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Chandigarh admn failed to procure utilisation certificates for ₹458 crore: Audit

A UC is a document used to certify that a particular loan or grant has been utilised for its intended purpose; essentially, it ensures that the funds provided by a lender or donor have not been misused

According to rules, any portion of grant that remains unspent or unutilised should be surrendered to the Chandigarh administration. (HT File Photo)

cities

Updated on Apr 06, 2024 09:38 AM IST

ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

JKSSB releases answer key for Inspector posts; download link here

JKSSB Inspector answer key out for Finance Department post

education

Published on Mar 17, 2024 06:04 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk

JKSSB SI admit card 2024 out; download link here

JKSSB releases admit cards for OMR-based written exam for Sub-Inspector, Finance Department post.

JKSSB releases Sub-Inspector Finance Department OMR exam admit cards; download now

education

Published on Mar 04, 2024 05:14 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk

Resident docs to strike for Feb 7

Resident doctors in Mumbai will go on strike from February 7 due to the government's failure to meet their demands for better facilities and timely payment of stipends. Emergency services will remain functional.

cities

Updated on Feb 06, 2024 06:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

JKSSB Account Assistant 2024 answer key out at jkssb.nic.in, direct link here

JKSSB releases answer key for Accounts Assistant, Finance Department post.

JKSSB conducts written exam for Accounts Assistant, Finance Department post(Shutterstock)

education

Published on Jan 29, 2024 01:07 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk

JKSSB accounts assistant 2024 admit card released at jkssb.nic.in

JKSSB releases admit card for Accounts Assistant exam.

Steps to download JKSSB Accounts Assistant exam admit card

education

Published on Jan 22, 2024 02:16 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk

Karnataka CM seeks proposal on funds to complete 52K houses under RGRHCL Scheme

The CM asked to submit a proposal to the Cabinet about the funds required to complete the project in a phased manner.

Most of the beneficiaries were poor and not in a position to pay <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>4 lakh each.

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Published on Dec 30, 2023 10:39 AM IST

ANI | | Posted by Yamini C S

Delhi govt’s finance dept impeding House autonomy: Speaker Ram Niwas Goel

The dispute relates to the finance department returning files, and asking for them to be approved via the law department

This is not the first time that the assembly, dominated by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has had a confrontation with bureaucrats who effectively report to lieutenant governor VK Saxena, who in turn reports to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government. (PTI)

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Updated on Dec 16, 2023 01:46 AM IST

ByAlok K N Mishra

‘Parl ID used in Dubai’: Nishikant Dubey moves Lokpal against Mahua Moitra

BJP lawmaker from Jharkhand, Nishikant Dubey, lodged a complaint against Moitra to the Speaker last week

Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on Saturday “invited” the CBI to raid her home. (Jitender Gupta)

india news

Updated on Oct 22, 2023 05:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Punjab: 20 IAS, PCS officers shuffled

Principal secretary VK Meena has been posted as the principal secretary of social justice and empowerment and printing and stationery

cities

Updated on Oct 15, 2023 07:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Officials holding up visit to Ghana for Commonwealth meet: Delhi Speaker

According to Goel, the file for the Ghana visit was sent in June, and that two other assembly officials plan to go for the event.

Delhi assembly speaker Ram Niwas Goel (FILE)

cities

Updated on Sep 02, 2023 01:42 AM IST

ByAlok KN Mishra

Officers blocking funds for projects, allege Delhi MLAs

The assembly discussed the shortage of funds in DJB and several AAP MLAs demanded action against the finance department officers

Delhi water minister Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that the officers were being “pressured from above” to put objections on the files. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Aug 16, 2023 11:41 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Irked over portfolio delay, Ajit Pawar reaches Delhi Darbar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and NCP leader Praful Patel have sought the intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the ongoing dispute over portfolio distribution. The Shiv Sena-led government has reportedly been resisting giving up portfolios to accommodate the NCP. Meanwhile, there is also a dispute over the distribution of cabinet berths and guardian ministerships. The NCP claims that all issues will be resolved by Thursday, but a BJP official suggests that a cabinet expansion may only happen on Friday.

