Ec On Union Budget

Calling it a "serious issue", the court said that the "freebie budget" is going beyond the regular budget. It has sought a response from the poll body and the union government in four weeks.

The Union Law Ministry has been allocated Rs 1,005 crore in the central Budget to provide funds to the Election Commission for procurement of ballot units, control units and voter verifiable paper audit trial units (VVPATS), and ancillary expenditure on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and destruction of obsolete voting machines.

No specific schemes can be announced in the union budget for the five states where assembly elections are due this year, the Election Commission has said. The Commission said, "in the interest of free and fair elections" and to maintain "level playing field during elections", no state specific schemes should be announced in the national budget, whi...

Calling it a "serious issue", the court said that the "freebie budget" is going beyond the regular budget. It has sought a response from the poll body and the union government in four weeks.

The Union Law Ministry has been allocated Rs 1,005 crore in the central Budget to provide funds to the Election Commission for procurement of ballot units, control units and voter verifiable paper audit trial units (VVPATS), and ancillary expenditure on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and destruction of obsolete voting machines.

No specific schemes can be announced in the union budget for the five states where assembly elections are due this year, the Election Commission has said. The Commission said, "in the interest of free and fair elections" and to maintain "level playing field during elections", no state specific schemes should be announced in the national budget, whi...