National award winner physically disabled gets ticket to contest Arunachal assembly pollsSeptember 22nd, 2009 ITANAGAR - A physically disabled candidate has joined the Assembly election bandwagon in Arunachal Pradesh. Tami Taniang, 47, who got a National Award for his service to the physically disabled, is contesting elections as a candidate of the Janata Dal.
Rs.10,000-crore plan outlay approved for DelhiAugust 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Planning Commission Friday approved Rs.10,000-crore (Rs.100 billion) plan outlay for Delhi for the 2009-10 fiscal. The annual plan for the capital was finalised in a meeting between Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
Pranab skips two paras of budget speech, apologises (Parliament Diary)July 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was left red faced while presenting the budget for 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha Monday when he skipped two key paragraphs relating to the allocations for the minorities. He realised this only after a note written on a piece of yellow paper was placed on the lectern before him.
Funds for minority welfare up by 74 percentJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The budget has increased the outlay for the minority affairs ministry from Rs.1,000 crore last fiscal to Rs.1,740 crore with a focus on educational schemes. The funds have been hiked to implement projects for the welfare of the minorities, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced while presenting the union budget Monday.
Budget has many schemes for common manJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In keeping with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's inclusive growth mantra, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday announced a slew of schemes for the aam aadmi (common man).
The major measures announced in his union budget for 2009-10 are:
- Allocation towards National Rural Employment Guarantee Act increased by Rs.39,100 crore
- Agriculture debt waiver extended by six months
- Outlay for national rural health mission increased by Rs.2,057 crore from the Rs.12,070 crore provided in the interim budget
- Allocation for Bharat Nirman scheme increased by 45 percent
- Rs.20,000 crore for rural housing
- Rural electrification scheme to get Rs.7,000 crore more
- Agriculture development fund increased from Rs.2.87 lakh crore to Rs.3.25 lakh crore
- Allocation for urban poor schemes to be raised to Rs.39,730 crore
- LNG infrastructure to be expanded
- National Housing Bank to get Rs.2,000 crore for rural housing funds
- Higher education outlay increased by Rs.2,000 crore over interim budget
- Income tax exemption limit for senior citizens increased by Rs.15,000, for women and others by 10,000 each
- Duties on life saving drugs reduced
- Allocation for the minority affairs ministry raised to Rs.1,740 crore
- Banking services in under-banked areas to be increased, scheme allocated Rs.100 crore
- Rs.1,000 crore to accelerate irrigation projects
- Allocation for Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission raised by 87 percent to Rs.12,887 crore
Railways plan outlay to be Rs.40745 croreJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has proposed an outlay of Rs.40,745 crore for 2009-2010, which is 2840 crore more than the allocation proposed in the interim budget. "Rs. 15, 675 crore will be deployed through internal resources and Rs.9, 170 crore from market borrowings.
Delhi government's 'thank you' budget only hikes tobacco taxJune 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - It was a "thank you" budget from the Congress government to the people of Delhi for voting the party back to power for the third consecutive term. Except for a marked hike in tobacco products, the tax structure remained unchanged, and several new infrastructure projects were unveiled ahead of the Commonwealth Games 2010.
115,000 forms sold for 49,000 DU seatsJune 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Over 115,000 forms - more than double the seats in Delhi University colleges - have been sold for admission to various graduate courses. And students continue to flood the information centres of the varsity.
Rights group hails upcoming polls as disabled friendlyMarch 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Pleased with the special provisions for handicapped to vote in the upcoming general elections, rights groups Monday said the 2009 Lok Sabha polls have been made disabled friendly. In a Public Interest Litigation before the polls in 2004, Javed Abidi, convenor of the Disabled Rights Group (DRG) wrote to the Chief Justice of India to make the polling process more disabled friendly.
Deficit of Rs.84.6 bn in Maharashtra interim budgetMarch 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Maharashtra government's interim budget for the current year, presented Tuesday, shows a yawning deficit of over Rs.84.6 billion (Rs.8,462 crore), but no new taxes have been imposed and there has been no cut on developmental expenditure. State Finance Minister Dilip Walse-Patil, unveiling the interim budget in the legislative assembly, emphasised that the Ashok Chavan-led Democratic Front government has earmarked funds to step up power generation, minimise load shedding, augmenting irrigation facilities and focussing on the social sector.
No cheer for India's children in interim budgetFebruary 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The interim budget for 2009-10, presented in the Lok Sabha Monday, has brought down allocation of various child welfare programmes as compared to previous years, says a budget analysis done by a city-based children's rights organisation. 'On issues of health, education, protection and nutrition, the children have either received less in 2009-10 or their share has remained the same,' says the analysis report by Haq: Centre for Child Rights.
Lalu Prasad set to present interim rail budget with no fare hikesFebruary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister for Railways Lalu Prasad is set to present to parliament the country's interim rail budget for the next fiscal Friday, with an assurance that he will not ignore people's welfare and that average citizens will be spared a fare hike. 'We cannot make many new programmes in this budget, but be assured the welfare of common people will be taken care of.
Mayawati's budget allocates lion's share to infrastructure, social sectorFebruary 12th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Infrastructure and minority welfare grabbed the lion's share of allocation in the second budget of the 20-month-old Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh, presented by Finance Minister Lalji Verma in the state assembly here Friday. Top priority was been accorded to the development of infrastructure in the Rs.1,335.96 billion (Rs.133,596-crore) budget, with the allocation for the sector taking a 19 percent jump over that allocated in the previous year.
Lalu's interim rail budget to look at people's welfareFebruary 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railways Minister Lalu Prasad is set to present to parliament the country's interim rail budget for the next fiscal Friday, and has said he will not ignore people's welfare - thus raising expectations that the average citizen would be spared fare hikes. 'We cannot make many new programmes in this budget, but be assured the welfare of common people will be taken care of,' Lalu Prasad told reporters Thursday.
Haryana gets Rs.100 bn from Planning CommissionJanuary 22nd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Planning Commission has agreed to allocate an outlay of Rs.100 billion (Rs.10,000 crore) to Haryana for 2009-10, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said Friday. The outlay is over 50 percent more than the total outlay of Rs.66.5 billion (Rs.6,650 crore) approved for the state last fiscal.
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July 31st, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Sir,
I am a handicap person.i have passed 10 class.
i have valid driving licence.Please looking a govt.job.thanks
August 27th, 2009 at 9:27 am
It is sad to Note that the Exemption of 75,000 has been raised to 1,00,000 towards the treatment of handicapped dependents U/S 80 DD however the Personal Exemption U/s 80 U still stands at 50,000 for Permanent Disability above 60%. Does the Indian govt thinks that Permanently Physically Challenged People are capable of doing nothing and they only need treatment so raising the tax limits for their guardians?? What about the Working Permanent Physically Challenged People??
Does Indian Govt Thinks that a Physically Challenged person can never reach a higher salried Job? Does a exemption limit of 50,000/- fair enough keeping in view the Price Index in todays time since the Expemption Limit has not been revised since last many years??? Does Indian Govt has no Pitty towards the hardships suffered by Permanently Physically Challenge Employees in Execustion of their Jobs and upraising their Families.
I truely Believe this Exemption Limit of 50,000/- U/s 80U Should be raised considerably to recognize the hardwork done by Permanently Physically Challenged in order to live a life of self respect without being dependenta on society.
Sanjeev