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Cabinet approves Rs 1 lakh crore fund to overhaul Indian cities
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The new fund signals a major change in how the government finances city development. Instead of relying solely on government grants, cities will now be encouraged to raise money from the market and private investors. The government stated that this represents a "paradigm shift in India's urb
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Domestic 10 yr govt bond yield to trade in 6.48-6.58% range in Nov, downwa
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The domestic 10-year government bond yield is expected to trade in the range of 6.48-6.58 per cent in the current month, with a slight downward bias due to higher foreign institutional investor (FII) inflows, according to a report by Bank of Baroda.
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CAG announces creation of centralised cadres to boost audit expertise
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has approved the creation of two new specialised cadres within the Indian Audit and Accounts Department (IA&AD): the Central Revenue Audit (CRA) Cadre and the Central Expenditure Audit (CEA) Cadre, effective January 1, 2026.
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RBI announces State Govt Securities auction results; Maharashtra, Gujarat
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday announced the results of the yield/price-based auction of State Government Securities (SGS), through which five states collectively raised Rs 9,410 crore.
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Govt finalises borrowing plan of Rs 6.77 lakh crore for H2 FY 2025-26
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The share of borrowing (including SGrBs) under different maturities will be: 3-year (6.6%), 5-year (13.3%), 7-year (8.1%), 10-year (28.4%), 15-year (14.2%), 30-year (9.2%), 40-year (11.1%) and 50-year (9.2%), added the release.
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Center releases 15th Finance Commission grants for rural local bodies in A
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Union Government has released the first installment of the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) grants for the financial year 2024-25 to the Rural Local Bodies (RLBs) in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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Ahead of festive season, Centre releases over Rs 1.78 lakh crore to states
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The decision was taken in view of the upcoming festive season and to enable States to accelerate capital spending, and also finance their development/welfare-related expenditure, as per the statement.
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Sitharaman accuses Congress of misleading people on Modi government's fisc
Updated : 2 years ago IST
With Congress slamming the economic performance of the BJP-led government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has hit back at the party and challenged Rahul Gandhi to answer questions raised by her concerning the promises made by the opposition party in its manifesto and the performance
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Kerala Govt counters Union Government's claim, says Centre accounts approx
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Countering the submission made by the Union Government in its affidavit, the Kerala Government said that Central Government accounts for approximately 60 per cent of the total debt or outstanding liabilities of India.
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"Excellent and powerful interim budget," says BJP leader CP Joshi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Rajasthan BJP President CP Joshi said on Thursday that the interim budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is excellent and powerful. CP Joshi extended gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Women empowerment has gained momentum in ten years of Modi government, 30
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Empowerment of women through entrepreneurship, ease of living, and dignity for them has gained momentum in ten years of the Modi government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday and noted that 83 lakh SHGs with nine crore women are transforming the rural socio-economic lan
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Government imposes 40 pc export duty on onions to improve local supplies
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The government on Saturday imposed a 40 per cent duty on the export of onions to check price rise and improve supplies in the domestic market till December 31, 2023.
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