Expenditure
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 the finance ministry. About PDRD Grant The Post Devolution Revenue Deficit grant ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
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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 of the survey The Consumer Confidence Index declined from 55.5 points in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 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 committee will examine the expenditure limit of candidates contesting in Lok Sabha ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 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 in the country. In all, the GoI has allocated Rs 73,000 crores ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 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 increase its public health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025. Highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 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 Express Adda event in Mumbai highlighted that Counter Cyclical Fiscal Policy is ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 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 touched 132.4% of the full-year target in December, 2019. Highlights The gap ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 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 quality” issue. The survey shows significant divergence in consumption pattern and with ..
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, breaching the target of Rs 6.24 lakh crore set by the government ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 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 to monitor and access the more than Rs.1 lakh crore of idle ..