The annual expenditure on contractual manpower in 2012-13 was about Rs 300 crore.
Private consumption is looking up and will get better as the full effect of the good monsoon is felt on rural income, and the effect of the payout from the Seventh Pay Commission is felt on urban income, say Anis Chakravarty & Rishi Shah.
The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission, it said.
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'He consulted widely, both formally and informally and acted quickly on pragmatic suggestions.' 'To his credit, Parrikar took the initiative to reduce excessive litigation against armed forces veterans and widow over small sums of pensionary and disability benefits,' points out says Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd).
In a bonanza to its employees ahead of the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, the government on Friday decided to merge 50 per cent of dearness allowance with the basic pay
In July, IRS officers in Mumbai held an incendiary meeting where they criticised the alleged interference in 'operational matters' by the department of revenue.
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on Tueday presented the Interim Budget for 2004-05 in the Lok
After careful consideration, the finance ministry appears to have rejected the proposal of merging 50 per cent of dearness allowance with basic salary of government employees and setting up of the Sixth Pay Commission.
The development came after a nearly two-hour long meeting was held between representatives of ex-servicemen and Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag.
'The core sectors have not done very well in the past one year.'
Several speakers noted that Budget carried the weight of expectations.
Parrikar's statement did not go down well with the protesters who said they are "disheartened".
Finance Minister P Chidambaram said after the revenue deficit of states had shot up to 2.79 per cent of GDP in 1999-2000, it had come down to 2.56 per cent in 2003-04.
"All our investigation agencies have full-fledged autonomy...There is no interference from our side or from the government's side," he said while interacting with reporters on the sidelines of a Border Security Force event in New Delhi.
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The govt has not received any proposal to reduce retirement age of employees.
About 70 ex-servicemen on Tuesday sat on a dharna at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi against the delay in implementation of the 'One Rank, One Pension' scheme even as the relay-hunger strike by retired soldiers on the issue entered its ninth day.
RBI may go for a 25-basis point cut at its February policy meet.
The agency said the move on liquidity will lead to an ease in the situation.
The more market driven the economy becomes, the more its government sector should function in its basics like the rest of the economy.
Shah said a BJP government would protect and promote the cultural heritage and values of tribals.
The 3 per cent target would now to reached a year later.
Given the importance of equipment modernisation, the overall defence budget should rise at least at the same pace as salaries and pensions, so that equipment modernisation is not hit.
The April-June quarter GDP slipped to 7 per cent from 7.5 per cent.
Government employees enjoy a pay revision every five years, unlike once in every 10 years for central government employees, and draw relatively higher salary.
'We have not seen even during Vajpayee's time what Modi and the BJP has adopted now.'
Parekh says drafting new I-T law is hindered by the lack of experience.
The public agitation launched for the demand of OROP on June 6 completes 100 days.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government will safeguard interests of soldiers retiring at an early age through higher pensions.
Daily turnover down by a third in December compared to previous months.
Wednesday's hawkish and essentially courageous decision underscores that Governor Urjit Patel will largely represent continuity, rather than a break, with the policies and approach of his predecessor, says Richard Iley.
Good news soon on the long-standing demand of ex-servicemen, promises Manohar Parrikar
According to the proposed agreement, Japan will provide financial assistance to the tune of 81 per cent of the project cost as soft loan.
Trade union leaders claimed that the strike would be even bigger than the one last year as the number of striking workers is expected to swell to 18 crore
For India, it is business as usual with the government muddling along.
India moving in right direction on GST, says Panagariya.
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