State Governments

October 15, 2026 1:20 AM

Majumdar Calls for Faster Banking Expansion as 73% of Identified Northeast Villages Are Covered

Of the 9,479 identified villages in the Northeast, 6,905 (around 73 per cent) are now connected to a bank branch or India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), while 2,574 remain to be covered, Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region and Education, Dr Sukanta Majumdar, said. He called for accelerating banking expansion, improving access to credit and strengthening coordination between banks and State Governments to ensure that the benefits of financial services reach all parts of ...

October 14, 2026 9:48 PM

Official Portal Launched to Gather Inputs on Demographic Changes, Abnormal Settlement Patterns

An official web portal to gather inputs on unnatural demographic changes, their underlying causes, and abnormal settlement patterns was launched in New Delhi on Wednesday by Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar (Retd.), Chairman of the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC). The inputs will help the Committee analyse demographic shifts and recommend a permanent mechanism for the legal, fair, and time-bound identification, detention, and deportation of illegal immigrants residing in t...

January 10, 2025 3:13 PM

Centre releases ₹1.73 lakh crore to states for tax devolution

The Union Government has disbursed ₹1,73,030 crore to state governments as part of tax devolution. This marks a rise from the ₹89,086 crore distributed in December 2024. The increased devolution aims to support states in enhancing capital spending and funding development and welfare initiatives. Tax devolution refers to the constitutional process of distributing tax revenues between the central and state governments. The division is based on recommendations by the Finance Commission...