Ministries
Ministries flout local procurement rules in govt contracts, says DPIIT
Dept says tender terms favourable to foreign firms
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CAG flags 24 cases of irregularities involving Rs 348.57 cr in ministries
A CAG report has flagged 24 cases of irregularities involving Rs 348.57 crore related to four Ministries and Departments and four Central Public Sector Enterprises
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Govt relaxes norms for ministries in bid to push public expenditure
Ministries are now permitted to utilise unspent balances from Quarterly Expenditure Plan for 1st and 2nd quarter within a fiscal year under intimation to Budget Division for cash management purposes
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Imagine: The common good
'I propose a common "offer" to countries that are engaged in imagining a joined-up foreign, trade, defence and development policy framework', says the author
FM urges India Inc to take risks, boost capacities to create more jobs
Sitharaman said PM Modi has asked all ministers to identify compliance burdens for the industry in their respective ministries and departments, and simplify them
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Cabinet's 77 ministers divided into 8 groups to expedite work of ministries
All the 77 ministers in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led cabinet have been divided into eight different groups
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Aim to cut imports, Commerce Ministry shares list of items with ministries
The cumulative share of these items is 57.66 per cent in total import during the March-August 2021 period
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Govt asks ministries to target 20% reduction in controllable expenditure
However, expenditure related to containment of the pandemic is excluded from the scope of this order.
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Ministries, PSUs, banks to stop printing calendars, diaries, greeting cards
The decision has been taken given the fact that using technological innovations for planning, scheduling and forecasting is known to be economical, efficient and effective
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How much of their Budget 2019-20 allocations have ministries spent?
On September 30, 53.4 per cent of BE 2019-20 was spent by various ministries/departments
 "How much of their Budget 2019-20 allocations have ministries spent?")
The faster, better: Ministries are engaging services to frame presentations
Though the practice is not new, it has gathered traction in the last few months
