[This article was published in the March 2011 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The 80th Union Budget for the fiscal year 2011-12 presented by the Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, has in its fold a number of important policy decisions that have huge implications for furthering development and improving governance in the country.
[This article was published in the November 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
This quote by a distinguished professor aptly narrates the rationale behind involving the students in the higher education processess.
[This article was published in the November 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Nandan Nilekani has been given the charge of the one of most important eGovernance projects -UID.
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
India expects to collect INR 350 billion from the auction of third-generation (3G) radio spectrum, scheduled to happen by December this year. The auction would allow telecoms firms to offer services such as high-speed Internet and video downloads on mobile phones. The government had initially aimed to get INR 200 billion.
Union Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge has said that Employees Provident Fund Portal will be up within four months, enabling people to check their PF account on the click of a button.
The Central government has hiked the allocation for its flagship rural job scheme by 144% to INR 39,000 crore.
The allocation for the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission has been increased by 87% to INR12,887 crore, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said while presenting the union budget in Parliament.
Income Tax exemption limit for senior citizens increased by INR15,000, for women and others by INR 10,000 each, while keeping the corporate tax rate unchanged in the Budget.
The government will work towards simplifying the tax structure in the next four years and also introduce a simplified version of tax filing form Saral, called Saral 2.
