The idea behind advancing the Budget date is to ensure that the Finance Bill is passed before the start of the financial year, on April 1, so that all central government departments get their full allocations to work with right from the first day
Can the country afford to have problems of such magnitude in the cities of Gurgaon, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad, which not only are the major growth drivers but are also the biggest revenue contributors in their respective states?
Make In India and the reduction in barriers of trade will potentially create a growth environment.
Scrapping Plan and non-Plan classifications necessitates the change
The disagreement between the Centre and states continued over administrative powers.
"We did not abuse RBI governors," says Chidambaram.
K Chandrasekhara Rao is using politics to highlight an administrative and judicial issue, says B Dasarath Reddy.
Cong leaders speak in two voices but final stand may be decided at a meeting headed by Rahul Gandhi next week
Government employees enjoy a pay revision every five years, unlike once in every 10 years for central government employees, and draw relatively higher salary.
Asked about the Congress's opposition to the GST Bill, Santosh Kumar Gangwar said no party opposes GST outside Parliament.
A panel will examine the merits and demerits of various dates for the commencement of the financial year.
A committee headed by Patel recommended retail inflation targeting and a monetary policy committee.
Andhra Pradesh now comes third in ease of doing business.
Officials cited the example of the Sixth Pay Commission.
A consortium of three US-based firms - AECOM, KPMG and IBM - was given the task of developing the master plan.
The country had imported 5.5 million tonnes of pulses last year.
According to the draft, in the northeastern states the threshold is at Rs 500,000.
This gains importance in the backdrop of speculation on a second term for Raghuram Rajan.
Raghuram Rajan is said to have informally written to select policymakers and experts, to curb 'unnecessary' speculation over his future at RBI.
Dipam is conducting the selection of merchant bankers and legal advisors, and planning roadshows.
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