HISTORICAL FACTS: 4 - The Untold Story

Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry urges Centre to set up NIPER in Madurai

MADURAI: The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged Union minister of state for parliamentary affairs and external affairs, V Muraleedharan to revive the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), which was planned in Madurai earlier. Representatives from the chamber met the minister here on Wednesday.

The Times of India · Jun 16, 2022

Initial grant of ₹256 cr. to 7 cities as part of Finance Commission's Million Plus Urban Agglomerations programme

The seven cities and the adjacent urban local bodies will get funds of ₹1,402 crore over the next five years to be spent on improving service-level benchmarks

The Hindu · Jun 11, 2022

Centre included 503 projects in Andhra Pradesh in the National Infrastructure Pipeline, claims BJP

The BJP said the State’s expenditure crossed the limits since 2014-15 

The Hindu · Jun 9, 2022

‘Freebies race could lead to bankruptcy of States’

Political competition over such sops a “quick passport to fiscal disaster, says Finance Commission chief Finance Commission chief NK Singh red–flags populist steps in Punjab, Rajasthan

The Hindu · Apr 19, 2022

The federalist promise

How M.K. Stalin could spark a broad-based challenge to the BJP’s centralising ethos

The Hindu · Apr 19, 2022

Pinarayi, Stalin call for joint fight to protect States’ rights

Tamil Nadu CM speaks in Malayalam to draw huge applause at CPI(M) meet

The Hindu · Apr 9, 2022

‘14th Finance Commission grants not released to T.N. for few years due to lack of elected local bodies’

This was Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary’s response to a question raised by DMK MP P. Wilson

The Hindu · Apr 5, 2022

‘Property tax hike will help in resolving civic issues’

It will help State meet guidelines of 15th Finance Commission, says Advisory Council member

The Hindu · Apr 4, 2022

CM flags State’s declining share of Central tax kitty

‘This will not hamper bid to convert State into a knowledge economy’

The Hindu · Apr 2, 2022

Property tax hike necessary for getting Central funds, says K.N. Nehru

‘The rate is 50%-100% higher in other States than in Tamil Nadu’

The Hindu · Apr 2, 2022