturing and services, urban …

Budget: FM announces ₹10 lakh crore for urban housing scheme
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget: FM announces ₹10 lakh crore for urban housing scheme

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A transit-oriented development framework for 14 large Indian cities, dormitory-type rental housing for industrial workers, and 10 million new houses for the urban poor were announced by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on Tuesday. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024 on Tuesday In her record seventh budget presentation and the first …

Budget 2024-25 CAPEX: ₹11 lakh crore allocated towards capital expenditure, 3.4% of GDP by FM Nirmala Sitharaman
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024-25 CAPEX: ₹11 lakh crore allocated towards capital expenditure, 3.4% of GDP by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

In her seventh budget presentation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced allocating Rs 11 lakh, 11 thousand and 111 crore towards capital expenditure. She further urged, “We will encourage states to provide support of similar scale for infrastructure development based on their priorities.” The finance minister stated that private investment in infrastructure will be promoted through Viability Gap Funding and a …

Budget 2024 Boosts Bihar with ₹58,500 Crore Investment in Infrastructure and Development Projects
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024 Boosts Bihar with ₹58,500 Crore Investment in Infrastructure and Development Projects

ABP News  

The Budget 2024 has earmarked a substantial ₹58,500 crore for various development projects in Bihar, marking a significant investment in the state's infrastructure and growth. Key initiatives include the construction of three major expressways—Patna to Purnea, Buxar to Bhagalpur, and Bodh Gaya to Vaishali—totaling ₹26,000 crore, along with a new two-lane bridge in Buxar. The budget also includes plans for …

Budget 2024: Govt to connect 25,000 more villages in phase 4 of rural roads scheme
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Govt to connect 25,000 more villages in phase 4 of rural roads scheme

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech on Tuesday that the government would look to improve all-weather connectivity to 25,000 rural habitations by launching phase 4 of the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana, which aims to link India’s hinterland with major economic centres. The government is expected to expand the definition of “rural habitations” in phase …

941 out of 1,102 projects under AMRUT scheme completed in State
8 months ago

941 out of 1,102 projects under AMRUT scheme completed in State

The Hindu  

A total of 941 projects out of the 1,102 projects which were awarded to various agencies under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme have been completed in Kerala with the expenditure currently at 79.88% of the allocated amount. Much progress has been made in projects related to construction of storm water drainage, with 85.83% of the ₹322.50 …

We mustn't spread India’s social sector spending too thin
10 months, 4 weeks ago

We mustn't spread India’s social sector spending too thin

Live Mint  

India unhesitatingly desires to grow" were the words echoed by our former finance minister, the late Arun Jaitley, when he presented the Narendra Modi government’s first Union budget a decade ago. Its focus was conspicuously on poverty reduction, increasing employment opportunities, equitable development and fighting these challenges under the government’s pet phrase for collective development, “Sab ka Saath, Sab ka …

Delhi budget: Special focus on development of roads in rural pockets
11 months ago

Delhi budget: Special focus on development of roads in rural pockets

The Hindu  

The AAP government's budget will have special focus on development of roads in rural pockets of the national capital, according to sources in the government. In its budget, the government is likely to propose a project for redevelopment of around 1,000 km of roads in villages for which a four-fold increase in allocation to the development department is expected, the …

UP Budget: State Allocates Rs 7.36 Lakh Crore, Focuses On Infra, Women, Youth, And Farmer Development
11 months, 1 week ago

UP Budget: State Allocates Rs 7.36 Lakh Crore, Focuses On Infra, Women, Youth, And Farmer Development

ABP News  

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday presented the budget for financial year 2024-25 with an allocation of Rs 7.36 lakh crore, prioritising infrastructure development as well as welfare of women, youths and farmers. For the operation of various programs under the National Rural Health Mission, a provision of Rs 7,350 crore has been proposed in the financial year 2024-2025. Under …

