Planned Expenditure

Speaking to CNBC-TV18 Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said the railways can‘t be treated like any other department. "My own feeling is that the Finance Minister will have to grant a lot of autonomy to the Ministry of Railways, he said.

Budget 2015: IDFC' Lall sees boost in infra spending by Rs 3 lk cr

In a move to boost India‘s lagging infra sector, the FM on Saturday announced the introduction of tax-free infra bonds for railways and roads apart from a National Investment & Infrastructure Fund worth Rs 20,000 crore.

Interim Budget: Cut in planned expenditure may not impact growth: Axis Bank

According to Shikha Sharma, MD & CEO, Axis Bank to the extent that the planned expenditure is going to be lower is already factored into the numbers since it is already February 17 today. “So the expenditure number for next six weeks is not going to have that much of an impact in terms of growth or orders,” said Sharma

Revised fiscal deficit target may hurt growth: Experts

It is imperative that the finance ministry atleast stick with the 4.8 percent fiscal deficit target because anything higher than that has the potential to trigger a ratings downgrade, which in turn can impact inflows, says Indranil Pan of Kotak Securities.

FinMin likley to cut expenditure by 19%

In September itself CNBC-TV18 had reported that there would have to be massive cuts in planned expenditure. However, the magnitude of the cut is likely to be 20 percent of the planned expenditure at Rs 1.1 lakh crore.

Govt may cut planned expenditure by Rs 80K cr

In 2012-13 fiscal, the plan expenditure was reduced by over Rs 90,000 crore to Rs 4.29 lakh crore, from Rs 5.21 lakh crore estimated in budget. This helped to contain fiscal deficit at 4.9 percent of GDP.

5-6% GDP may be new normal for India: Amansa Capital

If there is a broad based redemptions happening across emerging markets (EMs) then foreign institutional investors (FIIs) don't have a choice because they cannot sell everything else and not sell India, says Akash Prakash of Amansa Capital.

Govt not to bear higher subsidy on gas-price hike: Montek

Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Alhuwalia believes that the governmet should not bear higher subsidy due to the hike in gas prices.

OMC-compensation cut on move to reduce deficit: Sources

CNBC-TV18's Aakansha Sethi, quoting sources, reports that the government may formulate an initiative to save around Rs 35,000 crore on planned expenditure in a move to cut deficit

Centre okays Rs 57k-crore package for Uttar Pradesh

CNBC-TV18 reports that the Planning Commission on Wednesday approved Rs 57,000-crore worth of planned expenditure for Uttar Pradesh.