14th Finance Commission
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Special assistance to Bihar is a question of its welfare: CM
National | Apr 11, 2015, 09:10 PM ISTPatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the special assistance to the state was “a question of its welfare and right”, and his officers were following the issue after he submitted a memorandum to
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Bihar seeks funds from Centre to strengthen judicial system
National | Apr 05, 2015, 09:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bihar today sought financial assistance from the Centre to strengthen the state's judicial system through increasing the number of judicial officers and non-gazetted employees and expanding infrastructure.At the joint conference of Chief Justices
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Opposition slams budget as 'directionless'
National | Mar 18, 2015, 05:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Opposition today slammed the Budget as “directionless” and said the government has made false promises as the economy continues to struggle with falling investments and dipping employment generation.“This budget is full of platitudes.
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Will not hesitate to knock PM doors for Bihar: Nitish
National | Mar 09, 2015, 09:16 PM ISTBhagalpur: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said political rivalry with BJP notwithstanding he would not hesitate to knock doors of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the interest of the state.“In the interest of Bihar
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States should use additional funds for infrastructure: PM
National | Mar 04, 2015, 09:25 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday suggested that additional funds and resources at the disposal of states should be directed primarily towards nation building, an official release here said.At a meeting with 35 first-time Maharashtra
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Nitish to call all party meet on loss due to 14th Finance Commission
National | Mar 02, 2015, 08:26 PM ISTPatna: Criticising BJP for celebrating the budgetary hike of 10 per cent of state's share in central taxes, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the percentage hike for Bihar was among the lowest three and
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BJP hails Modi govt for giving a grant of Rs 40,625 cr to HP
National | Feb 25, 2015, 10:42 PM ISTNew Delhi:BJP today lauded Narendra Modi-ledregime for rising above partisan politics to grant Rs 40,625crore to Himachal Pradesh in the 14th Finance Commission thatwill help it move forward in development path and willcompensate its loss
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14th Finance Commission: JK to get maximum grant of Rs 60Kcr
Feb 24, 2015, 08:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Among 11 revenue-deficit states, Jammu and Kashmir will get the maximum grant of about Rs 60,000 crore in five-year period ending March 2020, as per the recommendations of 14th Finance Commission which have
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14th Finance Commission resets centre-state fiscal relations
Feb 24, 2015, 03:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Finance Commission has suggested raising share of states in central taxes to 42% from current 32%. According to the increased devolution suggested in the report of the 14th Finance Commission, the states
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Centre 'deliberately delaying' nod for TN power projects:Jaya
India | Dec 16, 2013, 11:44 PM ISTChennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asserted that the state would be power surplus in the next six months even as she alleged that the Centre was “deliberately delaying” certain clearances for state government-initiated
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Odisha government submits memorandum to 14th Finance Commission, seeks Rs 4.6 lakh crore
Dec 09, 2013, 10:43 PM ISTBhubaneshwar: The Odisha government today submitted a memorandum to the 14th Finance Commission and demanded about Rs 4.6 lakh crore for the 2015-2020 period besides urging the panel to modify the sharing pattern of SDRF