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Updated on Jul 13, 2023 12:32 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Con man withdraws ₹3.9 crore from Noida authority’s account using fake ID

The authority has also initiated an inquiry to determine how money was transferred to different accounts from the authority’s account at the Bank of India’s Sector 62 branch

The matter came to the attention of bank officials only when he tried to transfer <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>9 crore again from the same account, said authority officials, who immediately filed an FIR against the con man at the Sector 58 police station on Tuesday night. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 05, 2023 11:47 PM IST

ByVinod Rajput

NABARD assistance: Record utilisation of ₹800-cr funds for rural infra projects in Punjab: Minister

Punjab has registered record utilisation of funds amounting to ₹800-crore in financial year 2022-23 for the ongoing Rural Infrastructure Development Projects assisted by NABARD

Punjab FM directed all the administrative departments to focus on optimum utilisation of the funds available from NABARD. (Representational Photo)

cities

Updated on Jun 09, 2023 01:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

K’taka cabinet meet on schemes’ implementation deferred

According to senior officials, the cabinet meeting has been deferred as the government has requested the finance department to provide additional options, and consensus among ministers on the execution of these projects is yet to be reached.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah holds a pre-Cabinet meeting, at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Wednesday. (ANI)

india news

Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Bengaluru

Manoj Saunik is state’s new chief secretary

In the race for the top post along with Saunik was his batch mate and wife Sujata Saunik, which was reported by HT in a story titled, ‘Saunik vs Saunik: Who will be the next chief secretary of the state?’ on March 24. Sujata Saunik is ACS, general administration department. The third contender for the post was Nitin Kareer, additional chief secretary (revenue).

Saunik, a journalist-turned-bureaucrat, was the private secretary to the then union power minister Sushilkumar Shinde, from February 2006 to July 2009, and then in the department of defence production for two years, till November 2012. He has been heading the finance department since August 2019. He was in the competition for the post of CS during the MVA regime, but Srivastava was picked for the post by the then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in February 2022. (HT PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Apr 29, 2023 12:02 AM IST

BySurendra P Gangan

Coastal Road-affected fishers to get first instalment of compensation by June: BMC

Around 1,343 fishers affected by the Coastal Road project in South Mumbai will receive the first instalment of their compensation by June, with an initial disbursement of around ?130 crore expected to be approved by the BMC's finance department soon. Boat owners will receive between ?2,29,810 to ?4,56,903 per boat per year, while cast-netters and hand-pickers will receive about ?97,000 per year. Hand-pickers and cast net fishers will be entitled to compensation for an additional six years beyond the completion of the project's construction.

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Updated on Apr 28, 2023 11:51 PM IST

ByPrayag Arora-Desai

Haryana hikes state employees’ DA by 4%

Haryana state government employees’ DA has been enhanced from the existing rate of 38% to 42% of the basic pay with effect from January 1, 2023, according to an order issued by additional chief secretary (ACS-Finance) Anurag Rastogi on Thursday.

The Haryana government led by Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday announced a 4% hike in dearness allowance (DA) of state government employees, who are drawing their pay as per the seventh pay commission structure. (HT File)

cities

Updated on Apr 21, 2023 12:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

PNB scam: PMLA court grants bail to Nirav Modi’s close aide

The court also took into consideration that the trial was not likely to start soon. “There is no likelihood that trial in the case would commence soon,” the court said, adding, “The main accused Nirav Modi has left India and five years have lapsed since the date of registration of the offence

cities

Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:28 AM IST

ByCharul Shah

Noida authority to rope in a new consultant to manage finances

Noida authority is hiring a consultant to address finance department issues and increase revenues by collecting taxes on time and recovering dues from defaulters. The agency will be hired through tender in the next couple of months. Ernst & Young was hired earlier in January 2018 to generate more revenues.

cities

Updated on Apr 10, 2023 12:33 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Government focus on ‘direct benefit’ schemes to woo small vote banks

On the one hand, the state government led by chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is busy with politics of festivals and religious functions to woo the voters in the name of ‘Hindutva’ while on the other, it is trying to woo several small groups through schemes of direct benefit.

