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India may earmark $48 bln for next year’s food, fertiliser subsidies

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A farmer spreads fertiliser on his field in Satara district, Maharastra. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India may earmark about $48 billion for food and fertiliser subsidies for the next fiscal year, two government sources said, indicating fiscal caution ahead of this year’s general election. Food and fertiliser subsidies account for about one-ninth of India’s…

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Pollticks: Jobs get highest mention in last Budget before elections

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Illustration: Satheesh Vellinezhi With the global economy adrift, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sought to carve out an ark for India in her fifth Union Budget by trying to nudge domestic consumption and reluctant private investments upwards, while also seeking to create a feel-good factor among specific segments of voters as the government gears up for…

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Chief Minister Gehlot criticises Budget for reducing MGNREGS allocation, says disappointing for Rajasthan

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Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot | Photo Credit: PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on February 1 criticised the Union Budget for neglecting the important areas of education, health and social justice and reducing the allocation by 33% for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), which had proved…

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