The budget proposal, in which the government will increase capital expenditure by 33% to Rs 10 trillion in the next fiscal year, was praised by industry experts.
The episode was evidence of Congress’ clear intention which is believed to be coming well-prepared to counter the Central government during the Budget session.
This is a significant increase considering Sitharaman, in the Budget 2022, had proposed an allocation of Rs 48,000 crore for Modi government’s Housing for All initiative.
Of nine states headed for polls this year, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland have over 85% tribal population, while two, Chhattisgarh and Tripura, have more than 30%.
Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will aim to have strong public finances and a robust financial sector for the benefit of all sections of society.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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