Kohima, April 10 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Friday highlighted emerging global employment opportunities, noting that more than 450 youth have registered under the ‘Nagaland Japan Connect 2026’ initiative, with 65 candidates already receiving recruitment intent across sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, and shipping. Addressing the Deputy Commissioners Conference, the Chief Minister emphasised employment linkage, stating that skilling initiatives in the state …
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Kohima, March 26 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Thursday said that the state budget for the 2026-27 fiscal serves as a road map for inclusive, sustainable, and growth-oriented development, aligned with the vision of a ‘Developed Nagaland by 2047’.After presenting the budget for the ensuing financial year (2026-27) during the Phase-II of the 8th session of the Nagaland Assembly, the Chief Minister explained that the delay in its presentation was due to the discontinuation of Revenu…
Gandhinagar, March 6 (IANS) A national-level meeting on ‘Disaster Preparedness in Gujarat’ was held in Gandhinagar on Friday, bringing together officials from Central and state agencies to review preparedness against natural and man-made disasters.The aim is to strengthen coordination mechanisms aimed at reducing risks and improving emergency response.The meeting was organised at the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Gujarat Stat…
Shimla, March 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is confronting a fiscal gap of nearly 15 per cent following the withdrawal of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG), said Naresh Chauhan, Principal Media Advisor to the Chief Minister, on Tuesday. He said the RDG withdrawal directly affected approximately every section of the state, having a population of around 7.5 million”. He said that, for a small and predominantly hilly state like Himachal Pradesh, such financial assistance has been indispensable for …
Aizawl, Feb 26 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Thursday presented a Rs 17,469.91 crore budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the Assembly, with a strong emphasis on social infrastructure, connectivity, and the agriculture sector. The Chief Minister, who also holds the Finance portfolio, also tabled supplementary demands for grants amounting to Rs 3,724.25 crore for the current fiscal.He said the ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) will continue to implement its flagship Bana Kai…
Shimla, Feb 19 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh’s former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday said ever since the Congress government came to power in the state, it has regularly received substantial financial support from the Centre, but it keeps making serious remarks against the Centre, particularly the Prime Minister, in an attempt to divert public attention. He stated that the real issue is not whether the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) is mentioned in the Union Budget, but that even when th…
Shimla, Feb 16 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Monday surprised legislators on the opening day of the Budget Session by finishing his 50-page customary address in just a couple of minutes here, skipping portions relating to the 16th Finance Commission.Political observers said the Governor sidestepped a politically sensitive issue regarding the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) by the 16th Finance Commission, a crucial issue impacting small and hill states….
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Sustained fiscal commitment has driven rural transformation, with rural development budget allocations rising over 211 per cent in a decade to Rs 2.73 lakh crore in 2026-27, according to an official statement.The poverty has declined significantly, with extreme poverty at 5.3 per cent in 2022-23 less than the global average and multidimensional poverty down to 11.28 per cent in 2023 from 55.3 per cent in 2005–06, the statement said.Rural connectivity is near‑universal, …
Shimla, Feb 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday clarified that Himachal Pradesh has significantly received higher Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) in recent years compared to earlier cycles, but with a clear indication that states “must strengthen their own revenue systems and adopt fiscal discipline”. He said fiscal deficit “is fundamentally the gap between revenue and expenditure and cannot be addressed through political-blame shifting but throug…
Shimla, Feb 7 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday held discussions with legislators from Kullu, Mandi and Shimla districts on the second day of MLA priority meetings for 2026-27, with a focus on development priorities of the respective constituencies. The Chief Minister said that during the past three years, the government has generated Rs 26,683 crore in revenue from its own resources. He said the state earned a financial benefit of about Rs 401 crore from …