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Kerala Budget 2024: Industry body welcomes Budget

The Kerala State Small Industries Association welcomes the State Budget for 2024-25, which supports investments and sectors.

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Kerala | A protest and a predicament

The decision by Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government to take its running battle against the “crippling” policies of the BJP-led government at the Centre and its “neglect” towards the State all the way to Jantar Mantar in New Delhi is significant on several levels.

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Ranji Trophy | Chhattisgarh resists Kerala’s push for a result after Baby’s blitz

Raipur Kerala's attempt to revive a dead match fails as Chhattisgarh settles for a draw after a slow progress.

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Kerala Budget 2024-25 | Budget fails to enthuse tourism sector

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Kerala Budget 2024: ₹143 crore allocated for NoRKA

An amount of ₹143.81 crore was earmarked for various activities of Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NoRKA) department. It has set apart another ₹25 crore for the NoRKA Department Project for Returned Emigrants (NDPREM), a scheme to ensure sustainable livelihood by promoting self-employment ventures.

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Kerala Budget 2024: Retail traders decry ‘piecemeal’ announcements

Retail traders in Kerala are skeptical about the State Budget's plans for the retail sector, as previous promises have not been fulfilled, and they are concerned about competition from big retail chains and online marketplaces.

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Kerala Budget 2024-25 | Kerala brings out ‘Environment Budget’ as a separate document for the first time

Kerala government introduces separate Environment Budget, highlighting schemes and allocations for environmental concerns in various sectors.

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Kerala Budget 2024-25: Allocation of ₹134.42 crore for cooperative sector

Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal announced the allocation of ₹134.42 crore for the cooperative sector

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Budget a step towards modern Kerala: Pinarayi

Thiruvananthapuram Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan praises the Budget as a vital step towards a modern Kerala, emphasizing its focus on knowledge economy and social welfare despite Centre's hostility.

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Kerala Budget 2024-25 | Labourers in unorganised sector get a pat on their back

Kozhikode State Budget prioritizes labor and labor welfare sector development with allocations for various schemes and projects.

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Kerala Budget 2024-25 | Execution of previously undertaken water supply schemes given priority in new fiscal

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Kerala Budget 2024-25: School education outlay remains steady

Minister for Finance K.N. Balagopal has earmarked ₹1,032.62 crore for the General Education sector. The allocation for general education in the 2023-24 budget was ₹1,032.76 crore.

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Kerala Budget 2024-25| DUK to collaborate with Oxford University, government to provide scholarships

The government supports academic collaboration between Digital University Kerala and the University of Oxford, providing scholarships and funding.

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Kerala Budget 2024-25 | Marginal increase in Plan outlay for local bodies; extreme poverty eradication by Nov. 2025

Share for local bodies enhanced to 28.09% of the State Plan Outlay, at ₹8,532 crore. In 2023, the share of local bodies was 27.19%, while it was 26.5% in 2022.

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Balagopal blames Centre for Kerala’s economic woes, slams Opposition for ignoring growing threat to fiscal federalism

Kerala's Finance Minister blames the Central government for fiscal woes and calls for political action to protect federalism.

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Private investments and job creation can lead Kerala to fiscal resilience, says IIM-Kozhikode economist

The State budget for 2024-25 in Kozhikode prioritizes capital expenditure and asset creation, but needs to increase revenue collection.

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Thrissur gets a slew of allotments in Kerala Budget 2024-25

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Kerala Budget 2024-25: Promises aimed at maintaining continuity to initiatives aimed at changing perceptions on investment climate

Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal began his Budget speech painting a rosy picture of Kerala, which according to him is on the cusp of becoming a ‘sunrise’ economy with futuristic strides in technology, an exponential rise in demand and the resultant economic development.

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Kerala Budget 2024-25| State to attract investment in higher education sector

The LDF government in Thiruvananthapuram aims to attract investments in higher education, including establishing foreign university campuses, while also endorsing the establishment of private universities, marking a policy shift from their previous anti-privatisation stance.

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Kerala Budget 2024-25/Budget lays thrust on infra development, pitches for high-speed rail travel

Amid financial crisis, government focuses on infrastructure development, earmarking investment for road, rail, airport, and port projects.

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Kerala Budget 2024-25| State to adopt Chinese model of development at Vizhinjam

Taking a cue from the Chinese model of development, the Kerala government on Monday announced that it will adopt the idea of special development zones conceived in China during the late 1970s to utilise the entire developmental potential of Vizhinjam International Seaport.

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Kerala Budget 2024-25 seeks to mop up additional resources, attract investment

The State Budget for the 2024-25 fiscal presented by Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal on February 5 (Monday) sought to mop up additional resources and draw private investment in key sectors, even as it proposed Chinese-model special development zones (SDZ) for tapping the potential of the Vizhinjam seaport project and…

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CMRL pay-off case: SFIO begins probe, inspects Aluva office

A team of officials representing the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SIFO) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs carried out an inspection at the corporate office of the Cochin Minerals and Rutiles Ltd (CMRL) at Aluva in Ernakulam district of Kerala on February 5 (Monday) as part of its probe into…

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Kerala Budget 2024 | Opposition Leader accuses Finance Minister of regurgitating old promises and papering over State’s dire economic situation

The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition in Kerala has accused the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of delivering a Budget that sought to paper over Kerala’s dire economic situation by regurgitating empty promises. Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan termed Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal’s nearly two-hour Budget speech on…

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SC refuses to hear plea for ‘compulsory registration’ for Sabarimala pilgrims

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking “compulsory registration” for pilgrims proposing to visit the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. The Bench asked petitioner K.K. Ramesh to approach the Kerala High Court. “Do some research before you file such PILs… Look at how they manage the crowd…

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