Tag: grant

Finance Ministry releases Rs 1,764 cr grant for urban centres in four States

The States which received the funds are Andhra Pradesh (Rs 136 crore), Chhattisgarh (Rs 109 crore), Maharashtra (Rs 799 crore), and Uttar Pradesh (Rs 720 crore), a statement from the ministry said on Wednesday evening.

October 20, 2022

Centre releases revenue deficit grant of over Rs 7000 crore to 14 states

The Finance Commission had recommended a total Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs. 86,201 crore to 14 states for the financial year 2022-23.

May 6, 2022

SC refuses to stay Bengal govt’s Durga Puja grant decision but issues notice

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to put a stay on the West Bengal government’s decision to grant Rs 28 crore to 28,000 Durga puja committees but issued a notice on a plea challenging the decision.

October 12, 2018

Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Puja pandal amid row over Rs 28 crore grant

“Religion is personal but festivals are for all. Today, people from all over the world come to Bengal to witness this festival,” Banerjee said.

October 6, 2018

Swaraj asks Indian mission in Pak to grant visa to woman

In yet another humanitarian gesture, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday asked the Indian High Commission in Islamabad to grant a visa to a Pakistani woman for a liver transplant in India. Her intervention came after Sadia, the ailing woman’s daughter, requested Swaraj for grant of a visa to her mother. “We will certainly...

November 19, 2017

Indian-origin prof gets USD 8.1m grant for cancer research

An Indian-origin scientist in the US has been awarded a USD 8.1 million grant to support her research on lethal head and neck cancer, which could help improve the survival rates of patients. Nisha D’Silva received the prestigious Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research award, or SOAR, for her continuing research into the molecular pathways that...

October 5, 2017

Grant or loan: US keeps options open on aid to Pakistan

The Trump administration has slashed its foreign military financing (FMF) to Pakistan from USD 255 million to USD 100 million for the 2018 fiscal, but has kept its options open whether it would be a grant or should be converted into a loan, according to a US official. "While we may use FMF to leverage...

May 24, 2017

Trump proposes to convert US grant to Pakistan into loan

US President Donald Trump has proposed in his annual budget to the Congress to convert US' grant to Pakistan for purchase of military hardware into a loan, the White House said. However, the Trump administration has left it for the State Department to take a final call on the issue. Unlike many parliamentary democracies like...

May 23, 2017