Railway Budget 2024: Centre Allocates Rs 10,369 Crore For Infrastructure Projects In Northeast
11 months, 1 week ago

Railway Budget 2024: Centre Allocates Rs 10,369 Crore For Infrastructure Projects In Northeast

ABP News  

New Delhi: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the gross budgetary allocation for railway infrastructure projects in the northeast for the financial year 2024-25 is Rs 10,369 crore, which is 388 per cent higher as compared to average budget allocation of Rs 2,122 crore during 2009-14. During an interaction with media persons from the northeast in the national capital …

Budget 2024 | Road sector budget sees a nominal hike of 2.7%
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024 | Road sector budget sees a nominal hike of 2.7%

The Hindu  

After a massive jump in allocation every consecutive year in the recent past, this year’s budgetary allocation for the road sector saw a measly 2.7% increase. The Interim Budget set aside ₹2,78,000 crore for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways as compared to the ₹2,70,434 crore in the budget estimate for this fiscal. Of the total budgetary grant, ₹1,68,464 …

Budget 2024: More Power to Infrastructure as Capex Outlay Increased to Rs 11.11 Lakh Crore
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024: More Power to Infrastructure as Capex Outlay Increased to Rs 11.11 Lakh Crore

News 18  

Ensuring more power to infrastructure development for economic growth and employment creation, a large sum of Rs 11,11,111 crore has been set aside as the capital expenditure outlay in the interim budget 2024. “Building on the massive tripling of the capital expenditure outlay in the last four years, resulting in a huge multiplier impact on economic growth and employment creation, …

​Budget 2024: New housing scheme to be introduced for middle class
11 months, 2 weeks ago

​Budget 2024: New housing scheme to be introduced for middle class

Op India  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday presented the 5th and last budget of the Modi government 2.0. One of the key takeaways of Budget 2024 is the consistency in the extension of housing scheme benefits for the rural population and the middle class. “Two crore more houses will be taken up in the next 5 years to meet the …

Budget 2024: Road Ministry demands 25% hike in allocation - report
1 year, 1 month ago

Budget 2024: Road Ministry demands 25% hike in allocation - report

Live Mint  

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in India has requested a budgetary allocation of ₹3.25 lakh crore for the fiscal year 2024-25 from the Ministry of Finance, which is a 25 percent increase compared to the previous year, according to a report by Moneycontrol. The government aims to maintain minimal market borrowings for the National Highways Authority of India …

Revenue surplus budget with no proposed taxes for poll-bound Karnataka
1 year, 10 months ago

Revenue surplus budget with no proposed taxes for poll-bound Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday promised comprehensive development and renovation of temples and monasteries and announced ₹425 crore allocation for it as he presented a revenue surplus budget with no proposed taxes months before Karnataka is due to go to the polls this year. “In the next two years, comprehensive development and renovation of temples and mutts will be …

Realty stocks plunge 4 pc post budget
1 year, 11 months ago

Realty stocks plunge 4 pc post budget

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Shares of real estate companies plunged 4 per cent on Wednesday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced increasing PM Awas Yojana outlay by 66 per cent to Rs 79,000 crore for the next fiscal year. Shares of Sunteck Realty plummeted 5.67 per cent to close at Rs 345 per share on the NSE, while Indiabulls Real Estate tumbled …

Budget 2023: Key takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman's announcements
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Key takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman's announcements

Hindustan Times  

The Narendra Modi government at the Centre will focus on economic growth and job creation and cut down the fiscal deficit, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, presenting its last full budget in Parliament before the 2024 election. She also said the enhanced capex of ₹10 lakh crore for infrastructure development is at 3.3 per cent of the …

Budget 2023: Key Highlights From Modi Govt's Final Full Budget Before 2024 LS Polls
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Key Highlights From Modi Govt's Final Full Budget Before 2024 LS Polls

