JK Finance Department has released an aggregate amount of rupees fifty-five crores to respective Divisional Commissioners and all Deputy Commissioners under DRF as part of COVID crisis mitigation programme.
Petrol and diesel prices on Friday touched record high levels across the country after rates were increased for the fourth time this week.
Petrol and diesel prices on Wednesday were hiked by 25 paise per litre each, the third increase this week, propelling petrol price to cross Rs 100 per litre mark in more cities including Bhopal and Indore.
The government estimates India’s gross domestic product shrank 8% in the year ended March, its biggest contraction since 1952.
This was the fifth increase in prices since May 4, when the state-owned oil firms ended an 18-hiatus in rate revision during assembly elections in states like West Bengal.
The Income Tax Department has issued a notification allowing hospitals and nursing homes to accept cash payments of Rs 2 lakh and more for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Stating that the fresh lockdown has pushed people who survive on daily earnings to starvation in JK, KCC&I President Friday appealed the LG to announce financial sustenance package for the affected.
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Thursday approved the further release of Rs 250 crore as Interest Subvention, part of economic package for revival of business and industry in J&K.
In one of the steepest increase since daily price revision was started, petrol price on Thursday was hiked by 25 paise per litre and diesel by 30 paise as oil companies raised rates for the third straight day
Petrol price on Tuesday was increased by 15 paise per litre and diesel by 18 paise as state-owned fuel retailers started passing on the increase in international oil prices to consumers after an 18-day hiatus.
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