Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling for a national, political consensus on increasing seats for Lok Sabha, with a hybrid model, and an immediate implementation of women’s reservation without linking it to increase of legislative seats. The Chief Minister wrote that women’s reservations, national delimitation and increase in seats for Lok Sabha are three different issues but confusions ar…
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Bengaluru, March 31 (IANS) Amid the by-elections campaign, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday strongly rejected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State President and Member of Legislative Assembly B. Y. Vijayendra’s demand for a white paper on Karnataka’s financial condition, terming it a reflection of “lack of economic understanding, administrative experience, and political frustration.” In a detailed press statement, Siddaramaiah asserted that the State Budget presented las…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Rekha Gupta presented the annual budget for the 2026-27 financial year in the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday, proposing a total outlay of Rs 1,03,700 crore. This marks her second budget for the national capital. The Speaker of the Assembly, Vijender Gupta, congratulated her, saying, “The CM, Rekha Gupta, is presenting Budget 2026-27. Congratulations to her, it is her second Delhi budget.”Addressing the Assembly, CM Gupta highlighted Delhi’s resilience a…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) At Rs 5,31,610, Delhi’s per capita income is estimated to be around 2.5 times higher than the national level during 2025-26, said the Economic Survey 2025-26 tabled by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in the State Assembly on Monday. The report, presented on the opening day of the Budget Session, said that as per advance estimate the per capita income registered a growth of 7.92 per cent over 2024-25.The survey noted that Delhi has maintained its consistent revenue surplus. …
Bhopal, March 22 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh’s economy is set on a strong growth trajectory, with projections indicating it will reach Rs 18.48 lakh crore in 2026-27. According to a government press note issued on Sunday, the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), which stood at Rs 16.48 lakh crore in 2025-26, is expected to expand rapidly, driven by provisions outlined in the state budget.For the upcoming financial year, the government has placed development, social security, and infrastructure expan…
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Friday presented a budget of Rs 3.24 lakh crore for 2026-27.Presenting the third full-fledged budget of the Congress government in the state Assembly, he pegged the revenue and capital expenditure at Rs 2.34 lakh crore and capital expenditure at Rs 47,267 crore respectively.“For the financial year 2026-27, I propose a total expenditure of Rs 3,24,234 crore, revenue expenditure of Rs 2,34,…
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Friday issued a sharp criticism of the Devendra Fadnavis government, alleging that the Chief Minister is creating false illusions by asserting that Maharashtra’s economy is robust, and that within the next three years, the state will emerge as the nation’s first ‘trillion-dollar’ economy.”However, the public knows these bubbles are hollow. Remember, when the time comes, the people themselves will prick these bubbles,” the …
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced that Maharashtra will become the first state to achieve one trillion dollar economy by 2029 and become five trillion dollar economy by 2047. He said the size of the state economy is $660 billion in 2025-26 and it has to add another $340 billion to become one trillion dollar economy.He added that the state has added a record $55 billion in one year reiterating that state will achieve one trillion dollar economy status…
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Maharashtra’s Medium Term Fiscal Policy (MTFP) statement for 2026-27 presents a picture of a state trying to outpace a rising debt burden through aggressive infrastructure spending.Although the headline figures suggest fiscal discipline, the underlying numbers indicate mounting long-term pressures. The document, released after the state Budget, shows that the state’s discretionary fiscal space is shrinking rapidly.Combined spending on salaries of Rs 1,75,951 crore, pen…
Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Sunday presented the fifth Budget of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for 2026-27, proposing a total outlay of Rs 260,437 crore and projecting the state’s GSDP at Rs 980,635 crore with an estimated growth rate of 10 per cent.Tabled on International Women’s Day, the Budget unveiled the ‘Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhian Satikar Yojna’, a universal cash transfer scheme under which women will receive Rs 1,000 per month and Dalit …