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New project investments hint at road to normalcy, touch Rs 3.57 trn in Q1

Around Rs 87,000 crore worth of projects were completed in June 2022. The completion rate was 22.5 per cent higher than last year

Updated On: 02 Jul 2022 | 1:18 AM IST

Cost overruns of Rs 4.83 trillion impact 425 infrastructure projects

According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation out of 1,579 projects, 425 projects reported cost overruns and as many as 664 projects were delayed

Updated On: 22 May 2022 | 1:27 PM IST

Front-loading of govt expenditure goes for a toss as economy recovers

This year, despite revenue collection in the first half hitting a record, both revenue as well as capital spending are lower than the 50% mark halfway through the year

Updated On: 10 Nov 2021 | 9:41 PM IST

Why the Modi govt should pick Friedman over Keynes and cut its expenditure

Taking Friedman's advice can help improve the govt's finances and then it can return to Keynes again

Updated On: 25 Sep 2019 | 8:25 AM IST

Govt exhausts deposits; expenditure would be on rise before elections

Government exhausts deposits; experts say expenditure would be on the rise before elections

Updated On: 23 Jul 2018 | 12:10 PM IST

Govt seeks Parliament nod for Rs 11,166-cr added expenses

First batch of supplementary demand for grants for FY18 includes 61 grants and three appropriations

Updated On: 27 Jul 2017 | 12:42 AM IST