Centrally Sponsored Schemes

CEA hopeful of states containing fiscal deficit at 3% of GSDP

New Delhi: Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian today expressed hope that states will show "prudence" and contain their fiscal deficit at 3 percent of the GSDP.

Jun 03, 2016, 16:58 PM IST

NITI Aayog meet: Centrally sponsored schemes likely to be reduced to 30 from 72

The number of centrally sponsored schemes (CSS) is likely to be reduced to 30 from 72 with a Chief Ministers' Sub-Group of NITI Aayog reaching a broad consensus on the issue.

Jun 27, 2015, 15:50 PM IST

NITI Aayog to submit report on CSS in a month: Minister

The 'NITI Aayog Committee' on funding pattern of central schemes will submit its report within a month, Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh said Wednesday.

Jun 11, 2015, 00:44 AM IST

CMs panel for reducing centrally sponsored schemes

The panel of chief ministers working on rationalisation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes is unanimous on reducing them and will finalise recommendations on it in the next meeting to be held on May 28 at Bhopal.

Apr 27, 2015, 17:30 PM IST

NITI Aayog to set up working group on central schemes

NITI Aayog will set up a working group to prepare a draft report on how to make implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) more effective by taking into account suggestions made at the first meeting of the sub-group of Chief Ministers here on Friday.

Mar 27, 2015, 16:12 PM IST

NITI Aayog panel to deliberate on central schemes today

A sub-group of the NITI Aayog comprising chief ministers of some states will meet here for the first time on Friday to suggest measures for coordination between Union and states for effective implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS).

Mar 27, 2015, 09:14 AM IST

NITI Aayog panel to deliberate on central schemes tomorrow

A sub-group of the NITI Aayog comprising chief ministers of some states will meet here for the first time on Friday to suggest measures for coordination between Union and states for effective implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS).

Mar 26, 2015, 20:45 PM IST

1st meet of NITI Aayog's panel on CSS to be postponed to April

The first meeting of NITI Aayog's sub-group on Centrally Sponsored Schemes, scheduled for March 27, is likely to be pushed to next month as some Chief Ministers have expressed inability to attend it.

Mar 23, 2015, 18:20 PM IST

Centre accepts Finance Commission report; States' share in taxes up 42%

The total devolution to the states in 2015-16 will be Rs 5.26 lakh crore, as against Rs 3.48 lakh crore in 2014-15, representing an increase of Rs 1.78 lakh crore.

Feb 24, 2015, 18:41 PM IST

States want issues to be resolved before GST roll-out

The state finance ministers suggested that the borrowing limits under the FRBM Act should be raised so that could raise money money to finance infrastructure.

Dec 26, 2014, 20:14 PM IST