With over half the Plan funds that Parliament approves being spent through non-government channels, to cite the figure in CAG Vinod Rai's presentation to the Planning Commission, members of the Parliament have no way of knowing whether the money is properly spent.
'The Election Commission has to deal with money power, intimidation tactics and caste politics.'
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The Election Commission has sought an explanation from sitting MP and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda for alleged discrepancies in poll expenses incurred by him during the 2009 general elections. Koda, who represents the Singbhum parliamentary constituency, was asked by the EC in the show-cause notice issued to him as to why he should not be disqualified from the Lok Sabha in the wake of the huge poll expenditure detected during a IT probe.
Experts are looking at a timeframe of anything between 12 and 18 months from the time of the new government for concrete signs of revival.
The Niti Aayog is preparing 15-year vision document that will replace the Five-Year Plan from the next financial year
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While the two-phased assembly polls voting has concluded in Assam, in West Bengal two phases have completed while four more remain.
S Y Quraishi assumed charge as new chief election commissioner of India on Friday.
Centre took the line that it should not be presented in the middle of Assembly poll in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur
The 14th Finance Commission had recommended that states' share in the divisible tax pool be raised to 42 per cent, from 32 per cent earlier.
He said the country has witnessed a journey from indecisiveness to clarity and decisiveness.
'The future looks quite bleak unless we ramp up testing and start vaccinating on a war footing.'
The appointments committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared Bhalla's appointment as OSD in the ministry with immediate effect.
CVC secretary K S Ramasubban on October one wrote to the CBI director Ashwani Kumar seeking 'a discreet field verification' on the allegations of RIL purchasing flats in Mumbai for oil regulator V K Sibal's daughter and incurring expenses over purchase of white goods for her.
Salary hike is fine but govt must reduce support staff to get its math right.
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Ahluwalia on Tuesday ruled out any more stimulus package for industry as the Budget has given a substantial boost to the slowing economy.
FinMin does not expect tax or non-tax revenue to reach anywhere close to the targets set in the interim Budget. Sources say that the challenge before the new government will be either to accept the reduced projection and tailor the Budget accordingly or set a more ambitious target.
There was no law that prevented the government from presenting a sixth full Budget, or something similar to it.
Railways to hive off all production units and workshops into new govt-owned company; may invite bids from private players to run passenger trains in next 15 days, with ownership vesting with the government.
RBI said more monetary transmission to support growth continues to be critical.
Capex for next year expected to be up 25% to Rs 3 lakh crore
Since 2004, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, one of the commission's longest serving deputy chairmen, has been trying to mould it to fit into the new economic order, without much to show for his efforts.
Cut in GBS to hit social sectors: Planning Commission
The election commission had upped the expense limit for Lok Sabha elections from Rs 40 lakh to Rs 70 lakh per candidate in big states but a new report states that 537 MPs declared expenses of less than 50 per cent of the limit. Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com reports
Going by the number of changes Mr Jaitley's next Budget is likely to see, he will go down in the history of Budget-making as the finance minister who ushered in the largest number of changes in a single Budget, says A K Bhattacharya.
'Defence does not new 'planning commissions'; it needs an implementation commission.'
The constituency fell vacant after the death of sitting member and then Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on December 5 last.
The BJP president further said that Andhra Pradesh has always been on the agenda of national development and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left no stone unturned to ensure its growth and prosperity.
Siddaramaiah announces free LGP gas, universal health scheme in budget
In the history of Indian railway budgets, Suresh Prabhu will perhaps be the first railway minister not to have announced either a single new train or a new railway line
Punjab has over 400,000 employees and pensioners and about 125,000 staff members in its corporations and boards.
Experts say the Bill should include higher-value food items than just cereals
At least 516 bungalows in the prime Lutyen's zone of Delhi, built almost 90 years ago, are proposed to be dismantled and rebuilt with modern specifications such as earthquake resistance at an estimated cost of Rs 3,000 crore.
Poor predictability, credibility and effectiveness of fiscal performance have been key reasons for successive governments failing to deliver on their promises.
'Even if something appears to be wrong, we can always request the government and Parliament to make amends.'
'There is a fiscal crisis building up, which might become apparent when the Finance Commission presents its report,' warns T N Ninan.
'The core sectors have not done very well in the past one year.'
The central government babus have been given a big hike in TA/DA (travel allowance/dearness allowance) as part of implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission, but it may be only illusory as ministries and departments will get no additional funds to foot their bills.
