The government today informed the Lok Sabha that till date 11 states and union territories (UTs) have been declared open defecation free (ODF) under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), the Centre's flagship programme.
China has agreed to allow Indian pilgrims to Kailash-Mansarovar through Nathu La in Sikkim after the route was closed last year in the wake of the Doklam stand-off.
As many as 4.43 lakh posts are lying vacant in police forces in the country, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
Two all-party meetings are scheduled to be held today, ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament which will start on Monday, IANS quoted government sources as saying.
The government on Wednesday said it has cut the size of additional borrowing to Rs 20,000 crore of government securities during the current fiscal.
PM Modi also said that while patience was a virtue, it should not stop the youth from coming up with innovative ideas for the benefit of the country and society.
The government has no say in it and does not wish to interfere, the sources said.
"Under compulsion, millions of persons have already shared Aadhaar number with many service providers. New security layer is like locking the stable after horses have bolted," Chidambaram said in a tweet.
Direct tax collections soared 18.2 per cent during the first nine months of current fiscal at Rs 6.56 lakh crore, the finance ministry said today.
This is not an appropriate time to divest government stake in Air India, which should be given at least five years to revive and its debt written off, a parliamentary panel is likely to tell the government.
The Rs 80,000-crore expenditure has been sought by the government in form of the Third Batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2017-18.
The government will undertake additional market borrowing of Rs 50,000 crore in the remaining period of the current fiscal to meet expenditure.
The national carrier, comprising Air India, Air India Express and Alliance Air, has the largest fleet size of 155 aircraft. The IndiGo has the second largest number of planes at 150.
The government today said there was no proposal as of now for abolition of articles 35A and 370 which give special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
There was no proposal to make Aadhaar linkage mandatory for property transactions, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
Consumers will be able to change their power suppliers just like telecom services, after proposed amendment to the existing Electricity Act is approved, Union minister R K Singh said.
The government has raised Rs. 14,500 crore through the Bharat-22 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), comprising 22 companies, a top official said on Monday.
The committee is understood to have recommended reduction in upper age limit of 32 years to appear in the civil service exam, official sources said.
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