Budget merger: Railway Board officials brief Parliamentary panel on implications of govt decision
Railway Board officials briefed a Parliamentary panel on the implications of the government's decision to merge the railway budget with the general budget.
Oct 21, 2016, 19:21 PM IST
Finance Ministry may talk to EC before finalising Budget date
Before fixing a new date for the presentation of Union Budget 2017-18, the government is likely to hold discussions with the Election Commission to avoid any clash with the schedule of five states headed for polls.
Sep 25, 2016, 12:31 PM IST
Parliamentary panel to examine merger of budgets
Ending a 92-year-old practice, the Cabinet had decided to scrap a separate budget for railways and merge it with General Budget, presentation of which would be advanced to spur spending and boost the economy.
Sep 25, 2016, 11:34 AM IST
Rail-General budget merger: India Inc lauds move, says will aid in faster implementation of decisions
India Inc Wednesday welcomed the government's decision to merge rail budget with the general budget and in-principle to advance the date of its presentation in Parliament from the usual February end.
Sep 21, 2016, 19:48 PM IST
Detailed recommendations for merger of budgets submitted to FM
The 92-year-old tradition of a separate Rail Budget is likely to become a thing of the past with a committee to finalise the modalities for its merger with the General Budget submitting its report to the Finance Ministry.
Sep 09, 2016, 20:16 PM IST
Arun Jaitley may not read out new trains, lines after budget merger
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may do away with the age-old practice of reading out lengthy proposals on new railway lines and trains once the 92-year-old colonial practice of a separate Railway budget is scrapped and merged with the general Budget.
Aug 22, 2016, 18:09 PM IST
