Census Budget

The Telangana Congress has said it would increase the budget up to Rs 4,000 crore annually towards minority welfare, besides conducting the caste census within six months after coming to power, if elected in the November 30 assembly polls.

The YSR Congress on Monday demanded a nationwide caste-based economic census at an all-party meet convened by the government ahead of the Budget session of Parliament.

The Centre has allocated about Rs 1,66,547 crore to the Ministry of Home Affairs for the 2021-22 fiscal with a majority of the funds going to the police forces and a substantial amount for census related works.

The government has allocated Rs 3,726 crore for forthcoming Census, which will be the first digital census, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday.

The Reserve Bank has suggested setting up a rehabilitation fund for reviving sick micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the wake of rising number of such units.

Consumption accounts for close to 70% of India’s gross domestic product or GDP. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee hiked excise duty and service tax by 2% in the budget for all companies. This makes products costlier as companies would pass on high costs to consumers. It could also slow down sales growth. Yet, over the past one week the BSE FMCG i...

The Telangana Congress has said it would increase the budget up to Rs 4,000 crore annually towards minority welfare, besides conducting the caste census within six months after coming to power, if elected in the November 30 assembly polls.

The YSR Congress on Monday demanded a nationwide caste-based economic census at an all-party meet convened by the government ahead of the Budget session of Parliament.

The Centre has allocated about Rs 1,66,547 crore to the Ministry of Home Affairs for the 2021-22 fiscal with a majority of the funds going to the police forces and a substantial amount for census related works.

The government has allocated Rs 3,726 crore for forthcoming Census, which will be the first digital census, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday.

The Reserve Bank has suggested setting up a rehabilitation fund for reviving sick micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the wake of rising number of such units.

Consumption accounts for close to 70% of India’s gross domestic product or GDP. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee hiked excise duty and service tax by 2% in the budget for all companies. This makes products costlier as companies would pass on high costs to consumers. It could also slow down sales growth. Yet, over the past one week the BSE FMCG i...