Resistance to decentralisation does not come much from All-India Service officers but from state-level political leadership who know their powers of patronage will be curtailed.
The Congress leader authorised the DM to use an amount of more than Rs 1.17 crore is pending in her Member of Parliaments Local Area Development Scheme fund.
In a letter to MPs, government makes clear no fresh funds will be released until 2022 and puts a cap of Rs 25 lakh per annum per constituency for the purchases.
If the Modi govt needs more funds to fight Covid crisis, it can suspend Rs 20,000-crore Central Vista project or Rs 25,000-crore Parliament project. India needs MPLADS.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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