Thiruvananthapuram, July 27 (IANS) With Kerala’s finances continuing to remain under strain, the Finance Department has directed all government departments to strictly rein in expenditure while preparing Budget Estimates for the next financial year, underscoring that the State’s fiscal position has shown little sign of improvement despite a change in government.In a circular issued as part of the Budget preparation process, departments have been instructed not to increase expenditure and ensure …
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Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday announced a series of measures aimed at rationalising expenditure and ensuring fiscal prudence during the financial year 2026-27.An order issued by the Union Territory’s Finance Department said the measures will come into immediate effect and outlined detailed guidelines to curb non-essential spending.The order stressed that only essential seminars, conferences, workshops, and training programmes should be held, with departme…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Friday approved the second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants, which will enable the government to spend an additional Rs 2.01 lakh crore in the current financial year.The government had sought approval to spend a gross additional amount of Rs 2.81 lakh crore. However, with estimated additional receipts of Rs 80,000 crore during the current fiscal year, the net additional cash spending stands at Rs 2.01 lakh crore.In her reply to the debate in t…
Jaipur, March 11 (IANS) The fifth session of the 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die on Tuesday at 6.06 p.m, Speaker Vasudev Devnani announced this on Wednesday morning. Reviewing the session, Devnani said the Assembly held 24 sittings, during which discussions and legislative business continued for about 184 hours.The Speaker said extensive discussions were held on the Motion of Thanks on the Governor’s Address.Members of the BJP participated in the debate for 13 hours,…