ABP News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday tabled the final full Budget of the NDA-II government. At Rs 10 lakh crore, the central goverment's capex target for 2023-24 is 33 per cent higher than the Budget Estimate of Rs 7.5 lakh crore for 2022-23. This Budget provides for Rs 35,000 crore capital investment towards energy transition and net zero objective and …

Budget 2023 | Government to continue 50-year interest-free loans to States for another year: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 | Government to continue 50-year interest-free loans to States for another year: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 announced that the Centre will continue 50-year interest-free loans to State governments for one more year. Budget 2023 | Record allocation of ₹2.4 lakh crore for Railways On October 13 last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the Gati Shakti - National Master Plan, aimed at developing integrated infrastructure to reduce logistics …

FM lists 7 Budget priorities: Tax slab changes; middle class focus; Rlys boost
1 year, 11 months ago

FM lists 7 Budget priorities: Tax slab changes; middle class focus; Rlys boost

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Putting more money in the hands of the middle class as well as salaried individuals to boost taxpayers in India, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced her Budget 2023-24, saying that the Indian economy was on the right path and heading towards a bright future as economic growth is estimated at nearly seven per cent, the highest …

Budget 2023: Modi govt allocates Rs 2.40 lakh crore for Railways, announces Sitharaman
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Modi govt allocates Rs 2.40 lakh crore for Railways, announces Sitharaman

India TV News  

Budget 2023: The Modi government on Wednesday announced that it has fixed capital outlay of Rs 2.40 lakh crore for railways in financial year 2023-24, as the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her 5th budget in the Parliament. BUDGET 2023: FULL COVERAGE Among other announcements regarding the infrastructure development, Sitharaman said that the states and cities will be encouraged to …

Budget 2023: Things To Watch Out For In Last Full Budget Of Modi Government
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Things To Watch Out For In Last Full Budget Of Modi Government

ABP News  

The Union Budget preparations have been in the full swing in the North Block. Asset Monetisation In the last fiscal the government targeted the national asset monetisation pipeline to accumulate Rs 1.62 lakh crore. According to various accounts, in this Budget the government may link budgetary allocation to infrastructure ministries to the progress and performance these ministries achieve in the …

CM orders release of Rs 2,200 crore for developing urban roads
2 years, 1 month ago

CM orders release of Rs 2,200 crore for developing urban roads

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin ordered the release of Rs 2,200 crore as special fund for the development of roads in all urban local bodies in the State, which would take the total allocation for improving 20,990 km of roads in various Corporations, Municipalities and town panchayats to Rs 9,588 crore, an official press release said on Wednesday. As …

Union Budget 2023: Rural Spending May Witness 50 Per Cent Jump Next Fiscal, Says Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Union Budget 2023: Rural Spending May Witness 50 Per Cent Jump Next Fiscal, Says Report

ABP News  

India is likely to increase rural spending by nearly 50 per cent to $24.51 billion next fiscal year in its effort to boost jobs and affordable housing before the general elections in 2024. Boost To Rural Sector The rural development ministry has been allocated Rs 1.36 lakh crore for the current fiscal year, but it could end up spending more …

Budget 2022: Government decision to fund capital outlay for NH projects largely through budgetary support positive
2 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2022: Government decision to fund capital outlay for NH projects largely through budgetary support positive

Firstpost  

Union Budget 2022-23: Allocations to the PMGSY increased by 27% to Rs 190 billion which is expected to support order book The government relaxed the fiscal deficit targets to meet the huge funding requirements for productive asset creation, without which achieving targets under both the Bharatmala and the National Infrastructure Pipeline would have been challenging. Of this, Rs 2.9 trillion …

India budget leans on infrastructure to spur economic growth
2 years, 11 months ago

India budget leans on infrastructure to spur economic growth

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s …

Centre Considered Highway Projects Worth Rs 60K Cr in UP Since 2018, Half of Them This Poll-Bound Year
3 years, 1 month ago

Centre Considered Highway Projects Worth Rs 60K Cr in UP Since 2018, Half of Them This Poll-Bound Year

