Fiscal Health

The true measure of responsible governance should be the ability of a party to articulate how it will balance short-term electoral incentives with the long-term fiscal health of the economy.

Based on the FY24 first budget estimates, the top three states are Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana, and the bottom three states are Bengal, Punjab and Kerala.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, it would appear, is in a more than generous mood.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is widely expected to announce 10% to 12% increase in budget allocations for health, education and rural projects, helped by a pick up in tax collections.

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday presented the AAP government's first budget for FY23 in the state assembly and announced that the focus in the first year will be to restore deteriorating fiscal health, deliver on the promises of

The restrictions on expenditure for the second quarter of the current fiscal would not be applicable for select ministries, including health, agriculture, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals and food

The Haryana government on Friday presented a Rs 1.55 lakh crore budget for the 2021-22 fiscal, with health, agriculture and infrastructure identified as key priority areas.

Budget 2021: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Budget 2021 on February 1, 2021, in the Lok Sabha, aimed at reviving the economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Ms Sitharaman said that the country's healthcare spending would be doubled to Rs 2,23,846 crore and added that Rs 35,000 crore would be spent on COVID-19 vaccines. Budget 2...

The government on Monday proposed Rs 2,23,846 crore Budget outlay for health and well-being for 2021-22, compared to Rs 94,452 crore in the current fiscal, an increase of 137 per cent.

Government will likely raise its health spending to Rs 1.2-1.3 lakh crore in the fiscal year starting April 1.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the fifth and final session of unveiling the Centre's Rs 20 lakh crore "Atma-Nirbhar Bharat" package, announced a big boost in spending on the MNREGA scheme, an upped borrowing limit for states, more relaxations for private players and big changes for health and education sectors. The minister announced...

Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) KV Subramanian said on Monday the GDP growth in the first quarter (April to June) this fiscal is likely to range between 1-2 per cent due to the COVID-19 led health crisis and subsequent lockdown which brought economic activities to a virtual standstill.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced a slew of relief measures for taxpayers and businesses as the country entered a second day of lockdown to curb the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Announcing a relaxation in the due dates for filing of certain income tax as well as Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns, Nirmala Sitharaman sai...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced an outlay of about Rs 69,000 crore for the health sector in the 2020-2021 fiscal, with Rs 6,400 crore earmarked for the Centre's flagship health insurance scheme Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY).

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday announced Rs 62,659.12 crore outlay for the health sector in the 2019-2020 fiscal, the highest in the last two financial years.

The true measure of responsible governance should be the ability of a party to articulate how it will balance short-term electoral incentives with the long-term fiscal health of the economy.

Based on the FY24 first budget estimates, the top three states are Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana, and the bottom three states are Bengal, Punjab and Kerala.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, it would appear, is in a more than generous mood.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is widely expected to announce 10% to 12% increase in budget allocations for health, education and rural projects, helped by a pick up in tax collections.

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday presented the AAP government's first budget for FY23 in the state assembly and announced that the focus in the first year will be to restore deteriorating fiscal health, deliver on the promises of

The restrictions on expenditure for the second quarter of the current fiscal would not be applicable for select ministries, including health, agriculture, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals and food

The Haryana government on Friday presented a Rs 1.55 lakh crore budget for the 2021-22 fiscal, with health, agriculture and infrastructure identified as key priority areas.

Budget 2021: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Budget 2021 on February 1, 2021, in the Lok Sabha, aimed at reviving the economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Ms Sitharaman said that the country's healthcare spending would be doubled to Rs 2,23,846 crore and added that Rs 35,000 crore would be spent on COVID-19 vaccines. Budget 2...

The government on Monday proposed Rs 2,23,846 crore Budget outlay for health and well-being for 2021-22, compared to Rs 94,452 crore in the current fiscal, an increase of 137 per cent.

Government will likely raise its health spending to Rs 1.2-1.3 lakh crore in the fiscal year starting April 1.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the fifth and final session of unveiling the Centre's Rs 20 lakh crore "Atma-Nirbhar Bharat" package, announced a big boost in spending on the MNREGA scheme, an upped borrowing limit for states, more relaxations for private players and big changes for health and education sectors. The minister announced...

Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) KV Subramanian said on Monday the GDP growth in the first quarter (April to June) this fiscal is likely to range between 1-2 per cent due to the COVID-19 led health crisis and subsequent lockdown which brought economic activities to a virtual standstill.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced a slew of relief measures for taxpayers and businesses as the country entered a second day of lockdown to curb the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Announcing a relaxation in the due dates for filing of certain income tax as well as Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns, Nirmala Sitharaman sai...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced an outlay of about Rs 69,000 crore for the health sector in the 2020-2021 fiscal, with Rs 6,400 crore earmarked for the Centre's flagship health insurance scheme Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY).

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday announced Rs 62,659.12 crore outlay for the health sector in the 2019-2020 fiscal, the highest in the last two financial years.