Mumbai, Aug 30 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and State Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis indulge in a conversation at inauguration of the metro rail trial on the Colaba-Bandre-Seepz route of Mumbai Metro Line-3, in Mumbai on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (Nitin Lawate)

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Updated on Apr 08, 2023 12:18 AM IST

BySaurabha Kulshreshtha

Haryana cabinet decisions: Those who have taken govt shops on rent for 20 years can now be owners

The Haryana government had in June 2021 notified a policy for sale of shops and houses owned by municipal bodies where possession of such property was with private entities for a period of 20 years or more.

The Haryana cabinet on Wednesday approved a policy for sale of properties (shops/houses) owned by government departments, boards, corporations and authorities to individuals who were in their possession by way of rent or lease for the last 20 years or more. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Apr 06, 2023 12:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

₹90-cr quarterly grant for Patiala varsity

State government released a quarterly grant of ₹90 crore for Punjabi University, Patiala, after they had been complaining about a dearth of funds hampering the functioning of the university

The VC said the finance department had issued the sanction letter for a grant of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>90 crore for the first quarter of the current financial year. With the grant, it will be easier to pay salaries to the staff. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Apr 05, 2023 01:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

As Kashmir’s SKIMS loses autonomy, its employees face first crises

At the same time, the non-gazetted employees of Kashmir’s SKIMS was barred from availing any holidays in the last 10 days of March as the authorities feared it may impede the patient care and day to day functioning of the hospital.

The non-gazetted employees of Kashmir’s premier health institute, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), are a worried lot after the hospital administration stopped their monthly allowance from January which they would get in lieu of attending duties on official holidays. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)

cities

Updated on Apr 01, 2023 12:28 AM IST

ByAshiq Hussain, Srinagar

India sees all-time high GST collection worth ₹1.42 lakh crore in March

The gross GST revenue collected in March 2022 is ₹1,42,095 crore, of which CGST is ₹25,830 crore, SGST is ₹32,378 crore, IGST is ₹74,470 crore (including ₹39,131 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is ₹9,417 crore (including ₹981 crore collected on import of goods).

The gross GST revenue collected in March 2022 is <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1,42,095 crore.(Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

business

Published on Apr 01, 2022 04:17 PM IST

PTI | , New Delhi

Finance dept unhappy at agenda of Punjabi varsity syndic meeting

The department observed that the services of contractual employees should not be regularised by the university in violation of government policy, without the approval of the administrative department

The finance department also observed that the grant of new pension scheme from July 2012, onwards must be reviewed as it is in violation of the government policy, while the grant of pay scale to some employees by the university at its own level in violation of the government norms must be reviewed.(HT File Photo)

cities

Updated on Sep 16, 2020 03:50 PM IST

Hindustan Times/Patiala | ByNavrajdeep Singh, Patiala

HP tourism has no money for employee salaries

The situation is so grave that even though the middle of September is approaching, Class-III and Class-IV employees of HPTDC are yet to get their salaries.

Very few tourists have been visiting Himachal Pradesh amid the coronavirus outbreak. Seen here, the Mall and Ridge Road in Shimla.(HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Sep 13, 2020 04:05 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Shimla | ByGaurav Bisht, Shimla

KCR restores full salaries to employees and pensioners after three months of salary cuts

The Telangana government have been enforcing salary cuts ranging from 10 per cent to 75 per cent for all the government employees, all India service officials and elected public representatives with effect from March in view of the financial crisis arising out of lockdown imposed to contain Coronavirus spread .

