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The Union Ministry of Finance has approved a substantial ₹2,500 crores for road development in Meghalaya under the Externally Aided Projects (EAP). This allocation was confirmed after a high-level meeting on August 12 between Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, with Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong also present. Chief […]
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a strong statement as she cast her vote in Bengaluru, expressing public support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and emphasizing the importance of a stable government for progress and development. Sitharaman criticized the Congress party for advocating inheritance tax-like laws, warning that such policies could reverse India’s progress […]
Guwahati: President of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) Bhupen Bora defended former Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and criticised Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for allegedly misinterpreting Nehru’s address in the Lok Sabha on the 1962 Chinese attack. The Congress had questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “silence” on Chinese actions on the border the […]
Guwahati: The state government has allocated over Rs 550 crore for the fiscal year 2023–2024, providing a significant boost to the 200-year-old Assam tea sector. The tea industry has supported the state economy for about 200 years. It goes without saying that the tea industry is crucial for generating employment. Our population is heavily dependent […]
Guwahati: Assam’s budget session for 2023 includes five major announcements by the state administration, led by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, with an emphasis on the empowerment of women, government workers, the education sector, religious organisations, etc. The deficit budget for Assam’s fiscal year 2023–24 was submitted to the assembly on Thursday by finance minister […]
Guwahati: The Tea Association of India (TAI) has praised the Assam budget for the fiscal year 2023–24, praising the continuation of the Assam Agri income tax exemption and the incentives announced under the Assam tea industry special incentive scheme (ATISIS). This comes after Assam’s finance minister, Ajanta Neog, unveiled the state’s budget for the years […]
Guwahati: A number of government-funded infrastructure projects have been announced by Assam’s finance minister, Ajanta Neog, who is presenting the state budget for the fiscal year 2023–24. The minister said that NABARD Infrastructure Development Assistance (NIDA) projects of Rs 10,000 crores were carried out to improve infrastructure in the transportation, tourism, educational, and other social […]
Guwahati: Assam’s finance minister Ajanta Neog stated on Thursday that the state budget for the fiscal year 2023–24 will be centred on the general welfare of the populace. The finance minister told reporters that this would be her third budget before presenting it at the current session of the Assam Legislative Assembly today. Ajanta Neog […]