News 18  

Not just the expressways, the Centre has considered highway projects worth over Rs 60,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh since 2018, with proposals worth nearly half that amount considered in just this poll-bound year. The data shows that the quantum of proposals and approvals have accelerated since 2020 and projects worth Rs 28,700 crore were submitted to the Centre just in …

More Than Rs 1 Lakh Cr Funds Set Aside Under 15th Finance Commission for Rural Areas
3 years, 4 months ago

More Than Rs 1 Lakh Cr Funds Set Aside Under 15th Finance Commission for Rural Areas

News 18  

The 15th Finance Commission has tied grants of Rs 1,42,084 crore to ensure more funds to gram panchayats to make their water supply and sanitation-related plans, the Ministry of Jal Shakti said on Sunday. The Rs 1,42,084 crore tied grant to rural local bodies /panchayats for water and sanitation from 2021-22 to 2025-26, which has been recommended by the 15th …

Ahmedabad to strengthen sewage treatment, stormwater drainage systems using ₹ 3,000 crore from World Bank
3 years, 5 months ago

Ahmedabad to strengthen sewage treatment, stormwater drainage systems using ₹ 3,000 crore from World Bank

The Hindu  

The Gujarat government on Sunday said the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will strengthen the city's waste water management and stormwater drainage system using ₹ 3,000 crore funds received from the World Bank under its resilient cities project. As part of its planning towards the goal to meet the city's needs till 2045, the Ahmedabad civic body will increase the capacity of …

Clean water in all rural homes by 2024 is PM Modi’s next big plan
3 years, 10 months ago

Clean water in all rural homes by 2024 is PM Modi’s next big plan

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity has endured over the years in part due to his focus on giving poorer Indians things like cooking gas, toilets and electricity. The ₹3.6 trillion program will put piped water in all of India’s 192 million rural homes — more than all the houses in the US — over the next four years. “The mission …

Why This Budget Reflects a New India That Refuses to Compromise on Aspirations, Come What May
3 years, 11 months ago

Why This Budget Reflects a New India That Refuses to Compromise on Aspirations, Come What May

News 18  

A century after Spanish Flu, the world was struck again by a devastating pandemic. Push for Making Railways Future-Ready For the rail sector, one the most critical transport infrastructure, this year’s allocation witnessed highest-ever plan for capital expenditure, to the tune of a whopping Rs 2,15,058 crore, of which Rs 1,07,100 crore is being allocated from the Union Budget while …

Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2021 Focuses on What the Economy Needs—Investment in Infrastructure
3 years, 11 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2021 Focuses on What the Economy Needs—Investment in Infrastructure

News 18  

The Budget 2021 presented by Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to reinvigorate the economy post-pandemic. Further, the government has announced the capex budget will be up over 34 per cent to Rs 5.54 lakh crore and, in addition to this, there is a substantial allocation for roads and railways. The other key takeaway from Finance Minister Nirmala …

This is no 1991, but Sitharaman's budget should boost growth, create jobs and stimulate a COVID-hit economy
3 years, 11 months ago

This is no 1991, but Sitharaman's budget should boost growth, create jobs and stimulate a COVID-hit economy

Firstpost  

When all that the Opposition can muster to criticise the Union budget is a from the 1980s or a meaningless bombast, it is evident that Nirmala Sitharaman has nailed the political messaging. This is by no measure a 1991-style pathbreaking budget but with its massive, forensic focus on infrastructure, major hike in capital expenditure with a lower-than expected fiscal deficit, …

Union Budget 2021 | Budget sends mixed signals on farm sector
3 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2021 | Budget sends mixed signals on farm sector

The Hindu  

The Union Budget sent mixed signals to the tens of thousands of farmers who have been protesting on Delhi’s borders for the last two months, and the wider agricultural community. The flagship PM-KISAN scheme, meant to provide income support to farmers, saw a 13% drop in its budget, which is ₹10,000 crore lower than last year’s initial allocation. On the …

