RAI to Centre: Provide wage subsidy, loan moratorium for 6-9 months
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) As the country’s retail sector is near standstill amid the coronavirus crisis and the nationwide lockdown, the Retailers Association of India...
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Industry likely to seek subsidy to provide wages for workers during lockdown
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Trade and industry associations are likely to represent the authorities in central and state governments over the issue of wages...
Australian Parliament recalled to vote on wage subsidy
Canberra, April 2 (IANS) The Australian Parliament will reconvene to vote on the government’s wage subsidy package despite border closures across the country due to...
Aus announces 6-month wage subsidy package of $80 bn
Canberra, March 30 (IANS) The Australian government on Monday announced a six-month wage subsidy package worth $80 billion to support the economy amid the coronavirus...
Trudeau announces increase in wage subsidy for businesses
Ottawa, March 28 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an increase, from 10 per cent to 75 per cent, in the wage subsidy for...
Trudeau hikes 75% wage subsidy for small businesses hit by coronavirus pandemic
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a major increase to the wage subsidy for small- and medium-sized businesses, boosting it to 75 percent, up from...
Punjab gives higher power subsidy than Delhi: Amarinder
Chandigarh, Feb 26 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday trashed AAP’s so-called Delhi model of development, saying his government had made bigger strides...
Cooking gas prices may see monthly revision to contain subsidy
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Consumers of subsidised cooking gas may have to pay more for buying domestic LPG cylinders as the government is exploring...
22 films make it to Yogi govt’s subsidy list
Lucknow, Feb 5 (IANS) Twenty two feature films, including six Bhojpuri films, have been the beneficiary of the Yogi Adityanath government’s film policy. “Nearly 35...
Parliament canteen subsidy to be out from next session
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) From the next session, MPs may have to pay more for the food they are provided in Parliament canteen after...
Andhra hikes subsidy for Muslim, Christian pilgrims
Amaravati, Nov 19 (IANS) Continuing the spree of welfare schemes, Andhra Pradesh’s Jagan Mohan Reddy government on Tuesday enhanced the subsidy for Muslim and Christian...
BJP will end power subsidy: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday that the BJP has made its stand clear...
Farmers prefer DBT route for fertiliser subsidy: Study
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The first study commisioned by the NITI Aayog on Direct Benefit Transfer in Fertiliser (DBT-F) programme has found that farmers...
Food subsidy declines in April-Aug, urea up: CGA figures
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Total major subsidies — on food, nutrient-based fertilisers, urea and petroleum — accounted for Rs 1.89 lakh crore up to...
Assam launches housing, education loan subsidy scheme
Guwahati, Sep 24 (IANS) The BJP-led government in Assam on Tuesday launched a housing loan subsidy scheme to provide financial relief on purchase or construction...
Cabinet approves Rs 6,268 cr sugar export subsidy
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a sugar export subsidy for the 2019-20 (October-September) sugar season...
Cabinet approves new subsidy rates for fertilizers
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved subsidy rates for P&K (phosphatic and potassic) fertilizers for the year...
Uttarakhand offers subsidy on pulses (Lead, correcting para 1)
Dehradun, July 24 (IANS) The Uttarakhand government has announced a subsidy of Rs 15 per kg per month on pulses. The ration cardholders can buy...
Funding subsidy for discounted GTA transit fares to end
A provincial subsidy that provides discounted fares for riders using both GO Transit and Toronto’s transit system in the same trip is soon ending, leaving...
DBT for paying fertilizer subsidy into farmers account this year: Murmu
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The government will expand the scope of its successful direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme to provide food and fertilizer subsidies...