Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio may have very little scope to cut down mounting deficit and augment internal resources when he presents the State

Around one lakh farmers in the Pune district could benefit from the decision to extend the farm debt relief by another six months from June 30. Across the state, the number could cross 18.24 lakh. But the question is how many will avail of this scheme.

Strong on social spending, with significant allocation for rural employment, the Union Budget however failed to meet the expectation of industry and commerce of Northeast India.

Focus on improving rural housing.

Mumbai, July 6 Rural housing sector could get a big boost as the Budget has allocated Rs 2, 000 crore to the National Housing Bank

More than half the respondents of a pre-Budget survey think this annual exercise doesn

Budgetary Support Likely To Rise Incrementally & As Share Of GDP
Subhash Narayan & Rajeev Jayaswal NEW DELHI

HERE are some likely Budget numbers: the exchequer

M.S. Swaminathan

MUMBAI: State finance minister Dilip Walse-Patil has urged Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee to make available viability gap funding for the Worli-Haji Ali-Malabar Hill-Nariman Point sea link to augment transport facilities in the metropolis.

The Union Cabinet today cleared the