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The ambitious mission was launched by Modi government in 2015 with the objective of providing core infrastructure and decent quality of life in 100 selected cities.
NEW DELHI: The number of reports brought out by the country’s top audit body, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, has come down sharply in the past five years, raising concerns that the government’s financial accountability is not coming under the CAG’s gaze very closely. The total number of CAG reports relating to central government ministries and departments came down from 55 in 2015 to just 14 in 2020, a fall of nearly 75%, a reply to an RTI application filed by this newspaper said. The CAG’s mandate is to serve as a watchdog, bringing out financial, performance and com...
Express News Service NEW DELHI: Nearly 70 per cent of expenditure on health has to be borne by the patients and this pushes about 60 million Indians into poverty each year, the Finance Commission has said. In its report, the top panel has made strong remarks on the poor healthcare system, saying even 73 years after independence the quality healthcare has remained elusive for many. The report said the Covid-19 pandemic had exposed various fault lines in the country’s health sector. “We find about 70 per cent of expenditure on health is out of pocket, one of the highest globally. High ...
Express News Service NEW DELHI: Despite the Centre and various state governments announcing several initiatives to attract multinationals looking to shift base outside China post-Covid-19 pandemic, India has been left behind by countries like Vietnam, Taiwan and Thailand, which have emerged as the preferred destinations for most such companies. Taking note of this, a parliamentary standing committee has flagged administrative and regulatory hurdles in India as among the main reasons. “The committee feels that the main challenges faced by the country presently are administrative and regula...
The Centre has left no stone unturned in clearing the ‘myths’ surrounding the three farm laws amid the ongoing agitation.