States

FINANCES 

Goa CM Pramod Sawant says state’s finances stable, rubbishes huge borrowing claims

September 4, 2019 Loknath Das borrowing, claims, CM, Finances, Goa, huge, Pramod, rubbishes, Sawant, Says, Stable, States

Dismissing reports of Goa heading towards a debt trap due to shrinking revenue sources and economic slowdown, Chief Minister Pramod

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FINANCES 

State’s requests for additional finances find no mention

February 2, 2019 Loknath Das Additional, Finances, find, for, mention:, No, requests, States

Among them is special assistance for coastal districts While the Union interim Budget for 2019-2020 focused on small farmers and

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ECONOMY 

States will get to levy additional taxes on top of 28% GST on petrol, diesel: Sushil Modi

June 30, 2018 Loknath Das 28%, Additional, Diesel, get, GST, Levy, Modi, of, on, Petrol, States, Sushil, taxes, to, top, Will

Petrol and diesel, when brought under GST, will involve a peak tax rate of 28%, with additional levy by states,

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Education 

Imposing NEET on Tamil Nadu Could Damage the State’s Model Education System

September 4, 2017 Loknath Das could, Damage, Education:, Imposing, Model, Nadu, NEET, on, States, system, Tamil, the

NEET privileges a CBSE mode of thinking that Anitha didn’t ever need to access because of Tamil Nadu’s educational reforms,

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ECONOMY 

States’ Fiscal Deficit Soars To Rs. 4.93 Trillion In FY16

June 24, 2017 Loknath Das 4.93, deficit, fiscal, FY16, in, Rs, Soars, States, to, Trillion

Mumbai: Led by the most populous Uttar Pradesh and the largest Rajasthan, the gross fiscal deficits of all the states

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LOANS 

States to waive USD 40 bln in farm loans by 2019 elections

June 6, 2017 Loknath Das $40, 2019, bln, By, elections, Farm, in, Loans, States, to, USD, waive

With Maharashtra following Uttar Pradesh on farm loan waiver, a report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch today warned that

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ECONOMY 

GST Council Clears Transition Rules, States Agree To July 1 Rollout

June 3, 2017 Loknath Das 1%, Agree, Clears, Council, GST, July, Rollout, rules, States, to, Transition

New Delhi: The GST Council today cleared the pending rules, including transition provisions and returns, with all the states agreeing

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COMPANIES 

More Cities and States Might Boost Minimum Wage in 2016

February 24, 2016 subhadip 2016, And, boost, Cities, in, Might, Minimum, more, States, Wage

One could argue that 2015 was the year of the $15 minimum hourly wage. But 2016 could provide another big

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