T, AP sessions from March 7 at same place
The Budget Sessions of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh legislatures will begin from March 7 at the same premises and officials apprehend that this will create congestion as the place was not sufficient to meet the requirements of the two Assemblies. AP Assembly will be held in the old building and Telangana...
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Growth to top 8% next fiscal and touch double-digit later: Economic Survey
Country’s GDP is likely to grow at 8.1-8.5 per cent next fiscal and accelerate to double-digit levels in the coming years on the back of reforms, falling crude prices and likely cut in interest rates, says the Economic Survey. “In the short run, growth will receive a boost from the cumulative...
Survey boosts Budget hopes, Sensex spurts 473 pts
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Survey makes a case for liberalising FDI in retail
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PPP model needs revamp to revive private sector interest
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Subsidies worth Rs3.78 lakh crore, yet poorest of poor are not benefitted
Despite Government doling out subsidy to the tune of Rs3,77,616 crore on food, fuel, railway fertiliser and others, only a few people out of the targeted poor are reaping benefits out of it. The subsidy amount is 4.24 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP). Stating that price subsidies are...
