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Amit Shah accuses Siddaramaiah govt. of 'pocketing' funds
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Koppal (Karnataka) [India], April 28 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah accused Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led state government of "pocketing" the funds pumped into the state by the Centre.
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Cabinet approves restructured National Bamboo Mission
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 25 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Bamboo Mission (NBM) under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) during the remaining period of Fourteenth Finance Commission (2018-19
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Shaktikanta Das endorses formation of 'holding company' for PSBs
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Former economic affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das claimed that it was time to set up a 'holding company' for public sector banks (PSBs), in the wake of the recent economic reforms.
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15th finance commission to evaluate and improve Assam
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Apr 24 (ANI): The 15th Finance Commission, which is about to be hosted in Assam from April 25 to 27, would evaluate the state's socio-economic challenges and understands the efforts of the state government to tackle these.
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15th Finance Commission to assess fiscal needs of each state individually
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 19 (ANI): Fifteenth Finance Commission Chairman N.K. Singh on Thursday assured that the fiscal needs of every state would be assessed individually, keeping in mind the special characteristics of each state.
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Pradhan slams Odisha CM for objecting to 15th Finance Commission
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Apr. 15 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday lashed out at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after he raised objection over the Terms of Reference (TOR) of the 15th Finance Commission.
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Soon, incentives for states exercising population control
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stated that the Finance Commission has been directed to consider incentivising the states undertaking measures to implement population control.
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States, Centre lock horns over 15th Finance Commission ToR
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 11 (ANI): Finance ministers of three southern Indian states and one Union Territory highlighted loopholes in the Terms of Reference (ToR) prescribed by the 15th Finance Commission for allocation of funds to states.
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Controversy over 15th Finance Commission is 'needless', asserts FM
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that the controversy surrounding the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 15th Finance Commission is 'needless'.
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Andhra FM demands more power for state Govts
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Y Ramakrishnudu on Tuesday demanded more power for state governments, asserting that 80 percent of the development needs to be done by states.
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Andhra Special Status: CM Naidu calls for 'constructive agitation'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday called for a 'constructive agitation' to press for their demand of special economic measures to the state as promised in the recommendations given for the 14th Union Finance Commi
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Change in Finance Commission's norms to 'affect interests of south': Sidd
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday raised questions on a recommendation made to 15th Finance Commission of using population data from 2011.
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