A look at the winners and losers of Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

A look at the winners and losers of Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2021

India Today  

Amid the sweeping economic distress triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the Union Budget 2021, giving major emphasis to healthcare and infra sectors while leaving direct taxes unchanged. Here is a look at the gainers and losers from Budget 2021: WINNERS Healthcare Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman put health and well being as one of …

Budget 2021: Road Infrastructure In Poll-Bound States Finds Front Seat In FM's Big-Ticket Announcements
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: Road Infrastructure In Poll-Bound States Finds Front Seat In FM's Big-Ticket Announcements

ABP News  

The four-poll bound states of Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal found special mention as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2021-22 in the Lok Sabha on Monday. READ: What Became Costlier, What Got Cheaper - Check Complete List She announced 3,500 km of National Highway works in Tamil Nadu, including the Madurai-Kollam corridor, Chittoor-Thatchur …

Budget 2021: 4 poll-bound states get funds for developing road infrastructurea
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: 4 poll-bound states get funds for developing road infrastructurea

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced road infrastructure plan for four states - Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala and Assam - where elections are due this year as she presented the Union Budget 2021. Tamil Nadu will get ₹ 1.03 lakh crore for building of 3,500 km of roads Full Coverage: Union Budget 2021 | Track Live Coverage Giving …

Farm labour, water security and new farm equipment for rural Australia targeted in Federal Budget
4 years, 3 months ago

Farm labour, water security and new farm equipment for rural Australia targeted in Federal Budget

ABC  

The Federal Budget includes billions of dollars for water infrastructure, and an extended instant asset write-off to help rural Australia lead the country out of the COVID-19 recession. Key points: The Federal Budget has committed $2 billion to water infrastructure spending Workers who are prepared to go regional for at least 6 weeks could get a relocation payment The instant …

Water projects worth ₹10,000 crore sanctioned for Bundelkhand region: PM Modi
4 years, 4 months ago

Water projects worth ₹10,000 crore sanctioned for Bundelkhand region: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government is committed to the development of drought-prone Bundelkhand region and around 500 projects worth over ₹10,000 crore have been sanctioned for improving water availability. Observing that the benefit of water from three rivers, Ken, Betwa and Yamuna, was not reaching the Bundelkhand region, Modi said the proposed Ken-Betwa river linking project …

Water Projects Worth Rs 10,000 Crore Sanctioned for Bundelkhand Region: PM
4 years, 4 months ago

Water Projects Worth Rs 10,000 Crore Sanctioned for Bundelkhand Region: PM

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government is committed to the development of drought-prone Bundelkhand region and around 500 projects worth over Rs 10,000 crore have been sanctioned for improving water availability. Observing that the benefit of water from three rivers, Ken, Betwa and Yamuna, was not reaching the Bundelkhand region, Modi said the proposed Ken-Betwa river linking …

Jal Jeevan Mission: CM Gehlot Urges Centre to Contribute Full Share of Funds for Projects in Desert Areas
4 years, 5 months ago

Jal Jeevan Mission: CM Gehlot Urges Centre to Contribute Full Share of Funds for Projects in Desert Areas

News 18  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has demanded that the Centre contribute its full share of funds for water drinking projects in desert areas and 90 per cent in other parts of the state under the Jal Jeevan Mission. He also asked Shekhawat to release funds in two half-yearly instalments under the Jal Jeevan Mission instead of four quarterly instalments so …

Budget 2020: Centre laid foundation for $5 trillion economy by 2024-25, focussed on increasing consumption, says Nirmala Sitharaman
4 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2020: Centre laid foundation for $5 trillion economy by 2024-25, focussed on increasing consumption, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Firstpost  

Nirmala Sitharaman also pitched for rationalisation of GST rates once a year and not every three months as was the trend so far. Kolkata: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the Centre, in the Budget, has laid the foundation of increasing consumption while ensuring that the government’s investment is deployed to build infrastructure leading to a $ 5 …

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