Now that the lockdown has been lifted and economic activity has picked up over the last one month, the financial position of the state has improved some extent.(Telangana CMO)

india news

Updated on Jul 04, 2020 07:05 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu

Cash-strapped Odisha asks departments to plough back money in bank accounts to treasury

The Odisha government is in dire need of cash to meet Covid-19 related emergent expenditure and other committed expenditure .

Naveen Patnaik’s government is facing a massive cash crunch and has been able to mop up only 45 per cent of the revenue collection in the last two months compared to same period of last fiscal due to Covid-19 lockdown(ANI)

india news

Published on Jun 01, 2020 11:45 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | ByDebabrata Mohanty| Edited by Sabir Hussain

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A UC is a document used to certify that a particular loan or grant has been utilised for its intended purpose; essentially, it ensures that the funds provided by a lender or donor have not been misused

JKSSB Inspector answer key out for Finance Department post

JKSSB releases admit cards for OMR-based written exam for Sub-Inspector, Finance Department post.

Resident doctors in Mumbai will go on strike from February 7 due to the government's failure to meet their demands for better facilities and timely payment of stipends. Emergency services will remain functional.

JKSSB releases answer key for Accounts Assistant, Finance Department post.

JKSSB releases admit card for Accounts Assistant exam.

The CM asked to submit a proposal to the Cabinet about the funds required to complete the project in a phased manner.

The dispute relates to the finance department returning files, and asking for them to be approved via the law department

BJP lawmaker from Jharkhand, Nishikant Dubey, lodged a complaint against Moitra to the Speaker last week

Principal secretary VK Meena has been posted as the principal secretary of social justice and empowerment and printing and stationery

According to Goel, the file for the Ghana visit was sent in June, and that two other assembly officials plan to go for the event.

The assembly discussed the shortage of funds in DJB and several AAP MLAs demanded action against the finance department officers

The authority has also initiated an inquiry to determine how money was transferred to different accounts from the authority’s account at the Bank of India’s Sector 62 branch

Punjab has registered record utilisation of funds amounting to ₹800-crore in financial year 2022-23 for the ongoing Rural Infrastructure Development Projects assisted by NABARD

According to senior officials, the cabinet meeting has been deferred as the government has requested the finance department to provide additional options, and consensus among ministers on the execution of these projects is yet to be reached.

Haryana state government employees’ DA has been enhanced from the existing rate of 38% to 42% of the basic pay with effect from January 1, 2023, according to an order issued by additional chief secretary (ACS-Finance) Anurag Rastogi on Thursday.

The court also took into consideration that the trial was not likely to start soon. “There is no likelihood that trial in the case would commence soon,” the court said, adding, “The main accused Nirav Modi has left India and five years have lapsed since the date of registration of the offence

The Haryana government had in June 2021 notified a policy for sale of shops and houses owned by municipal bodies where possession of such property was with private entities for a period of 20 years or more.

State government released a quarterly grant of ₹90 crore for Punjabi University, Patiala, after they had been complaining about a dearth of funds hampering the functioning of the university

At the same time, the non-gazetted employees of Kashmir’s SKIMS was barred from availing any holidays in the last 10 days of March as the authorities feared it may impede the patient care and day to day functioning of the hospital.

The gross GST revenue collected in March 2022 is ₹1,42,095 crore, of which CGST is ₹25,830 crore, SGST is ₹32,378 crore, IGST is ₹74,470 crore (including ₹39,131 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is ₹9,417 crore (including ₹981 crore collected on import of goods).

The department observed that the services of contractual employees should not be regularised by the university in violation of government policy, without the approval of the administrative department

The situation is so grave that even though the middle of September is approaching, Class-III and Class-IV employees of HPTDC are yet to get their salaries.

The Odisha government is in dire need of cash to meet Covid-19 related emergent expenditure and other committed expenditure .

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