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Higher education financing agency to be set-up: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced the setting up of a higher education financing agency, with a fund of Rs.1,000 crore.
Presenting the 2016-2017 Budget in the Lok Sabha, Jaitley also said that an…
Health Insurance up to Rs.1 lakh per family: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced that the government will provide health insurance of up to Rs.1 lakh per family.
"The government will provide health insurance of up to Rs.1 lakh per family," said…
3,000 new drug stores, dialysis centres to come up: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29: The government will set up 3,000 new generic medicine stores across the country to tackle the shortage of drugs in rural areas, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday.
"For the better availability of generic…
90 percent domestic honey being exported: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the country's domestic honey production has risen from 76,150 tonnes in 2014-2015 to 86,500 tonnes in 2015-2016 and 90 percent of it is being exported to various countries.…
Government allocates Rs.9,000 crore for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
New Delhi, Feb 29: The central government on Monday announced allocation of Rs.9,000 crore for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign) in the country.
"The concept of Swachh Bharat was very close to the heart of Father of the…
One crore youths to get skill development training: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29: One crore youths would be trained under the government's skill development programme in the next three years, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday.
Presenting the Union Budget for 2016-2017 in the Lok Sabha,…
Arun Jaitley assures reforms as he unveils India’s National Budget
New Delhi, Feb 29: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley began presenting India's national budget for the next fiscal in the Lok Sabha on Monday, saying India remained a bright spot of the global economy while assuring continuity in reforms along…
EX-CAG Vinod Rai named Chairman of Banks Board Bureau
Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), Vinod Rai has been named the first chairman of the Banks Board Bureau that will give advice on how to recover the bad loans of state-run banks.
In a statement, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley…
Be Positive during Exams, Modi tells Students in Mann Ki Baat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told students appearing for board exams to remain positive, and not to come under pressure of expectations.
Modi, in his radio programme "Mann Ki Baat", also had ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and…
Man kills 14 Family Members, commits suicide in Thane
A 32-year old man killed 14 members of his family, including seven children, and later hanged himself in a house here on Sunday, police said.
The incident took place in the city's Kasarvadavli area when the assailant Hasnain Anwar…