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Total expenditure in Budget FY 20 works out to Rs 27,86,349 crore
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Revenue receipts estimated in the Union Budget for 2019-20 totalled Rs 19,62,761 crore as compared to Rs 17,29,682 crore in the previous fiscal of 2018-19, as per the Union Budget tabled in Parliament on Friday.
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Economic Survey 2018-19 a blueprint to achieve PM's vision for $ 5 tn eco
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Economic Survey 2018-19 tabled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today in Parliament provides a blueprint to achieve the Prime Minister's vision for 5 trillion-dollar economy by 2024-25, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industr
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Allahabad HC rejects petition seeking CBI inquiry into 2018 PSC-J exam
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court on Thursday rejected a petition demanding a CBI inquiry into the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UP-PSC) Judicial Service recruitment exam, 2018.
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Economic Survey 2018-19 calls for irrigation water productivity to benefi
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Devising policies to benefit farmers by improving water usage, should become a national priority, stated the Economic Survey 2018-19 tabled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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India set to witness sharp slowdown in population growth in next 2 decades
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): India is set to witness a sharp slowdown in population growth in the next two decades, states the Economic Survey 2018-19 tabled by Finance Minister and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Thursday.
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Passenger demand stays solid but the trend has slowed: IATA
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 4 (ANI): Global passenger traffic results for May shows that demand measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) rose 4.5 per cent compared to the same month in 2018, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Thursday.
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Govt's intervention essential to leverage data as public good: Economic Su
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The government's intervention is essential to leverage data as a "public good" and to unlock its benefit for larger betterment of the society, the Economic Survey 2018-19 tabled in Parliament said on Thursday.
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Expenditure on Social Services increased by Rs 6.26 lakh crore in the last
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The expenditure on social services increased from Rs 7.68 lakh crores in 2014-15 to Rs 13.94 lakh crore in 2018-19, as per the Economic Survey 2018-19 tabled by the government in the Parliament on Thursday.
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Application of behavioural economics can enhance efficacy of public polici
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The application of 'behavioural economics' can enhance the efficacy of public policies and programmes in India, says the Economic Survey 2018-19, tabled in Parliament by Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday.
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Effective minimum wage policy can spur sustainable, inclusive growth: Econ
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): A well-designed and effective implementation of minimum wages will strengthen the trend towards decreasing wage inequality, especially at lower levels, says the Economic Survey 2018-19, which Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman table
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India's SDG index scores ranges between 42 and 69: Economic Survey
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Economic Survey 2018-19 tabled in the Parliament on Thursday said India's Sustainable Development Goal Index score ranges between 42 and 69 for its various states and Union Territories.
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Economy to grow at 7 pc in 2019-20, but faces several fiscal challenges ne
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The pre-Budget Economic Survey 2018-19 on Thursday estimated the economy to grow at 7 per cent in 2019-20 and has called for shifting gears to realise an 8 per cent growth in the coming which it cautioned will pose several challenges on the fiscal front.
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