Tag: Subsidy

Delhi govt to provide houses to construction workers on subsidy

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal instructed the Labour Department to formulate an action plan to extend the benefit of all welfare schemes to every registered construction worker.

April 24, 2023

Three held for multi crore agro-equipment subsidy scam in Odisha

The three persons managed the government subsidies, meant for farmers, by uploading fake documents and information on the portal. They, further, collected cheques in advance, from the beneficiaries before the subsidy amounts were credited in the bank accounts.

December 17, 2022

Cabinet approves nutrient-based subsidy rates for phosphatic and potassic fertilizers

The subsidy approved by Cabinet for the NBS Rabi-2022 (from 01.10.2022 to 31.03.2023) will be Rs. 51,875 crores, including support for indigenous fertilizer (SSP) through freight subsidy.

November 2, 2022

Government’s receipts totalled Rs 12,03,748 crore till September

The government received Rs 12,03,748 crore till September 2022, consisting of Rs 10,11,961 crore of tax revenue (net to centre), Rs 1,57,600 crore of non-tax revenue, and Rs 34,187 crore of non-debt capital receipts.

October 31, 2022

Delhi Govt to issue phone number to opt-in for power subsidy

"We will soon release a phone number where consumers can drop a missed call or WhatsApp to register their choice for the power subsidy," Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

August 20, 2022

Despite subsidy, LPG cost rose 2.5 times in 8 years

According to Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), the subsidized LPG cylinder price in March 2014 was Rs 410. After the latest increase, the price of 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinder has increased by Rs 50 while single domestic LPG cylinder will cost Rs 1053 in Delhi.

July 8, 2022

Haryana: Up to 90 % subsidy to vegetable farmers using bamboo & iron stacking

Very little material is used in this technique. In this, a net of wire and rope is intertwined with the help of bamboo and iron.

October 19, 2021

LPG cylinder rates increase for third-month in a row; Check current rates of your city

A non-subsidised LPG cylinder in Delhi would cost Rs 681.50, while in other major cities it will be—Kolkata: Rs 706, Mumbai: Rs 651 and in Chennai: Rs 696. 

November 1, 2019

Stubble burning: Cash-strapped Punjab wants Centre to provide 100 pc subsidy  

Under fire over incidents of stubble burning, cash-strapped Punjab government has been urging the Centre to help in dissuading farmers from the practice by offering 100 per cent subsidy on straw management machinery and Rs. 2000 per acre incentive for farmers for not burning the crop residue. The Centre has put the blame on stubble...

November 12, 2017

PM Modi hits out at Congress for abusing subsidy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hit out at the previous Congress-led government for abusing subsidy of Rs 57,000 crore meant for the poor. “People used to loot the treasury in the name of subsidies. In the past, 57,000 crore used to get leaked due to rampant corruption in implementing subsidies,” Modi said at an...

November 5, 2017

LPG price hiked by Rs 7 per cylinder, jet fuel by 4%

Subsidised cooking gas (LPG) price was raised by over Rs 7 per cylinder on Friday, in line with the government’s decision to hike prices every month so that all subsidies are eliminated by this fiscal-end. A subsidised 14.2-kg LPG cylinder now costs Rs 487.18 in Delhi as against Rs 479.77 previously, according to Indian Oil...

September 1, 2017

Rs.6,000 cr worth of subsidy for handloom sector: Minister

Subsidy worth Rs 6,000 crore has been allocated for the handloom sector, which does not fall under the purview of the GST regime, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday. Replying to questions, Minister of State for Textiles Ajay Tamta said during the Question Hour that “the Handloom weavers do not come under the GST...

August 4, 2017

‘Chinese goods cheaper due to opaque subsidy regime’

Chinese products are cheaper than Indian goods because of the opaque subsidy regime prevailing in China, the    government said on Monday in Parliament. “The products manufactured in China are reportedly of lower price mainly because of their opaque subsidy regime and distorted factor prices,” Minister of State for MSME, Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary said in a written...

July 31, 2017

Government extends interest subsidy on short-term crop loans

Farmers will continue to get short-term loan of up to Rs.3 lakh at a subsidised interest rate of 7 per cent, and prompt repayers will get it at 4 per cent as the government on Wednesday extended the subsidy to banks for 2017-18. The Interest Subvention Scheme for 2017-18 has been approved in the Cabinet...

June 14, 2017

Karnataka credits subsidy to farmers’ bank accounts

The Karnataka government on Tuesday credited input subsidy of Rs 671 crore to the bank accounts of 9.68 lakh farmers whose kharif crop was devastated due to the severe drought in this fiscal. "In addition to Rs 450 crore from the central government, the state government released Rs 221 crore as compensation to farmers for...

March 14, 2017

79 crore people gets highly subsidised foodgrain: Paswan

As many as 79 crore people, out of 81 crore entitled under the food law, are getting highly subsidised wheat and rice, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Friday. He asked the states to provide the names of the remaining two crore people so that they could also get cheaper foodgrains under the National...

March 10, 2017