Reforms need to be accelerated, says Pranab Mukherjee; Sensex trading firm
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has began his budget speech, his seventh, in the Lok Sabha.He has begun by assuring the […]
Economic Survey 2011-12 tabled: NTP expected by June, spotlight on role of ICT in education
The Economic Survey has been tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The survey states that Rate of growth […]
Defence spectrum to be part of 2G spectrum auction
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has plans to include 110 MHz of spectrum, which will be vacated by the defence […]
Sops worth Rs 410 crore in Gujarat Budget
Gujarat government has proposed tax reduction and exemption on number of items including housing materials, battery-operated two-wheelers, medical implants, helmets, […]
West Bengal opts for e-Governance to boost tax revenue
With the objective of encouraging greater tax compliance, the Finance Minister of West Bengal, Amit Mitra, is launching a series […]
Bihar to invite budgetary suggestions online
With the aim of making the state’s budget making exercise people-oriented, the deputy CM and finance minister Sushil Kumar Modi […]
Technology High on National Agenda
[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.
Can He Change the Game?
[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.
Budget allocates INR 39,000 crore for NREGS
The Central government has hiked the allocation for its flagship rural job scheme by 144% to INR 39,000 crore.
Urban development allocation increased 87% in the Budget
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.
