Last year, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) and Niti Aayog were criticised over the back series GDP data, which showed that growth during the previous UPA regime was less than what was estimated earlier.
1 min read3 Jan 2019MoS (housing and urban affairs) Rao Inderjit Singh in Lok Sabha says 708 bungalows in Lutyens Delhi are structurally unsafe in the event of an earthquake
1 min read26 Jul 2017MoS for planning Rao Inderjit Singh says the Niti Aayog panel tasked with undertaking a comprehensive review of autonomous bodies is yet to finalise its report
1 min read20 Jul 2017Minister of State for Planning Rao Inderjit Singh says BHIM app has brought various banks under one umbrella, making it convenient for the users
1 min read8 Feb 2017Singh says the remaining issues will be cleared in the next meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council likely to be held on 21 April
2 min read19 Apr 2016Singh said if Pak develops technology that enables its submarines to carry nuclear warheads, 'it would just be a step further in arming its defense services'
1 min read30 May 2015A batch of pleas is pending in the apex court against decisions by some states to make Aadhaar cards compulsory for a range of activities
1 min read20 Mar 2015The move is to ensure compliance with various fraud detection rules in addition to the need for a periodic analysis of the database to detect fraudulent patterns
1 min read19 Mar 2015A batch of pleas is pending in the apex court against decisions by some states to make Aadhaar cards compulsory for activities like salary and PF disbursals
2 min read19 Mar 2015Rao Inderjit Singh, minister of state for planning, said a special cell will work on a development package for backward areas in Seemandhra
1 min read31 Jul 2014The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared