https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=34846 State budget scrutiny focuses on fiscal management and allocation choices, alleging reduced central grant-in-aid, rising open-market borrowing and a real-term contraction of the budget that constrains funding for development and welfare. The critique notes reduced allocation to a metro rail project, cuts to a women's self-help group programme despite unpaid wages, and rebranding of a skills initiative as indicators of misplaced priorities and insufficient revenue expansion. en-us Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:31:04 +0530 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:31:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=34846 State budget scrutiny focuses on fiscal management and allocation choices, alleging reduced central grant-in-aid, rising open-market borrowing and a real-term contraction of the budget that constrains funding for development and welfare. The critique notes reduced allocation to a metro rail project, cuts to a women's self-help group programme despite unpaid wages, and rebranding of a skills initiative as indicators of misplaced priorities and insufficient revenue expansion. News - Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:31:04 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=34846