BHUBANESWAR: Orissa Finance MinisterPrafulla Ghadei on Thursday presented the supplementary budget of Rs 2799.59crore for financial year 2008-09 in the Assembly amidst protests from theOpposition legislators accusing the treasury bench of ignoring thefarmers’ interests.The State Government will spend Rs 1321.66crore under State plan, Rs 1230.86 crore under state non-plan, Rs 55.18 croreunder Central...
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University is now an open book: well, almost. Setting a precedent for affiliated colleges, the university has put its budgetary expenses in the public domain for the first time in history by displaying it on their website — du.ac.in.A simple click of the mouse would be enough for those trying to assess the budgeted spending of the university in 2008-09.“We have put all our budget expenses online two...
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Andhra Pradesh government iscommitted to the welfare of minorities and it has introducedseveral schemes for their welfare, Chief Minister K Rosaiahsaid here today.The state government has increased the budget forminority welfare from Rs 175 crore in 2008-09 to Rs 222 crorein 2009-10, he said at a function where he flagged off thebuses carrying third batch of Haj pilgrims to the airport.The number of...
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Providing high security to passengers was the top priority of Railways, minister of state for Railways E Ahamed said today.Talking to newspersons after releasing the Southern Railway Time Table, he said complete security measures would be provided to passengers travelling in all trains, allaying their fears in the wake of the recent detention of the Bhubaneswar-Delhi Rajdhani Express in West Bengal...
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Providing high security to passengers was the top priority of Railways, Minister of State for Railways E Ahamed said today.Talking to newspersons after releasing the Southern Railway Time Table, he said complete security measures would be provided to passengers travelling in all trains, allaying their fears in the wake of the recent detention of the Bhubaneswar-Delhi Rajdhani Express in West Bengal...
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earnings of the players who took part in the Indian Premier League's second edition in April-May this year would be taxed at 15 per cent by the South African Revenue Service, the BCCI said."The BCCI/IPL had discussions with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) before the commencement of IPL-2009 and it was resolved that income earned by BCCI-IPL will not be taxed. However, the income of players...
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HHS, Financial Services FY '09 Spending Bill Expected To Be Included In Small OmnibusAn omnibus appropriations package for remaining fiscal year 2010 spending bills likely will include no more than four bills, with the Defense Appropriations measure as the legislative vehicle,) spending bills likely will be the other measures included in the package. The Defense bill, which will probably move after...
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah today said the state government was committed to the welfare of the Muslim community and launched several welfare schemes for them.Flagging off the vehicles carrying the third batch of Haj pilgirms at Haj house here en route to Mecca, he said the government had enhanced the budgetary allocation for the minority community in the state.The government had allocated...
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Govt focuses on infrastructure, urban developmentThe economic downturn has had an unusual casualty. The UPA government’s stated agenda to increase expenditure on education and health during the Eleventh Plan Period (2007-12) has gone awry.With the global economic downturn forcing the government to reprioritise its focus areas and increase its spending on infrastructure and urban development, the education...
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