TN bears greater financial burden for central schemes, official data reveals

TN bears greater financial burden for central schemes, official data reveals

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 14 (IANS) Despite being labelled as Central schemes, the Tamil Nadu government contributes a significantly higher share of funds than the Union government in at least six major welfare and infrastructure programmes, according to official documents from the State governments. The schemes in question include three under the … Read more

Covid-19: Current infection wave unlikely to cause higher burden on hospitals, say doctors

Covid-19: Current infection wave unlikely to cause higher burden on hospitals, say doctors

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Amid nearly 4,000 active cases of Covid-19 disease in the country, health experts on Monday assured that there is no need to panic as the current infection wave is unlikely to cause a higher burden on hospitals. According to the latest update, shared by the … Read more

Inflation burden eases further in April for India’s farm and rural workers

Inflation burden eases further in April for India’s farm and rural workers

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The year-on-year inflation rates based on the all-India consumer price index for agricultural labourers (CPI-AL) and rural labourers (CPI-RL) for April this year eased further to 3.48 per cent and 3.53 per cent, respectively — compared to 7.03 per cent and 6.96 per cent in … Read more

‘Saharsh’ course launched in Tripura to keep children free from burden of studies: CM Saha

'Saharsh' course launched in Tripura to keep children free from burden of studies: CM Saha

Follow Us on Google News Agartala, May 7 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday said that the ‘Saharsh’ curriculum has been launched in the state to keep children free from the burden of studies. Inaugurating the ‘Saharsh Utsav 2025’, organised at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhavan in Agartala on Wednesday, he said that the main … Read more

Farm and rural workers get respite as inflation burden eases further in March

Farm and rural workers get respite as inflation burden eases further in March

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The year-on-year inflation rates based on the all-India consumer price index for agricultural labourers (CPI-AL) and rural labourers (CPI-RL) for March this year eased to 3.73 per cent and 3.86 per cent, respectively — compared to 7.15 per cent and 7.08 per cent in March … Read more

Gujarat: 3 of a family found dead; suicide due to debt burden suspected

Gujarat: 3 of a family found dead; suicide due to debt burden suspected

Follow Us on Google News Ahmedabad, March 27 (IANS) Three members of a family have been found dead at their residence in Umargram in Gujarat’s Valsad district, an official said on Thursday, adding the deceased also includes a two-year-old child. Police launched a thorough investigation into the incident, which is suspected to be a case … Read more

Guarantee schemes are burden, but Cong govt wants to lift it for poor: K’taka Home Minister

Guarantee schemes are burden, but Cong govt wants to lift it for poor: K'taka Home Minister

Bengaluru, Feb 25 (IANS) Asserting that the guarantee schemes are a burden, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Tuesday said the Congress state government was ready to lift it for poor people. Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Home Minister Parameshwara said, “It is undeniable that guarantee schemes put a financial burden. But has the … Read more

‘Budget a burden on people’, says Rajasthan LoP

‘Budget a burden on people’, says Rajasthan LoP

Jaipur, Feb 19 (IANS) Rajasthan Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Tika Ram Jully on Wednesday criticised the state government over the budget, terming it a ‘burden on people’, adding that the government’s financial management has failed which is evident in the budget. “This budget will only increase Rajasthan’s debt burden. In the previous budget, revenue … Read more