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    • FinMin pushes welfare ministries to accelerate capex to improve quality of spending

      Despite overall capex utilisation reaching 51.8 percent by end-September, the Centre has asked ministries such as Social Justice, Minority Affairs and Labour & Employment to accelerate spending in the second half, after their H1 utilisation remained at 35–40 percent.

    • Can same-sex couples get social welfare benefits without legalising their marriage? SC asks Centre

      The court posed the question after observing that the Centre's acceptance of right to cohabitation of same sex partners as a fundamental right cast a "corresponding duty" on it to recognise its social consequences

    • Social welfare is not an afterthought for government but its leitmotif, says Economic Survey

      Around 22 crore beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat Scheme had been verified, as of January 4, 2023. Additionally, more than 1.54 lakh health and wellness centres have been operationalized nationwide.

    • In PM Narendra Modi’s economic policies, both Karl Marx and Adam Smith are out of date

      After nearly eight years of his tenure, it is becoming increasingly clear to the Opposition that the policies of the Narendra Modi government works at two levels: welfarism above the line, and systemic reforms beneath the surface 

    • Budget 2017: Subsidy estimate @ Rs 2.4 lakh cr; up 3% YoY

      The share of subsidies as proportion of total expenditure has been on a decline since 2012. Back then it stood at 18.23 percent and now it has fallen to 11.19 percent.

    • Budget 2017: Mission Antyodaya may be the step in the right direction

      The convergence of multiple schemes under a single scheme could enable the government to migrate all these to the digital Aadhar-enabled platform thereby contributing further to the Digital India mission aims.

    • Government plans to set up CSR portal

      The proposal comes against the backdrop of the new companies law mandating certain class of profitable businesses to shell out at least two per cent of their three-year annual average net profit towards CSR activities.

    • Amma tries to woo investment in Manufacturing Sector

      The Tamil Nadu government is keen on boosting investment in the state. And that explains why the state budget presented in assembly saw a definite thrust on the manufacturing sector. But it's the tax on alcohol that has everyone talking

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