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AIODC Welcomes GST 2.0 Reform, Hails Relief for Patients and Affordable Healthcare

By TNI Team September 23, 2025 1.25 million chemists 1.4 billion citizens 12 18 5 90–120 day protection period accessible affordable AIOCD AIOCD President All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists awareness campaigns bridge Cancer drugs chemists distributors financial burden general secretary Government of India GST 2.0 reform GST benefits GST on medicines Healthcare healthcare delivery healthcare system Indians industry coordination informational material Input Tax Credit ITC J. S. Shinde Life-saving Drugs low-MRP stock MRP adjustments nationwide implementation old stock patient welfare patients Patients First & Always pharmaceutical companies pharmacies posters Prime Minister Narendra Modi Rajiv Singhal reduced GST relief software vendors state associations tax exemptions.tax-free transition transparency treatment Union Government

The AIOCD, representing 1.2 million chemists, demands government action against illegal online pharmacies violating drug laws. They accuse pharmaceutical companies of unfair practices and seek a level playing field, stricter price enforcement, and recognition as essential healthcare providers to protect patient access and chemist livelihoods.

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Punjab Responds to Historic Floods with Urgency; Cheema Slams Centre for Delay in Support

By TNI Team September 8, 2025 Aam aadmi Party AAP Accountability agriculture Bhagwant Singh Mann BJP-led Union Government boats centre citizens CM Relief Fund deaths Disaster Response displaced citizens Evacuation Excise and Taxation Department farmland finance minister financial aid Flood Crisis floods Ghaggar river GST compensation Harpal Singh Cheema helicopter homes Illegal Mining Infrastructure justice livestock MDF MLAs mps ndrf Pending Dues photo-op visits Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Prime Minister Narendra Modi punjab Punjab government rainfall RDF relief camps relief measures rescue operations Revenue Department SDRF support Union Government urgent relief villages

Punjab faces its worst floods in 50 years, impacting over 4 lakh people and damaging farmland. The state government is providing relief, but Finance Minister Cheema accuses the central government of ignoring Punjab’s plight and withholding funds while demanding immediate financial aid.

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Aid to Afghanistan, Why Hesitation in Helping Flood-Hit Punjab: Harpal Singh Cheema

By TNI Team September 6, 2025 2-slab GST Aam aadmi Party AAP Accountability Afghanistan centre Chief Minister’s Relief Fund consumers Economy farmers finance minister financial assistance financial relief fiscal stability flood-hit Punjab floods GST compensation GST rates GST reduction Harpal Singh Cheema humanitarian aid Inflation infrastructure support livelihoods Natural Disasters punjab rehabilitation relief package revenue loss states taliban transparency Union Government worst floods in four decades

NEW DELHI: Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday urged the Union Government to extend the same humanitarian spirit…

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Punjab Agriculture Minister Seeks Urgent Relief as 4 Lakh Acres Submerged in Floods

By TNI Team September 5, 2025 000 crore 000 per acre 4 lakh acres 800 per acre agricultural infrastructure Agriculture Minister Amritsar central food pool centre Compensation crop damage Crops devastation economic backbone farmers farmland financial package floods food security Gurdaspur Gurmeet Singh Khudian harvest season kapurthala livestock Market Development Fund MDF paddy fields pending funds punjab RDF relief package Rural Development Fund rural economy Shivraj Singh Chouhan special package Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport submerged Union Agriculture Minister Union Government ₹50 ₹6 ₹8

Punjab’s agriculture minister appealed to the central government for immediate flood relief, including a financial package and increased compensation for farmers. Over 4 lakh acres of farmland were submerged, causing extensive damage to crops, livestock, and the rural economy. He requested ₹50,000 per acre in compensation and the release of pending funds.

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GST Rate Rationalization Must Protect States’ Finances, Says Punjab FM Harpal Singh Cheema

By TNI Team August 30, 2025 000 crore additional levy Central government centre compensation cess compensation mechanism consultation meeting cooperative federalism corporate houses disaster relief federal structure finance ministers fiscal autonomy fiscal stress GST rate rationalization GST rollout 2017 Harpal Singh Cheema Himachal Pradesh Inflation Jharkhand karnataka Karnataka Bhawan kerala luxury goods pending ₹50 poor people Punjab Finance Minister punjab floods Punjab losses revenue losses revenue neutrality revenue protection framework revenue stabilization sin goods social welfare special relief package state finances Telangana Union Government welfare programs West Bengal ₹1.11 lakh crore ₹60

Punjab’s Finance Minister warned that GST rate changes without compensation could destabilize states’ finances. He advocated for protecting state revenue and supporting social welfare programs. Punjab seeks relief from the Centre for flood damage and is owed significant GST compensation.

