fertiliser subsidy

NEW DELHI: The government on Friday sought Parliamentary approval for additional spending of around Rs 4.4 lakh crore, involving a fresh cash outgo of a little under Rs 3.3 lakh crore, largely on account of fertiliser, food and fuel…

The Centre expects a further rise in its FY23 expenditure budget because of increased fertiliser and cooking gas subsidies besides a higher fund requirement under the rural employment guarantee scheme. However, the finance ministry doesn't…

<!-- -->Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said excise duty cut on fuel prices is borne by CentreA day after Government announced excise duty cut in petrol and diesel prices, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said…

<!-- -->Government plans to borrow Rs 2 lakh crore in the current fiscal to combat inflationNEW DELHI: Government is considering spending an additional Rs 2 lakh crores ($26 billion) in the current fiscal to cushion consumers from…

<!-- -->Government will give an additional fertiliser subsidy of Rs 1.10 lakh crore to farmersNew Delhi: As fertiliser prices continue to rise globally, the Government on Saturday - while announcing a slew of measures to combat…

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the government has protected farmers from the rise in prices of fertilizers globally and an additional amount of Rs 1.10 lakh crore is being provided besides Rs 1.05…

<!-- -->Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced major economic decisions on SaturdayDays after a war of words had erupted between Central Government and states in the aftermath of Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting them to…

The fertiliser subsidy is likely to touch an all-time high of Rs 1.65 lakh crore this financial year against the budget estimate of Rs 1.05 lakh crore due to an unprecedented rise in the cost of raw materials and fertilisers globally,…

The government on Monday sought Parliament's approval for an additional spending of ₹1.58 trillion to meet its expenditure commitments towards settling loans taken from National Small Savings Funds (NSSF) for Pradhan Mantri…

NEW DELHI: The government is likely to set aside about Rs 3 lakh crore ($40 billion) on food and fertiliser subsidies in its budget next week for 2022-23, officials said, roughly the same amount the government budgeted for this fiscal year…