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Pulled to the Centre-A blow against federalism
Telegraph
22 January 2016
The Narendra Modi government's decision to abolish the National Development Council is a further blow against the federal structure of our republic. True, the NDC did not have a constitutional status, and differed in this respect from the...
Budget needs to be aligned towards bolstering long-term rural credit policy
The Economic Times
- 19 January 2016
While the last decade’s fiscal Budgets were rhetorically pronounced as pro-poor, the Asian Development Bank’s social protection index (SPI) has ranked India 23rd in social protection across Asia-Pacific countries, with its spending at 1.7% of...
Budget 2016-17: Arun Jaitley meets social sector groups, assures favourable treatment
Business Today
- 15 January 2016
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has hinted that the forthcoming Budget will be social sector centric. In his opening remarks during as pre -budget consultative meeting with the representatives of different social sector groups on Tuesday, he...
FM: Inclusive growth is high on the priorities of the present Govt
Indiainfoline
- 13 January 2016
The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the inclusive growth is high on the priorities of the present Government and the Government will take adequate measures to ensure social security for the children, women and senior citizens of the...
Budget 2016: Allocate more funds to healthcare, education; social groups tell FM Arun Jaitley
DNA
- 13 January 2016
Social sector groups have pitched for higher allocation towards healthcare, education and rural employment, a demand which Finance Minister Arun Jaitley promised to take into account in the 2016-17 Budget. In their pre-Budget meeting, the...
Activists demand more from Budget for social schemes
TOI
- 13 January 2016
NEW DELHI: As apprehended when many social sectors schemes were moved from the centre to the states following fiscal devolution to states, analysis of state budgets has revealed that overall allocation for many schemes such as Integrated Child...
Inclusive growth is high on the priorities of the present Government: FM Arun Jaitley
OrissaDiary
- 12 January 2016
New Delhi: The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that the inclusive growth is high on the priorities of the present Government and the Government will take adequate measures to ensure social security for the children, women and senior...
FM: Inclusive growth is high on the priorities of the present Government; Government will take adequate measures to ensure social security for children, women and senior citizens of the country.
Press Information Bureau
- 12 January 2016
The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that the inclusive growth is high on the priorities of the present Government and the Government will take adequate measures to ensure social security for the children, women and senior citizens of...
Civil society urges more resources for social sector
Inclusive Media for Change
- 12 January 2016
Representatives of around 20 civil society organizations and NGOs met the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley as part of pre-budget consultation on social sector on 12 January, 2016. Immediately after the pre-budget consultation, a press conference...
'Need for higher budget transparency at district level'
Business Standard
- 12 January 2016
Civil society representatives today made out a case for greater budget transparency across the country, mainly at district and sub-district levels, to aid community engagement. "Public access to information on government has been constrained in...