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Punjab: Cong promises free power, aata-dal subsidy


Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Amarinder Singh promised free power to agriculture secto...
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TN govt announces subsidy for cereal manure


Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday announced a 50 per cent subsidy to farmers using fertiliser develo...
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Nigeria removes fuel subsidies amid concerns

Nigeria removes fuel subsidies amid concerns


Nigeria has announced the removal of fuel subsidies amid fears of labour unrest.
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Orissa: Input subsidy to farmers, not land owners


Orissa government decided to give input subsidy to cultivators instead of land owners for the dama...
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Haj subsidy for 1.25 lakh pilgrims


The Government has approved Haj subsidy for 1.25 lakh pilgrims and fixed fare of Rs 16,000 per perso...
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Delhi govt may roll-out cash payouts for kerosene subsidy


Delhi may soon become the first city in the country to dole out cash payouts instead of subsidised...
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Muslim MPs demand withdrawal of subsidy on Haj travel


Several Muslim MPs on Monday demanded withdrawal of the subsidy on Haj travel.
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NRIs not eligible for interest sops on home loans

NRIs not eligible for interest sops on home loans


The Reserve Bank Tuesday said non-resident Indians would not be eligible for incentives on interest ...
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Govt subsidy for Haj, other pilgrimages not unconstitutional: SC

Govt subsidy for Haj, other pilgrimages not unconstitutional: SC


Subsidy to Haj or similar benefits for other religions is not violative of Constitution, SC ruled.
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Punjab Deputy CM criticises opposition on subsidy issue


Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday criticised Opposition leaders for their...
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Drought-hit Orissa seeks Rs 50 cr diesel subsidy from Centre


With 106 of the state`s 314 blocks declared drought-hit due to insufficient rainfall, Orissa govt ha...
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Bengal announces additional Re 1 subsidy on diesel


Facing a strike threat from transport operators, who want a fare hike to offset rise in diesel pri...
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Bihar govt draws Rs 570 crore for diesel subsidy for farmers


The Bihar government on Saturday sanctioned withdrawal of Rs 570 crore from the contingency fund t...
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Nitish for hiking subsidy and grants to Bihar Haj Committee


Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced that his government would increase the grant...
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Govt studying feasibility of providing food subsidy in cash


The government today said it has prepared a draft scheme to check the feasibility of providing foo...
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Subsidised LPG connections for BPL families?


The government is planning to subsidise new domestic LPG connection to families living below pover...
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Govt hikes fuel price; petrol up by Rs 3, diesel by Rs 2

Govt hikes fuel price; petrol up by Rs 3, diesel by Rs 2


The EGoM who met in the capital on Friday decided to free petrol prices from government control.
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Hike subsidy for poor schoolkids, court tells Delhi


The Delhi High Court has underlined the need for providing good facilities to poor students in priva...
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Interest subsidy on edu loans for backward class students


Centre has sanctioned interest subsidy on education loans availed by economically backward students ...
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Govt trying to reduce Haj subsidy, says Krishna


The government is striving to reduce Haj subsidy, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said today...
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Good if govt quashes Haj subsidy, say leading Muslims


If the government wants to do away with the subsidy for Haj pilgrims it is fine, some leading Muslim...
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J&K Govt submits helicopter subsidy proposal to MHA


J-K govt has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Home Affairs for provision of subsidy for oper...
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Cabinet to decide on fertilizer subsidy today


Amid opposition from key allies, including Fertilizer Minister and DMK leader MK Alagiri, the govern...
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Cabinet to decide on fertiliser subsidy


Amid opposition from key allies, including Fertiliser Minister and DMK leader M K Alagiri, the gov...
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ONGC to foot Rs 3,497 cr fuel subsidy in Q3

ONGC to foot Rs 3,497 cr fuel subsidy in Q3


Oil and Natural Gas Corp, India`s largest oil and gas producer, will bear Rs 3,497 crore fuel subs...
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Oil Ministry receives 12,000 crore cash subsidy

Oil Ministry receives 12,000 crore cash subsidy


The petroleum ministry has received Rs 12,000 crore ($2.63 billion) as cash subsidy from the finance...
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Govt may give cash subsidy to oil firms

Govt may give cash subsidy to oil firms


State oil companies may get cash instead of oil bonds as compensation from the government for sellin...
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Court stays grant disbursal to units making wine from foodgrains


