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School education neglected in this year's budget, finds analysis
DNA
6 February 2017
The major schemes announced by govt focus on higher education, including reforms in University Grants Commission Despite the Finance Minister in his Budget speech laying importance on "empowerment of youth through education", the allocation to...
CBGA panel discussion on Union Budget 2017-18 in Rajya Sabha TV
Rajya Sabha TV
- 3 February 2017
'What Do the Numbers Tell?' - A Panel Discussion on Union Budget 2017-18 was organised by CBGA on 2 February'17 at India Islamic Cultural Centre...
Press Release on Union Budget 2017-18
CBGA
- 2 February 2017
PRESS RELEASE With a continuation of the same fiscal policy stance as last year, Budget 2017-18 attempts to expedite utilisation and improve implementation of programmes Delhi; February 1, 2017: The Finance Ministry’s attempt to push all...
A new portal opens up Budget documents at three levels of government to the public
Scroll.in
- 31 January 2017
Launched last week, Open Budgets India will publish data on Union, state and municipal Budgets to help facilitate public finance analysis. On February 1, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the National Democratic Alliance government’s...
New website for all budgetary data information
DNA
- 28 January 2017
Now, the public will be able to access the budgetary data of all the states, union territories and the Centre in one platform. A new portal, www.openbudgetsindia.org, was launched on Friday by the advocacy group Centre for Budget and Governance...
Demystifying Budgets - This portal helps you make sense of the numbers haze
Firstpost
- 28 January 2017
Though the government announces the Union Budget for the common citizens of the country, its nitty-gritty continues to elude them even after six decades since the first post-Independence budget. To most, it’s still a financial jugglery of...
Non-profit org launches portal for govt budget data
The Times of India
- 27 January 2017
A non-profit organisation, the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA), today announced launch of a web portal to make available government budget data in accessible and formats like Excel sheets. The portal will carry budget...
Non-profit organisations launches portal for government budget data
Business Standard
- 27 January 2017
In the portal, 26 states' data set on budget is available, even for the latest financial year online A non-profit organisation, the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA), announced launch of a web portal to make available...
What WatSan needs from budget
India Water Portal
- 26 January 2017
The water and sanitation sector in India is in urgent need for funds to show results. The budget 2017-2018 should look into it. According to a report by WaterAid, a water and sanitation nonprofit, released in 2016, India has the highest number...
Rate of violence against women in Capital unacceptably high: Report
DNA
- 21 January 2017
According to the report, the rate of crimes per one lakh women in Delhi is 184.3, against 53.9 for the rest of the country The rate of violent incidents against women in the national Capital continues to remain “unacceptably high”. Delhi...