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SC asks Centre to reply on PIL over CAG appointment

By Atul Krishan March 17, 2025 Anoop Baranwal case Article 148 CAG appointment CAG independence constitutional safeguard CPIL petition Election Commission case impartial appointment process independent oversight body institutional autonomy judicial intervention PIL on CAG Prashant Bhushan Supreme Court Union Government

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Union Government’s response to a public interest litigation (PIL) urging the establishment of an independent and…

Defence

CAG Report on Defence: 13th Plan for RVS did not include capability development, modernisation

By Aman Kumar Himanshu December 25, 2024 13th Army Plan 13th Plan RVS Animal Transport Units Army equines CAG Report on Defence DG RVS frozen semen local dog breed neutralize drones Remount and Veterinary Corps surveillance devices Union Government Veterinary Mobilisation Equipment

The revision of the old Veterinary Mobilisation Equipment Scales (VMES) was delayed at the offices of the DG RVS/Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services for more than 16 years.

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CAG report on Indian Army makes damning charges: 11-year delays, missing records of ₹43.64 crore

By Aman Kumar Himanshu December 24, 2024 Army Rules CAG report Col proceedings Command Headquarter Competent Financial Authority CsDA Defence Services financial losses Indian Army Parliament terms of reference Union Government

The CoI assessed financial losses totaling ₹50.76 crore across 95 cases of which 52 cases involving ₹43.64 crore has no available information on whether the losses were regularized by the Competent Financial Authority.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal writes to Amit Shah over law, order in Capital.

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Delhi Ex Arvind Kejriwal writes to Amit Shah over law, order in Capital

By Atul Krishan December 14, 2024 Aaam Aadmi Party AMIT SHAH Arvind Kejriwal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Chief Minister delhi chief minister Home mInister New Delhi Union Government

Arvind Kejriwal has raised alarm over the deteriorating law and order situation in the national capital by writing a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Opinion

Stricter Disability Certificate norms risk creating barriers for differently abled

By TNI Team October 24, 2024 Aadhaar card documentation requirements extended processing time mandatory submission obtaining disability certificates proof of identity Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Rules 2016 stricter norms Union Government

The recent amendments to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Rules, 2016, notified by the Union Government, have sparked significant concern among disability rights…

Raghav Chadda appeals in the Sansad for the establishment of a safe corridor to Shri Nankana Sahib

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Raghav Chadha appeals for Shri Nankana Sahib corridor for Indian devotees to union government

By TNI Team August 7, 2024 AAP AAP MP Raghav Chadha Guru Govind Sahib birthplace Nankana Sahib Raghav chadda safe corridor to Shri Nankana Sahib Shri Kartarpur Corridor Shri Nankana Sahib corridor Union Government what raghav chadda appealed today which corridor raghav chadda appealed for

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha made a heartfelt appeal to the Union Government, urging them to initiate talks with the Pakistan…

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti

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Fight for honour and dignity will continue: Mehbooba Mufti

By Emaad Makhdoomi December 11, 2023 Article 370 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Mehbooba Mufti Supreme Court Union Government

SRINAGAR: As the Supreme Court upheld the Union Government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 of the constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir,…

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AIODC Welcomes GST 2.0 Reform, Hails Relief for Patients and Affordable Healthcare

Punjab Responds to Historic Floods with Urgency; Cheema Slams Centre for Delay in Support

Aid to Afghanistan, Why Hesitation in Helping Flood-Hit Punjab: Harpal Singh Cheema

Punjab Agriculture Minister Seeks Urgent Relief as 4 Lakh Acres Submerged in Floods

SC asks Centre to reply on PIL over CAG appointment

CAG Report on Defence: 13th Plan for RVS did not include capability development, modernisation

CAG report on Indian Army makes damning charges: 11-year delays, missing records of ₹43.64 crore

Delhi Ex Arvind Kejriwal writes to Amit Shah over law, order in Capital

Stricter Disability Certificate norms risk creating barriers for differently abled

Raghav Chadha appeals for Shri Nankana Sahib corridor for Indian devotees to union government

Fight for honour and dignity will continue: Mehbooba Mufti

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