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Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) Grant

The Central Government recently released 9,871 crores of rupees as Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grant. The grant was provided to 17 states. The grant was released by...

February 7, 2022

RBI Consumer Confidence Index

The Reserve Bank of India recently released the report of Consumer Confidence Survey. The survey was conducted in major cities of the country over 5,000 respondents. Key Highlights...

April 8, 2021

Election Commission sets up panel to revise Expenditure Limit for candidates

On October 21, 2020, Election Commission constituted a committee under Harish Kumar, the former director general investigation and the election commission Secretary General Umesh Sinha. The two- member...

October 22, 2020

Finance Minister announces Festival Advance scheme, LTC Cash Voucher Scheme

On October 12, 2020, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman Announced the Special Festival Advance Scheme and LTC Cash Voucher Scheme. The schemes were launched to boost the demand...

October 12, 2020

GoI to increase Public Health Expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025

On July 13, 2020, the 15th Finance Commission held a meeting with the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan. It was decided at the meet that India will...

July 14, 2020

What is Counter Cyclical Fiscal Policy of GoI?

The Government of India has adopted “Counter Cyclical Fiscal Policy” in order to decrease the Economic Slow Down in the country. The Economic Chief Advisor Subramanian at the...

February 26, 2020

Fiscal Deficit of GoI touched 132% of full year target

On January 31, 2020, the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) released data on fiscal deficit of Government of India. According to the report, the fiscal deficit of India...

February 1, 2020

Government to scrap NSO’s consumer expenditure survey

The ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MOSPI) has decided  has decided to scrap the National Statistical Officer’s (NSO’s) consumer expenditure survey conducted in 2017-18 because of “data...

November 16, 2019

India's Fiscal Deficit Hits Around 115% of FY19 Target

India’s fiscal deficit in the first eight months of FY2018-19 rose to Rs 7.17 lakh crore, hitting around 115% of the budgeted target for the current financial year,...

December 28, 2018

Public Financial Management System to save interest costs of Government

The Public Financial Management System (PFMS) after implemented on full scale will help Union Government to save a significant amount on interest costs. It will allow the government...

December 3, 2016

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