The Bombay High Court on Wednesday stayed the disbursal of subsidy/grant to industrial units making ...
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Sri Rama Sene wants subsidy for Ayyappa devotees


Right Wing Sri Rama Sene, which had been in the limelight for its acts of moral policing, today de...
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Uproar in Bihar Assembly over diesel subsidy


The Bihar Assembly on Thursday witnessed uproarious scenes with opposition MLAs alleging irregulari...
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Govt offers Rs 3.8 bln in subsidy for wind power

Govt offers Rs 3.8 bln in subsidy for wind power


The government would offer Rs 3.8 billion in generation-based subsidies to wind power projects feedi...
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Reliance, Essar, Shell for freeing petrol, diesel prices

Reliance, Essar, Shell for freeing petrol, diesel prices


Reliance Industries, Essar Oil and Royal Dutch/Shell on Friday joined the chorus for freeing petrol ...
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Cubans are finally free `to buy peas and potatoes`

Cubans are finally free `to buy peas and potatoes`


After decades, Cubans are finally free to buy potatoes and peas as the staples have been dropped fro...
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ONGC Q2 net profit up 6% to Rs 5,089.64 cr

ONGC Q2 net profit up 6% to Rs 5,089.64 cr


State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation on Thursday reported a six percent increase in its net pro...
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Fertiliser subsidy may slump to Rs 55,000cr this fiscal

Fertiliser subsidy may slump to Rs 55,000cr this fiscal


India`s fertiliser subsidy bill may come down by over a half to Rs 55,000cr this fiscal on cheaper i...
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Govt agencies should disclose Rs 2 lakh cr subsidy data: VP


Four years after the RTI Act came into force, lack of mandatory monitoring mechanism for its imple...
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Subsidy of Rs 1000 per acre for farmers in Bihar


Bihar government on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 88.41 crore for providing subsidy of Rs 1000 per acre to ...
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Govt`s subsidy burden to rise on cotton MSP hike

Govt`s subsidy burden to rise on cotton MSP hike


The subsidy burden of the govt is likely to shoot up this fiscal due to hike in MSP as acreage under...
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Delhi govt defers decision on LPG subsidy

Delhi govt defers decision on LPG subsidy


On a request from the Centre in view of the festival season, Delhi Government today deferred a decis...
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OMCs may lose 45,000 cr for selling fuels below cost

OMCs may lose 45,000 cr for selling fuels below cost


State-run retailers IOC, BPCL and HPCL may lose about Rs 45,000 crore on selling auto and cooking fu...
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Home loan seekers can save up to Rs 10K on EMIs

Home loan seekers can save up to Rs 10K on EMIs


Home loan seekers can save up to Rs 10,000 on their monthly repayments for one year as the governm...
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Govt cuts farm loan interest subsidy to 2%


The government on Thursday slashed the interest subsidy given to farmers on crop loans by one perc...
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Govt staff to get addl DA of 5% to tide over price rise

Govt staff to get addl DA of 5% to tide over price rise


Over eight million central government employees and pensioners will get an additional five per cen...
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Govt should ask US to reduce farmers` subsidy: BJP


With talks on Doha Round starting this week, BJP has said India should pressurise developed nation...
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Centre forms GoM to chart new fertiliser subsidy policy

Centre forms GoM to chart new fertiliser subsidy policy


The govt has set up a Group of Ministers under Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to take up the iss...
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Govt sets up GoM to shape new fertiliser subsidy policy

Govt sets up GoM to shape new fertiliser subsidy policy


The govt has constituted a Group of Ministers under Pranab Mukherjee to suggest ways to shift to the...
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Delhi to extend power subsidy to agri, frugal domestic users


Delhi Cabinet on Monday decided to continue its targeted subsidy which is linked to limited consum...
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Food subsidy may top Rs 60,000 crore this fiscal: Pawar

Food subsidy may top Rs 60,000 crore this fiscal: Pawar


Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said the government`s food subsidy bill may ...
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Centre to launch new fertiliser subsidy scheme


Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers MK Azhagiri has said the Centre would launch a scheme...
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RBI extends interest subsidy for exporters till March 2010

RBI extends interest subsidy for exporters till March 2010


RBI has extended the interest subsidy of two per cent to exporters, battling demand recession in wes...
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