Agriculture & Commodities

FCI procures 389.76 LMT wheat and 504.91 LMT rice

FCI has already wound up the procurement operations for the current season and has set new records in the procurement of both wheat and rice. A total of 389.76 LMT wheat and 504.91 LMT rice have been procured in the just concluded crop season. Going by the present trend of the progress of monsoon, the coming Kharif season of 2020-21 is also expected to be a good one […]

Business

Cabinet approves extension to Government’s EPF contribution

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has given its approval for extending the contribution both 12% employees’ share and 12% employers’ share under Employees Provident Fund, totaling 24% for another 3 months from June to August, 2020, as part of the package announced by the Government under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY)/ Aatmanirbhar Bharat in the light of COVID-19, a Pandemic. […]

Finance

Finance Commission holds meeting with The Ministry of Rural Development

The 15th Finance Commission headed by Chairman, Shri N. K. Singh including its Members today held a meeting with the Minister for Rural Development, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and senior officials of his Ministry to garner the view of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) on the general framework given by FC-XV in its report for 2020-21 on the maintenance of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) roads. […]