THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former finance minister K N Balagopal has said that the state had expected to receive a substantial Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) when the 16th Finance Commission submitted its report, adding that the denial of the grant has affected the state’s financial calculations.Balagopal said that if grants had been allocated to states following the pattern…
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh education minister Rohit Thakur and technical education minister Rajesh Dharmani on Saturday rebutted remarks made by Union health minister J P Nadda, asserting that the people of the state need tangible support and results rather than political claims.Addressing mediapersons, the ministers said that as one of Himachal Pradesh’s most senior leaders in…
T’puram: Former finance minister K N Balagopal said the White Paper on state finances brought out by the UDF govt on Thursday proved chief minister V D Satheesan’s earlier claims about the state’s finance wrong. Satheesan had been claiming that the state was faced with a liability of over Rs 6 lakh crore, but the…
