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Prem Chowdhry Author and former academic, Delhi University Gender-responsive budgeting was adopted in India in 2005, and since then, there have been steady budgetary allocations for various programmes specific to women. These women-related programmes are now an essential part of every budget document. This year has also not been an exception. Both at the Centre and in the states, ‘women’s empowerment’ is the key focus area. Last week, the Delhi government, while presenting its budget, cla...

Supreme Court of India will on Friday hear a plea challenging the legislative competence of diverse State Assemblies in adopting Resolutions against central statutes like CAA and farm laws which...

Former chief election commissioner M S Gill was the first one to take the Covid-19 shot at the vaccination drive, which began at Nirvachan Sadan on March 4

Assam’s Hailakandi district administration develops app for convenience of polling personnel SECTIONS Share Synopsis Monsoor Akhtar, who developed the App, said it contains EVM training, poll training, Election Handbooks, constituency details and take your test for Returning Officers, Sector Officers and Presiding Officers. Agencies Moreover, the handy app for the polling personnel will also contain as to what polling materials they must collect before leaving for polling stations. A new App ...

Mar 02, 2021, 13:08 IST NEW DELHI: In a relief the state of Andhra Pradesh, the  Centre released the 18th installment of GST compensation to the States. As per an official release by the Union Finance Ministry on Monday, around 94 per cent of the total estimated GST compensation shortfall has been released to the States and Union Territories. Out of this, an amount of Rs 95,138.08 Crore has been released to the states and an amount of Rs 8,861.92 Crore has been released to three UTs w...

Election Commission cuts notice period for new political parties Updated: Updated: March 02, 2021 22:14 IST The relaxation in notice period would remain in force till the last dates of nomination for the Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry and West Bengal elections, that is March 19 and April 7 respectively Share Article Logo of the Election Commission of India. File   | Photo Credit: R V Moorthy The relaxation in notice period would remain in force till the last dates of nomination fo...

March 1, 2021 Share Unlike the BJP where democratic tradition in the party is the norm, the Congress organisational structure is dominated by a coterie who revere the Gandhi-Nehru family The Indian National Congress is the oldest political party of India founded by Allan Octavian Hume, Dadabhai Naroji and Dinshaw Edulji Wacha in 1885. The Congress has a rich legacy of leaders to look upon such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and the Iron Man of India- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. For m...

GST compensation shortfall released to states, UTs reaches Rs 1.04 lakh crore ANI | Updated: Mar 01, 2021 22:36 IST New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): Around 94 per cent of the total estimated GST compensation shortfall has been released to the states and Union Territories. Out of this, an amount of Rs 95,138.08 crore has been released to the states and an amount of Rs 8,861.92 crore has been released to three UTs with Legislative Assemblies, the finance min...

Indias oldest Assembly Indias oldest Assembly Many people do not know that the Assam Legislative Assembly is one of the oldest Legislative Assemblies of India, second only to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.   |  28 Feb 2021 4:45 AM GMT Many people do not know that the Assam Legislative Assembly is one of the oldest Legislative Assemblies of India, second only to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. It is important to remember that the proposal for establishing Legislative Assemblies for the provinces of ...

Parliamentary Research & Information Support for State Assemblies on the cards Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that is keen to set up the information technology-based modern research wing -- ‘Parliamentary Research & Information Support’ (PRISM)   |  27 Feb 2021 2:15 AM GMT SHILLONG: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that is keen to set up the information technology-based modern research wing -- Parliamentary Research & Information Support (PRISM) in the Legislative Assemblies to ...